Bookstart in Darlington

16/10/2026

😊We had a brilliant time at our after-school activities at Cockerton Library this week! We all listened to a lovely picture book about Herbie the hedgehog and made our very own leafy hedgehogs! Well done to our very talented crafters 🙂!

13/10/2026

Join us at Cockerton Library this Tuesday and Thursday between 3:30pm and 5pm for a story and craft session. The autumn is here so we will be making beautiful leafy hedgehogs. This session is a free drop in session however the number of places for the crafts are limited.

04/10/2026

Some lovely Owls were created at Cockerton Library on Thursday. Everybody really enjoyed it, as you can see 🙂

25/09/2026

....and here are Tuesday's creations too!

25/09/2026

We had a fabulous time at our after-school activity event at Cockerton Library on Thursday! We read a lovely picture book and made our very own Autumnal acorn! Well done to our talented bunch 🙂!

21/09/2026

🧑‍🎄🎄NEW TIME SLOTS ANNOUNCED🎄🧑‍🎄

We know lots of you missed out on our Christmas events due to popular demand. So we are releasing some new time slots for:

Rhymetime Adventure Play - Festive Fun (0-18months)
and
Rhymetime Christmas Parties - (18months - 4 years)

Have a look at the poster below to see the new availability.
Tickets will go live this Monday (28th September) at 8am - link in the comments!

Set your alarms and tell your friends😁 Once they're gone, they're gone!

18/09/2026

Just a few of the fabulous teddies created by our after-school club this Thursday at Cockerton Library. Well done to this talented bunch😊

14/09/2026

We had a fantastic time at our after-school activity event at Cockerton Library last Thursday! We read a fabulous picture book and made our very own bookworm bookmark! A big well done to everyone 🙂!

14/09/2026

🎅Christmas at Darlington Libraries 🎅

We're so excited to announce this year's Christmas events, including:
🎅 Santa's Grotto (for children aged 0-4 years) - an exclusive meet and greet with Santa, including a personalised gift
🎄Rhymetime Adventure Play Festive Fun (for children aged 0-18 months) - Christmas songs, merry mess and lots of festive fun
⛄Rhymetime Christmas Parties (for children aged 18 months-4 years) - a special party with the Christmas Elves, pass the parcel and lots of dancing!
🌟Grinch and Cindy-Lou Party (for children aged 4-7 years) - sing, dance and make mischief with the Grinch

Tickets are bookable on Eventbrite from Friday 18 September at 8am - https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/christmas-at-darlington-libraries-4869987?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=esc

11/09/2026