Events at a glance
Storyfest in libraries this March has something for everyone!
- Stories live! - Storytelling for grownups.
- Author events - meet the writers.
- You write the stories - try our writing workshops.
- Tales of Nottinghamshire - a trip down memory lane.
- My life! - children's competition.
- Story events for children - featuring Roald Dahl and Storyhullabaloo.
- Storyfest exhibition - find out about Nottinghamshires stories.
- Need book inspiration? Why not Ask the Book Doctor for a prescription?
Where can you get more information or buy tickets?
- Contact individual libraries to book where required.
- See the full programme leaflet [PDF 218KB]
for more details.
Stories live!
Try Storytelling for the grownups and watch storytellers weave their magic.
| Events | Audience | Library/Location | Day/time | Booking required | Event details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Seven Deadly Sins - Live storytelling with Sophie Snell | Adults (Not suitable for children) | Stapleford Library |
Friday 5 March 7.30pm |
Yes, tickets £6/£4 concessions | At turns dark and comic, this show offers twisting tales from the stones and bones of the British Isles... |
| Fright night live at the library - Ghost stories with Nicky Rafferty | Over 16s | Retford Library |
Monday 8 March 7.30pm |
Yes, tickets £6/£4 concessions | A chilling performance of ghostly tales told live in the library.Bring someone to hold your hand! |
| Over 16s | Southwell Library |
Wednesday 10 March 7.30pm |
Yes, tickets £6/£4 concessions | ||
| Over 16s | West Bridgford Library |
Tuesday 16 March 7.30pm |
Yes, tickets £6/£4 concessions | ||
| Over 16s | Newark Library |
Wednesday 31 March 7.30pm |
Yes, tickets £6/£4 concessions | ||
| Our stories on stage with Michelle Hubbard, performance poet and storyteller | Adults | Mansfield Library |
Saturday 13 March 2pm |
Yes, free | Special community storytelling performance exploring culture and identity through story. |
| Storytelling cafe with Joy Pitt | Adults |
(tel: 0115 9202247) |
Wednesday 17 March 10.30am |
Yes, free (tel: 0115 920 2247) |
Arnold Library’s popular weekly Reading Cafe heads to the leisure centre to enjoy stories and chatter. |
| Lost in translation with storytellers Shonaleigh and Peter Chand | Adults |
(tel: 0115 9560733) |
Saturday 27th March 7.30pm |
Yes, Tickets £10/£8 concessions (tel: 0115 9560733) |
Indo/Jewish storytelling from two celebrated storytellers. Some things remain eternal – others get Lost in Translation. |
Author events
Meet the writers and hear them read from their own works.
| Events | Audience | Library/Location | Day/time | Booking required | Event details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Monaghan | Adults | Worksop Library |
Monday 1 March 6pm |
Yes, free | Join the prize winning local author of The Killing Jar. |
| Ann Cleeves | Adults | West Bridgford Library |
Thursday 4 March 7.30pm |
Yes, Tickets £3 | Book early to hear this award-winning crime writer read from Blue Lightning, the final novel in her quartet set in the Shetlands. |
| Jon McGregor | Adults | West Bridgford Library |
Thursday 11 March 2.30pm |
Yes, Tickets £3 | Nottingham writer and the youngest contender on the 2002 Man Booker Prize longlist will be reading from his latest novel, Even the Dogs. |
| Eve Makis | Adults | Southwell Library |
Friday 12th March 7.30pm |
Yes, Tickets £3 | Readings and talk from best-selling and award-winning Nottinghamshire author of Land of The Golden Apple. |
|
Goal! Football stories with Graham Joyce |
Adults | Mansfield Library |
Thursday 18th March 7pm |
Yes, Tickets £3 |
Enjoy the laugh-out-loud memoir of grass roots football, Simple Goalkeeping Made Spectacular - shortlisted for the 2009 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. |
| Karen Maitland | Adults | Retford Library |
Thursday 25 March 2pm |
Yes, Tickets £3 |
Enjoy Medieval mysteries? Hear the author read from her new novel, The Owl Killers. |
| Stephen Booth | Adults | Kirkby in Ashfield Library |
Wednesday 24 March 2-3pm |
Yes, free |
The ever-popular local crime writer. |
| Joy James | Adults | Carlton Library |
Thursday 25 March 2.30-3.30pm |
Yes, free |
Did you grow up in Nottinghamshire? Reminisce with this new book. |
| Margaret Dickinson | Adults | Ollerton Library |
Friday 26 March 2pm |
Yes, free | Meet this family saga author and hear extracts from her latest novel, Suffragette Girl. |
You write the stories
Get creative at a writing workshop and meet local printers.
| Event | Audience | Library | Day/time | Booking required | Event details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writing workshop with prize-winning writer, Anthony Cropper | Adults | Arnold Library |
Thursday 4 March 9.30am-12pm |
Yes, Tickets £5/£3 concessions |
Have a story you're itching to write? Get started on one of our touring writing workshops. |
| Adults | Ollerton Library |
Friday 5 March 9.30am-12pm |
Yes, Tickets £5/£3 concessions | ||
| Adults | Forest Town Library |
Friday 5 March 2.30-5pm |
Yes, Tickets £5/£3 concessions | ||
| Adults | Mansfield Library |
Saturday 20 March 9.30am-12pm |
Yes, Tickets £5/£3 concessions | ||
| Adults | West Bridgford Library |
Saturday 20 March 9.30am-12pm |
Yes, Tickets £5/£3 concessions | ||
| New Writers UK | Adults | Radcliffe on Trent Library |
Friday 12 March 7pm |
Yes, free | Wondered how to get your book into print? New Writers UK is a locally run organisation that can help. |
|
Pewter Rose Press: Short story publishers Two events: 1.Writing Workshop 2. The world of short story publishing |
Adults |
Wednesday 24 March Writing Workshop: 4 – 5.30pm The world of short story publishing: 7pm – 8.30pm |
Yes, tickets £5 / £3 concessions (each event) £8/£4 concessions (both events) |
An opportunity to meet authors Roberta Dewa and Frances Thimann, from this Nottingham based independent short story publisher for an afternoon workshop, and hear them read from their works in the evening. |
Tales of Nottinghamshire
Take a trip down memory lane with stories of yesteryear.
| Event | Audience | Library/Location | Day/time | Booking required | Events details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stories of the past | Various |
(tel: 01636 817260) |
Saturday 6 March, Saturday 27 March 12am-4pm |
No, free (Normal admission rates apply). | Head to the workhouse for hourly storytelling tours. |
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Workhouse storytelling in the library with storyteller Karen Winyard. |
Various | Southwell Library |
Saturday 13 March 2-4pm |
Yes, free |
Stories of Southwell’s past brought to life in the library. |
| At the coalface | Various | Cotgrave Library |
Tuesday 16 March 2-5pm |
Yes, free | Discover the story of mining and life at the local coalface at this display of artefacts and memorabilia. |
| Stories of Burton Joyce | Various | Burton Joyce Library |
Saturday 13 March 9.30am-3.30pm |
Yes, free | A day dedicated to Burton Joyce's past with the local history society.Including talks on the stories of Burton Joyce, and the chance for families to create personalised local history scrapbooks. |
| All about me! | Families | Cotgrave Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am-12pm |
Yes, free | Create a scrapbook of your local family history together. Bring along your photos and stories and use our old maps, photos and newspapers to bring your tale to life. |
| Families | Sutton in Ashfield Library |
Tuesday 25 March 3.30–5pm |
Yes, free | Create a scrapbook of your local family history together. Bring along your photos and stories and use our old maps, photos and newspapers to bring your tale to life. | |
| Down memory lane | Sutton in Ashfield Library |
Thursday 25 March 2–5pm |
No, free | Enjoy stories from the past with TheLiving Memory Group. Share yourown tales from down memory lane. | |
| Pull up your stockings | Sutton in Ashfield Library | Monday 22 – Tuesday 30 March | No, free | A photographic exhibition of local occupations, schools and weddings from the past. |
My life!
Write it, blog it - in a competition for local youngsters to record their true story of a day in their life.
Get a head start with one of our workshops across the county.
| Events | Audience | Library/Location | Day/time | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My life! workshop | 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) | Mansfield Woodhouse Library |
Monday 1 March 4 – 5.30pm |
Yes, free |
| 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) | Selston Library |
Wednesday 3 March 3.30 – 5pm |
Yes, free | |
| 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) |
Saturday 6 March 10.30am – 12pm |
Yes, free | ||
| 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) | Keyworth Library |
Tuesday 9 March 3.30pm – 5pm |
Yes, free | |
| 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) |
Wednesday 10 March 3.30pm – 5pm |
Yes, free | ||
| 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) | Balderton Library |
Saturday 13 March 10.30am – 12pm |
Yes, free | |
| 7-16yrs (with parents/carers) | Toton Library |
Wednesday 17 March 3.30pm – 5pm |
Yes, free |
Story events for children
Discover the stories of Roald Dahl or come to a Storyhullaballoo.
| Event | Audience | Library/Location | Day/time | Booking required | Events details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roald Dahl fun day | 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers | Edwinstowe Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 12pm |
No, free |
Fun activities designed around your favourite Dahl tales. |
| 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers | Bilsthorpe Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 12pm |
No, free | ||
| 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers | Calverton Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 12pm |
No, free | ||
| 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 12pm |
No, free | |||
| 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers | Bircotes Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 3pm |
No, free | ||
| 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers | Eastwood Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 3pm |
No, free | ||
| 5 - 10 year olds with parents/carers | Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library |
Saturday 20 March 10am – 3pm |
No, free | ||
| Storyhullabaloo | Preschoolers and parents carers | Discover a session near you | No, free | Year round sessions which bring stories alive. |
Storyfest exhibition
Why not visit our free exhibition about Nottinghamshire Libraries at West Bridgford Library from Monday 1 March to Wednesday 31 March? Become part of the big story by posting your own story to the wall.
Concessions
Reduced rates are available for:
- People in receipt of benefits
- Students in full-time education
- Over 60s
Please note: All concessions are subject to availablility and proof of eligibility will be asked for at the time of booking.
No concessions are available on tickets priced at £4 and under.
