The Gruffalo & Other Stars Come To Truro Library In Feb!

To celebrate the reopening of Truro Library after its refurbishment, there will be a range of free events for all ages running from the 15th to the 20th February. Events are listed below, and more information and tickets can be found on the Council's Libraries site.

15th

Swamp Circus Mime and stories for age 8-12 inside the library (9:30am-11:00am) and Have a Go Circus Workshop outside (9:30am-11:00am).

Swamp Circus Mime and stories for age 12+ inside the library (1:00pm-2:30pm) and Have a Go Circus Workshop outside (1:00pm-2:30pm)

            

Billy Wiz Magic Show for age 4+. (11:00-12noon)

     

Balloon Modelling (12noon-1:00pm)

     

       

16th

Fire Brigade (service demands permitting) (All Day)   

   

Library Art Group Exhibition - new members welcome. (All Day)   

         

Arts for Health creating a painting, upstairs.     (All Day)   

     

Double Delight Smoothie Bike and Fruit Shy from the Healthy Neighbourhoods Project. (All Day)   

Food for Body and Soul - Pancake Day! Padstow chef Hugo Woolley demonstrates his new breakfast pancakes (upstairs - lift access). (11:00am and 12:10pm)

   

Memory Boxes from the Royal Cornwall Museum.    (10:00am-4:00pm)   

     

Tarquin with stories and songs for children.     (11:00am-3:00pm)    

 

17th       

Nik Elvy community artist, working with scrap materials. (All Day)   

   

Eden Project Energy Efficiency Presentation. (2:00pm-2:45pm)

   

Find out more about recycling with Cornwall Council Waste Management. (All Day)       

Truro City Council Parks and Gardens information stand and giveaways. (All Day    )

   

Renew That Book! with Truro Diversity Artists. Turn a discarded book into a personal memento. (10:00am-4:00pm)    

 

18th        

What's So Good About Audio Books? Star actor Gordon Griffin and audio book publisher Simon Cox from W F Howes talk about the making of audio books. (1:00pm-3:00pm)

Simon Hall crime author/BBC journalist, talking about his books 'The TV Detective' and his role as a journalist. Breakout chats throughout the library. (10:00am-12noon)

19th      

Bedlam Theatre Company set the scene for crime writers Simon Hall and John Tagholm. Choose a workshop with Simon or John upstairs  (11:00am-12noon).

Sleuthing in the afternoon: Detect the Detective, Vile Villains and Library Murder Mystery. Fingerprints for young forensics in the Children's Library. Crime solutions around the sofa at 3:00pm and 4:00pm (From 10:00am).   

        

20th

Bedlam Theatre set the scene. International performer Sally Crabtree with poems and songs all day. Children's workshoops at 10:30am and 12noon. (All Day)    

 

Meet the Gruffalo! (2:00pm-3.30pm)    

         

Bedlam Theatre Company acting and adding to the proceedings. (All Day).