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This coming week, dive into a world of creativity and discovery with Brent Libraries!
From hands-on STEM and arts workshops, to crafting your own water creature mask with Patchlarks, thereâs something for everyone. Get crafty at Harlesden Library, explore maths and English with Kumon, or try your hand at gardening at Ealing Road Library.
With exciting sessions running across multiple libraries, children of all ages can join in the fun â donât miss out on this packed programme of learning and creativity! |
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Brent Libraries will be operating the following hours over the Easter weekend:
- Friday 18 April: All sites closed
- Saturday 19 April: All sites open 10.30am â 5pm
- Sunday 20 April: All sites closed
- Monday 21 April: All sites closed
All sites open as usual Tuesday 22 April. |
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| STEM and arts craft workshops |
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| Â Delivered in partnership with Learning Through The Arts. For ages 5-11. |
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| Where:Â Ealing Road Library, 11am – 12noon and 2.30 – 3.30pm |
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| Nest Builders: A Birdhouse Adventure |
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| Join us for a fun and creative workshop where you’ll design and build a cozy birdhouse or nest for your feathered friends. Plus, enjoy the chance to win exciting library raffle prizes while you’re at it!
For ages 5-11.
Culture Nature England, a partnership for People, Libraries and Nature.
A Protected Site Strategy Project |
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| Where:Â Harlesden Library, 2.30 – 3.30pm |
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| STEM and crafty fun workshops
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| Get creative with arts and crafts, delivered by Barnardos in partnership with the Co-op.
For children ages 10+, but younger children are welcome with parental supervision.
Plus join us for a STEM arts and crafts workshop fostering creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on learning. Delivered in partnership with Learning Through The Arts.
For ages 5-11. |
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| Plus join us for a STEM arts and crafts workshop fostering creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on learning. Delivered in partnership with Learning Through The Arts.
For ages 5-11. |
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| Where:Â Harlesden Library, 11.30am – 1pm
What:Â Creative crafty fun workshop
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Where:Â Kingsbury Library, 11am â 12noon and 2.30pm â 3.30pm
What:Â STEM and arts craft workshops |
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| STEM and arts craft workshops |
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| Â Delivered in partnership with Learning Through The Arts. For ages 5-11. |
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Where:Â Ealing Road Library, 11am â 12noon and 2.30pm â 3.30pm
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| Kumon Maths and English workshop |
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| Join Kumon for this workshop to learn the secrets of speedy maths, play maths games, improve handwriting accuracy and try out using a stylus and tablet.
There will be prizes for all attending! Session open to all primary school age children.
Email Kumon with your child’s name to book: wembleycentral@kumoncentre.co.uk |
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| Where:Â Wembley Library, 2 – 3pm |
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| STEM and arts craft workshop
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| Â Delivered in partnership with Learning Through The Arts. For ages 5-11. |
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Where: Harlesden Library, 11am – 12noon and 2.30 – 3.30pm
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| Water creature mask-making with Patchlarks |
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| Make a mask and transform it into your very own underwater creature character. Guided by artist and storyteller Oliver Wallace, weâll be making masks from quality sustainable materials.
You’ll also learn fun storytelling techniques to bring your unique sea creature to life!
75 minute workshop. Best for 6 to 10 year olds.
Culture Nature England, a partnership for People, Libraries and Nature.
A Protected Site Strategy Project. |
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| Kumon Maths and English workshop |
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| Join Kumon for this workshop to learn the secrets of speedy maths, play maths games, improve handwriting accuracy and try out using a stylus and tablet.
There will be prizes for all attending! Session open to all primary school age children.
Email Kumon with your child’s name to book: wembleycentral@kumoncentre.co.uk |
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| Where: Ealing Road Library, 2 – 3pm |
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| Beginnerâs Gardening in Spring â A Family Workshop |
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| Celebrate the arrival of spring with a fun and interactive introduction to the wonderful world of plants and gardening, led by educator and award-winning author Michael Holland (The Little Gardenerâs Handbook).
Heâll share creative and easy gardening ideas, along with upcycling tips, giving you something to grow at home. Youâll also have the chance to explore the libraryâs garden and help care for it by planting herbs there. Come along and get growing!
Drop in, for all ages.
Culture Nature England, a partnership for People, Libraries and Nature
A Protected Site Strategy Project |
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| Where: Ealing Road Library, 11.30am  – 1pm |
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| STEM and arts craft workshops |
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| Â Delivered in partnership with Learning Through The Arts. For ages 5-11. |
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| Where:Â The Library at Willesden Green
When: 11am â 12noon and 2.30pm â  3.30pm
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Coffee morning: Healing and growth
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| Join Myriam Ferreira, a Holistic Wellness and Wellbeing Coach and Counsellor for an inspiring session on the power of healing and personal growth.
Discover how these transformative processes can help you overcome challenges, build resilience and cultivate a life filled with purpose and joy. |
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Help shape the future of culture in Brent
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| We want to hear from you!
If you rarely or never take part in cultural activities (like museums, concerts or theatre), we’d love to know why.
Take our short survey and share your thoughts – your feedback will help improve cultural offerings for everyone in Brent.
Survey closes 25 April. |
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| April is Autism Acceptance Month, which aims to create a society where autistic people are supported, understood, and empowered. Discover these collections of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, and teens and children, celebrating the way our brains are all wired differently! |
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A Murmuration III: A Festival of Compassion
Willesden Gallery
Until Sunday 13 April
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| What is compassion? How does compassion shape Brent as a borough and Willesden Green as a community? What stories can we craft and share about everyday acts of compassion? Will compassion save us?
âA Festival of Compassionâ responds to questions such as these by way of exhibitions, workshops, oral histories, object-based learning, and other activities.
âA Murmuration III: A Festival of Compassionâ is co-curated by students on the MA Art Education, Culture & Practice, the MA Museums & Galleries in Education, and the MA Cultural Heritage Studies at UCL. |
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Celebrating Diverse Cultures in Kingsbury High Road
Until summer 2025, Kingsbury Library
Free, drop in
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| Enjoy the beautiful clay pieces made byYear 5 children from Kingsbury Green Primary School that reflect the diverse patterns and shapes seen in shops along Kingsbury High Road.
This exhibition is part of Becoming Brent. |
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Becoming Brent and the British Empire Exhibition 1924 and 1925
Until Saturday 21 June, The Library at Willesden Green
Free, drop in
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An exhibition exploring the complex and challenging histories of Britainâs colonial past to examine how local and global influences have shaped Brent and how the borough is reconciling with the legacies of empire.
This exhibition is part of Becoming Brent. |
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