@exeterlibrary
A warm hello from us all! We are a Libraries Unlimited library in the cathedral city of Exeter, Devon, UK. A cultural and community hub in the city. Events at http://linktr.ee/exeterlibrary. RTs not endorsements.
🎯 Seaside Games in the Children’s Library 🏖️
This easter - test your skills at the traditional seaside games – no pennies needed! Perfect for families, kids, and anyone who fancies a bit of good old-fashioned fun.
FRI 17 APRIL
11:00 - 14:00
Free Drop-in at Exeter Library
Performers in the library foyer.
Paid Opportunity for Artists!
We're looking for artists to creatively respond to the themes of mis/disinformation, online safety & AI. We're open to artists and groups working in any artform including performance.
Applications close on March 23. £2600 fee. More info here - shorturl.at/0evUA
Free afternoon of folk music. Sunday 19th April.
Rougemont Room Stage 1:15–1:45 - Casey-Rae Perry 2:00–2:30 – Amelia Harvey 2:45–3:15 – Storytelling with Henry Everett 3:30–4:00 – Iris 4:00–4:30 – Isle of Skye 4:45–5:15 – Third Girl From the Left Main Library Floor 1:30–2:00 – The Other Woman 2:15–2:45 – Holly Ebony 3:00–3:30 – Girlhood 3:45–4:15 – Anna Anise 4:30–5:00 – Jon Fazal 5:15–6 – Cloud
🎻 Folk in the Library 🎸
A joyful, genre-blurring daytime festival at Exeter Library, celebrating some of the South West’s most exciting folk and folk-inspired artists.
Free Drop-in
Sunday 19th April
13:00 - 18:00
A hand with a pencil on a notepad.
✍️ Telling Tales: Creative Writing for Kids ✍️
We've got a jam packed events schedule for the easter holidays, starting with a creative writing workshop for kids. Play with words, explore description & metaphor, & create stories & poems.
📅 TUE 07 APRIL - 11:00 - 12:15
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A crowd dancing in the children's library with silent disco headphones on.
We had such a great time at the silent disco on Saturday night! Throwing shapes in the Children's Library with our amazing DJ-Librarians.
Thanks to all who came! Let's do another? ❤️
Kids dancing in the children's library.
🪩 The EGGcelent Kid's Disco 🪺
Featuring a big Egg Quest, some chocolatey giveaways, great games and Eggcelent tunes!! Perfect for children aged 5+
📅Wed 8 April - 14:00-15:00
📍 Exeter Library - Children's section
🎫 £4 Per Child: www.ticketsource.co....
You can find all our events & links for booking here: https://linktr.ee/exeterlibraryevents
✨ A quick update of our events heading into March, April and May.
You'll find your usual discos, quizzes, live music and creative writing events, along with some reptiles, theatre and Lego robots!
#LoveLibraries
Library foyer filled with people doing the quiz.
🍻 The Pub Quiz at Exeter Library 📝
It's Quizzical's 1 year anniversary and our 6th Pub Quiz event! With fantastic trivia, rewarding prizes, and a pop up bar. You can even bring your own snacks.
📅 Fri 20 March - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
🎟️ £3pp - max team of 6 - www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Guy Arnold
How to Market Your Business with No Money (with Guy Arnold).
Join us for a relaxed, interactive session led by reputation, loyalty & referrals expert Guy Arnold. Perfect for small business owners and start-ups.
📅 Wed 11 March | 14:00–17:00 📍 Exeter Library 💷 £15
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Moon Monsters: A FREE Sound & Music Workshop
🌕 Moon Monsters: A FREE Sound & Music Workshop 👹
A FREE fun, relaxed sound and music workshop, where you can help us to decide what Moon Monsters sound like. For kids aged 6-11 & their adult/s to join in together.
📅 Sat 7th March - Rougemont Room - 2pm-3.30pm - FREE
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk...
A man pointing at a crowd.
Artists – apply now! 🎨📣
Libraries Unlimited is seeking artists and creative practitioners to design and deliver a fun, family-friendly, tourable activity exploring digital and media literacy.
Applications close 23 March, 9am. For more info and to apply, go to: www.librariesunlimit...
Exeter Story Club
✨ Exeter Story Club; a Monthly Storytelling Night at the Library ✨
This is an open story circle – like an open-mic for spoken stories. Share a tale from memory (up to 15 mins) or come along to listen. No booking needed. Please bring your own refreshments.
📅 Last Wed of each month
⏰ 6:30pm–9:00pm
Stitch & Save
Stitch & Save at Exeter Library ♻️
Got worn, torn, or damaged clothes hiding at the back of your wardrobe? Give them a new lease of life!
Join our free Stitch & Save sessions, every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month in the foyer, 10am-1pm, led by our lovely volunteers. No experience needed.
We're delighted to announce the return of The Book Market. On Sunday 14th June we'll be taking over Exeter Cathedral Green once again for a free bookish afternoon of fun! 📚
Save the date:
🗓️ Sunday 14th June
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 Exeter Cathedral Green
We are very happy to help 😊
Sewing machines free to use at Exeter Library.
🧵 New at Exeter Library… sewing machines!
We have 2 Brother sewing machines available for use in the library. They are free to use, but you’ll need to be 16+, have a valid library card, and know how to use a sewing machine independently.
Pop in to ask a member of staff for more details.
Duo Tutti playing musical instruments.
THIS THURSDAY
🎵 JAM-TASTIC at Exeter Library.
A new inclusive music group for adults with PMLD. Six sensory-friendly sessions led by musicians Duo Tutti.
📅 Thurs, 1:30–2:30pm
26 Feb · 12 Mar · 26 Mar
📍 Exeter Library
Free, limited spaces.
Email: chris.white @librariesunlimited.org.uk
Madame Thespia
A performer in front of a crowd.
NEXT THURSDAY
❄️Madame Thespia’s Deliciously Diverse Winter Cabaret✨
Four of Swords is back at Exeter Library for another brilliantly diverse open mic cabaret! Step through the wardrobe into a magical night of comedy, music & poetry.
🎭Thu 26 Feb | ⏰ 7.30pm
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Overview of the disco.
Woman dancing at the disco. Wallace from Wallace and Gromit is photobombing in the background.
Man dancing at the disco.
Woman and man dancing at the disco.
❤️ Thank you to everybody who came along to our loved-up Valentine's Over 60's Disco! What a beautiful night full of chats and dancing and brilliant people boogying amongst the books. 🎶
Pics by Poppy Jakes Photography.
The next disco will happen in May - more info coming soon!
Crafts around a table.
TOMORROW
🎶 Shells, Bells! Instrument Making Workshop. 🐚
A fun, hands-on workshop making musical instruments from locally sourced shells!
Thu 19 Feb - 10.30am - 12.30pm
Exeter Library (FabLab)
£2 per child (with 1 x accompanying adult free)
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Duo Tutti
🎶 Duo Tutti - free classical concerts for kids and their grownups 🎹
✨ Live music
✨ Fun themes each month
✨ Special guests
✨ Lots of singing, dancing & interaction
The last friday of every month (next one 27th Feb).
📍 No need to book – just turn up to Exeter Library at 10.30am on the day!
The consultation on the future of #Devon's libraries closes ON 22 FEB.
Meet @exeterlibrary.bsky.social team in Bedford Square #Princesshay this Thurs. There’ll be music, fun & info on why #LibrariesMatter.
Have your consultation say here: devonlibraries.commonplace.is?utm_source=l...
#Exeter
A man with a wizard hat.
THIS FRIDAY
🎭 Theatre in the Library: The Roaming Librarian.
With a suitcase full of books, a storyteller's hat, & buckets of imagination, the Roaming Librarian will guide you through spectacular adventures.
📅 FRI 20th FEB. Two showings: 11:00-12:00 & 14:30-15:30
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Intellectual Property Drop-In Session.
NEXT WEDNESDAY
💡 Intellectual Property Drop-In 💡
Chat informally with IP experts from Knights Solicitors, and get clear, practical answers... no jargon, no pressure, no booking required. Just drop in for a chat.
📅 WED 18 FEB, 15:00 - 17:00
📍 Exeter Library
1.45pm - World-Building Workshop
Learn how to construct new, fantastical worlds. Perfect for anybody aged 16+
2.30 PM - Panel Discussion: Inclusive Romantasy
A discussion on how & why we write sensitively & inclusively in the Romantasy genre.
Craft Activity - all day - make a Romantasy story dice.
Programme of events:
1.00 PM - Panel Discussion: Publishing & Romantasy
A talk on navigating the ever-changing world of publishing - from traditional, to self & all parts in between. PLUS, how social media has changed the face of publishing for Romantasy authors.
Romantasy in the Library
THIS SUNDAY - ✨Romantasy in the Library ✨
Meet local authors, browse book stalls, listen to panels, take part in a world-building workshop, and get creative with story dice!
Perfect for both readers & writers (16+)
📍 Exeter Library
🗓 SUN 15 FEB ⏰ 12:30–3:30
🎟 FREE – no booking required
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Over 60s dancing.
💃 This FRIDAY! ❤️
Our brilliant Over 60s Disco is back!
A fun space to come together, socialise and dance, for anybody over the age of 60. Stuffed full of fun & eclectic tunes! The perfect event for Valentines eve 💕
FRI 13 FEB
19:15-21:15 (doors at 7)
Tickets from £3: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
You can find all our events & links for booking here: https://linktr.ee/exeterlibraryevents
✨ Our events schedule is really picking up as we dash out of winter and lunge towards spring. 🌱
Loads of creative writing events, a packed half term, + music, quiz, Robot Lego, all that good stuff.
If you're ever looking for something to do in Exeter, give us a look.
#Lovelibraries
A reminder that the consultation on the future of Devon's library service closes very soon. You can have your say here devon.cc/your-libraries #devonbookhour