Time For A Rhyme
Join us for rhymes, singing and stories. All sessions are FREE and suitable for children aged 0-4. years and their families.
Library Clubs
Click here to find out about what clubs we have at our libraries, and how you can join.
Business Events
Setting up your own business? Recently started? Get the skills and confidence you need to succeed.
Readers' Groups
Click here to see our reader’s groups, where they are based, when they meet, and how to join.
Story Makers
Story Makers sessions are suitable for children aged 0-4 years and their families and runs until May 2024.
Summer Reading Challenge
Join the Marvellous Makers, a Creative Club who are making amazing things inspired by their favourite books for a festival at their local library. Summer fun for under 12s.
What's On - Next Four Weeks
W/B 7 October 2024. Please also see links at the top of the page for regular events week 1 | ||||
Monday 7 October 2024 | 11am-12pm | Stalybridge Library | Toddler Music Sessions | Music making, singing, and listening to live music presented by Tandem Theatre. Sessions are suitable for children aged 0-4 years and their families. Booking is required via Eventbrite. |
1pm - 3pm | Scrabble Club | Drop-in to play Scrabble, no need to book, just come along. Group-led | ||
1:30pm and 3pm | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Monday afternoon. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | ||
1.30-3pm | Craft Club | A friendly group for anyone who enjoys crafts of all varieties. Group-led | ||
Tuesday 8 October 2024 | 10am-12pm | Knit & Natter
| Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
11am-12pm | Get Started With Learn My Way | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Wednesday 9 October 2024 | 9:45am-13pm | Build A Business: Business Basics – Getting Started | Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this workshop Workshop on the nuts and bolts of getting your business started! | |
11am-12pm | Get Started With Online Job Searching | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Thursday 10 October 2024 | 10am or 11.30am | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Thursday mornings. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | |
3.30-4.30pm | Get Started With iDEA | Free online courses to improve your digital skills - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Friday 11 October 2024 | 9:30-11am | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
10-12:30pm | Friday Writers Group | Group-led | ||
1-3pm | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | ||
Saturday 12 October 2024
| 10am-12pm | Tameside Crafters | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other crafters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
10am-12pm | Children’s Fancy Dress Swap | Come down and pick up a pre-loved costume just in time for Halloween! Donations welcome. A Green Libraries Week Event. | ||
11am-11:30am | Dukinfield Library’s Story Time - “Green Halloween” | Join our cosy story circle, listen to some ghoulishly fun stories, then take part in a recycled Halloween craft activity, colouring and puzzles. | ||
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W/B 14 October 2024. Please also see links at the top of the page for regular events week 2 | ||||
Monday 14 October 2024 | 11am-12pm | Stalybridge Library | Toddler Music Sessions | Music making, singing, and listening to live music presented by Tandem Theatre. Sessions are suitable for children aged 0-4 years and their families. Booking is required via Eventbrite. |
1pm - 3pm | Scrabble Club | Drop-in to play Scrabble, no need to book, just come along. Group-led | ||
1:30pm and 3pm | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Monday afternoon. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | ||
1.30-3pm | Craft Club | A friendly group for anyone who enjoys crafts of all varieties. Group-led | ||
Tuesday 15 October 2024 | 11am-12pm | Get Started With Learn My Way | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | |
Wednesday 16 October 2024 | 10:30am - 11:30am | Stalybridge Library | Tea & Tales | Adults are welcome to join us for a brew, a chat, to share stories and have fun. Activities can include crafts, quizzes and guest speakers. |
11am-12pm | Get Started With Online Job Searching | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Thursday 17 October 2024 | 10am or 11.30am | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Thursday mornings. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | |
3.30-4.30pm | Get Started With iDEA | Free online courses to improve your digital skills - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Friday 18 October 2024 | 9:30-11am | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
10-12:30pm |
| Friday Writers Group | Group-led | |
1-3pm | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | ||
Saturday 19 October 2024
| 10am-12pm | Tameside Crafters | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other crafters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
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W/B 21 October 2024. Please also see links at the top of the page for regular events week 3 | ||||
Monday 21 October 2024 | 9am-12pm | Build A Business Coffee Drop-in | An informal networking and information session for local businesses, start-ups, and those thinking of starting a business. | |
11am-12pm | Stalybridge Library | Toddler Music Sessions | Music making, singing, and listening to live music presented by Tandem Theatre. Sessions are suitable for children aged 0-4 years and their families. Booking is required via Eventbrite. | |
1pm - 3pm | Scrabble Club | Drop-in to play Scrabble, no need to book, just come along. Group-led | ||
1:30pm and 3pm | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Monday afternoon. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | ||
1.30-3pm | Craft Club | A friendly group for anyone who enjoys crafts of all varieties. Group-led | ||
Tuesday 22 October 2024 | 11am-12pm | Get Started With Learn My Way | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | |
4pm – 5pm | LEGO Club Monthly | Lego club is aimed at children aged 7+ and their families. Lego is provided, no need to book. | ||
Wednesday 23 October 2024 | 11am-12pm | Get Started With Learn My Way | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | |
Thursday 24 October 2024 | 10am or 11.30am | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Thursday mornings. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | |
3.30-4.30pm | Get Started With iDEA | Free online courses to improve your digital skills - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Friday 25 October 2024 | 9:30-11am | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
10-12:30pm |
| Friday Writers Group | Group-led | |
1-3pm | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | ||
Saturday 26 October 2024
| 10:30am – 2:30pm | Local Authors Day | meet local authors from Tameside and the wider area, hear all about their work on topics such as research for writing, getting started as an author and the dark corners of crime writing in Manchester. No need to book, just come along. | |
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W/B 28 October 2024. Please also see links at the top of the page for regular events week 4 | ||||
Monday 28th October 2024 | 10:30 – 11:30am | Autumn Half Term Activity | Join us for our Autumn Half Term events as we celebrate all things batty with a visit from the South Lancashire Bat Group. Join circle time with a bat expert to learn what bats are and why they are very useful creatures to have around plus crafts, a batty game and a treasure hunt to enjoy too. Circle time takes place 5 minutes after start time and crafts are drop-in. | |
11am-12pm | Stalybridge Library | Toddler Music Sessions | Music making, singing, and listening to live music presented by Tandem Theatre. Sessions are suitable for children aged 0-4 years and their families. Booking is required via Eventbrite. | |
1pm - 3pm | Scrabble Club | Drop-in to play Scrabble, no need to book, just come along. Group-led | ||
1:30pm and 3pm | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Monday afternoon. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | ||
Tuesday 29th October 2024 | 10:30 – 11:30am | Autumn Half Term Activity | Join us for our Autumn Half Term events as we celebrate all things batty with a visit from the South Lancashire Bat Group. Join circle time with a bat expert to learn what bats are and why they are very useful creatures to have around plus crafts, a batty game and a treasure hunt to enjoy too. Circle time takes place 5 minutes after start time and crafts are drop-in. | |
11am-12pm | Get Started With Learn My Way | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Wednesday 30th October 2024 | 11am-12pm | Get Started With Learn My Way | Free & simple courses for beginners. Our workshop will help you get started - no need to book, just come along. | |
5:15pm – 6:05pm and 6:25pm – 7:15pm | Stalybridge Library | The Wolves in the Walls Story Performance | “Lucy hears sneaking, creeping, crumpling noises | |
Thursday 31st October 2024 | 10am or 11.30am | Build A Business 121 appointments | Our Enterprise Officer is available on Thursday mornings. Why not come along and find out how we can help your business or develop your idea? Call in, or check Eventbrite for appointments. | |
2pm – 3pm | Autumn Half Term Activity | Join us for our Autumn Half Term events as we celebrate all things batty with a visit from the South Lancashire Bat Group. Join circle time with a bat expert to learn what bats are and why they are very useful creatures to have around plus crafts, a batty game and a treasure hunt to enjoy too. Circle time takes place 5 minutes after start time and crafts are drop-in. | ||
3.30-4.30pm | Get Started With iDEA | Free online courses to improve your digital skills - no need to book, just come along. | ||
Friday 1st November 2024 | 9:30-11am | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
10-12:30pm |
| Friday Writers Group | Group-led | |
1-3pm | Knit & Natter | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other knitters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | ||
3pm - 4pm | Autumn Half Term Activity | Join us for our Autumn Half Term events as we celebrate all things batty with a visit from the South Lancashire Bat Group. Join circle time with a bat expert to learn what bats are and why they are very useful creatures to have around plus crafts, a batty game and a treasure hunt to enjoy too. Circle time takes place 5 minutes after start time and crafts are drop-in. | ||
Saturday 2nd November 2024 | 10am-12pm | Tameside Crafters | Drop-in and bring your work, meet other crafters and have a good chin wag. Group-led | |
10am-12pm | Stalybridge Library | CoderDojo - Coding for young people
| A free, friendly coding workshop for young people with guidance. Booking is required. Group-led | |
Tameside Libraries and Culture Social Media sites are often the first place to find out what is going on. Find out about regular groups and special events by liking our Facebook Page or following us on Twitter.
Bookings - Tameside Libraries are on Eventbrite our events are generally free but booking is sometimes required in advance.
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Contact information
Ashton Library
Marketplace
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 6BH