I Scream at the Seaside
Wednesday 30th October, 6.30pm
Local writer Martin Jones will deliver one of his brilliant ghostly talks, especially for Halloween. Tickets are £3.00, including refreshments. Booking is essential.
Winter Words
Thursday 21st November, 6.00pm
Local literary enthusiast Rob White returns to Retford Library to deliver Winter Words, a talk on Thomas Hardy’s poetry, referencing the same poems set to music by Benjamin Britten in a song cycle of the same title. Expect fascinating insights into Hardy’s life and work, along with a little music! Tickets are £3.00, including refreshments. Booking is essential.
Keep Calm and Carry Yarn
Thursdays 14th and 28th November, 1.30pm to 3.00pm
Fortnightly sessions. Bring along your own craft project to work on and enjoy a chat with others over coffee and biscuits. £1.00, including refreshments.
Retford Library Writers’ Group
Thursdays 7th and 21st November, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Fortnightly sessions. Come along, listen, and share. This is an informal, friendly group with members at different stages of the writing process, including beginners.
Rattle Rhyme and Roll
Wednesdays and Fridays, 10.00am to 10.20am
Stories and rhymes for under-fives in the children’s library. Just turn up and join in the fun.
Retford Library has a fascinating Local Heritage collection and offers free use of Ancestry and the British Newspaper Archive on library PCs for library members.
For courses at Retford Library and other Inspire venues, visit the Inspire website – www.inspireculture.org.uk. Retford Library also has a Facebook page. Follow it to stay up to date with all activities. For further information and to book places (unless otherwise stated), contact Retford Library on 01777 708724 or retford.library@inspireculture.org.uk.