Renewals are not possible Wednesday 22 May due to a systems upgrade - no items are due on Wednesday 22 May. Renewals will be available again from 9am Thursday 23 May.
All libraries are closed on bank holidays 6 and 27 May
Battle Library closed for improvements from 19 April to September: Exciting plans for Battle Library
Rhymetimes are song and rhyme sessions for babies, toddlers and their caregivers are held in all branches of Reading Libraries. Sessions last half an hour and include all kinds of nursery rhymes and songs.
- Monday 10.30 to 11am
- Wednesday 10.30 to 11am (last one on 10 October)
- Thursday 10.30 to 11am
- Saturday 10.30 to 11am
Sessions at all libraries are popular and can be very busy.
With space at a premium, parking buggies and prams can be a problem.
For the safety of all library users, please follow the guidance of library staff.
In this area
- Rhymetimes - Central
- Coffee Morning - Central Library - every 3rd Monday of the month
- Coffee Morning - Battle Library - every 3rd Thursday of the month
- Coffee Morning - Southcote Library - Tuesdays
- Board Games Club - Central Library - every Tuesday
- Coffee Morning - Whitley Library - last Tuesday of the month
- Storytime - Caversham
- Storytimes - Battle
- Reading Voluntary Action Digital Champions
- Breastfeeding Support Clinic
- Coffee and Craft
- Games Club
- Baby clinic - every Tuesday
- Toddler craft - every Friday
- Board Game club for age 9-12 - every Tuesday
- Toddler playtime
- Saturday Social
- Toddler craft - Battle
- Digital volunteers
- Rhymetimes - Tilehurst
- Rhymetime
- Reading and Clonmel: A History of Twinning
- Make brain hats and play memory games
- Reading Museum on Wheels: Museum Craft
- Coffee Morning - Aspects of Autism talk
- Story Writing Workshop with Explore Learning - ages 5-7
- Story Writing Workshop with Explore Learning - ages 8-14
- Spring Craft Session
- Come and Make Barmy Bunnies - Drop-in Children's Craft Session!
- Tile Decoupage Craft Session
- Easter Egg Craft
- Funky Fairies and Kool Knights
- Crafty Animals
- Roll up, roll up and help us make a Circus display!
- Make Pirate Flags
- It's HAMMA time!
- We're Going on a Bear Hunt craft and storytime
- Hidden Stories On Tour
- Half Pint of Science
- Bulgarian Rhymetime for under fives
- French Rhymetime for under fives
- Italian Rhymetime for under fives
- Russian Rhymetime for under fives
- Finnish Rhymetime for under fives
- German Rhymetime for under fives
- Awesome Roman Archaeology
- Kitchen Chemistry
- Murder in the Library - Terry's Reading Crime Walk
- Murder in the Library - Reading Gaol by Mark Stevens
- Murder in the Library - Things in Jars
- Murder in the Library - Getting into Crime Writing with Deborah O'Connor and Kate Helm
- Murder in the Library - Crime and Punishment interactive children's workshop (ages 8-11)
- Murder in the Library - puzzle
- Free Rhymetime in Forbury Gardens
- Rhymetime in Palmer Park
- Children's craft sessions
