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National Year of Reading
Art in the Park workshop
Wed 21 Oct - Wed 16 Dec
STEM Fun: Colour & Build!
Sat 31 Oct
An evening with bestselling author Lee Child
Thu 8 Oct
Watch Rhymetime videos with your little ones
Sprout's Halloween Surprise with author Susan Hughes
Tue 27 - Thu 29 Oct
Christmas and Beebank Wood with Ellen Nancy
Sat 12 Dec
Lord Willoughby’s Railway: The Edenham Branch
Thu 15 Oct
Sadler Gate - Where we Shopped and Socialised in the 60s, 70s and 80s
Thu 22 Oct
Children’s autumnal / Halloween craft sessions
Tue 27 - Fri 30 Oct
Christmas Story and Festive Rhymetime
Thu 17 Dec
Astrophotography Talk
Thu 29 Oct
Derbyshire to the Pyramids: World Heritage in Action
Thu 12 Nov
Mickleover User Group Christmas Quiz
Thu 3 Dec
‘A Candle in Place of the Sun’ A free talk by Bob Moulder on Joseph Wright of Derby
Thu 14 Jan
Simon Hobbs talk on his novel “Forgiveness”, based on a Victorian crime committed in Derbyshire
Thu 4 Feb
The Life and Times of an Illustrator
Thu 18 Feb
Children’s Christmas Crafts
Sat 5 Dec
Halloween Story and Rhyme Time
Book Reading and Craft
Sat 26 Sep
Positive Social: Helping Children Navigate Social Media
Tue 20 Oct
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Autumn Book and Craft Market
Sat 7 Nov
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Celebrating 50 years: Two projects uncover Derby’s stories and connections
Fri 28 Aug 2026
Derby's new Library of Things opens at Chellaston Library
Mon 17 Aug 2026
Derby’s non-statutory community libraries extend opening hours
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Read to the Beat with the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge!
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Mackworth Library to close temporarily for roof repairs
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Magic, Miniatures, and Monsters: Inside Derby Libraries’ Historical D&D Campaign
Thu 11 Jun 2026
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Go All In. National Year of Reading
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View our Sep to Dec 2026Derby LIVE What's On guide
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