Family Join us for lots of family fun in this year’s Learning Festival 2016 There are lots more events taking place across Bradford. Contact the venues below for more information: Family Learning

Libraries Family Learning Service 01274 432170 In Your Face email: [email protected] Festival 2016 National Media Museum www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries Interactive experience Café Library 01274 581425 Bolling Hall Museum 01274 431826 for families Library 01274 438780 www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues/bollinghall Free, drop in, 10am-4pm every day Festival Family Coffee and Bolling Hall Library 07582 108216 Join us for a pick-and-mix adventure of Meal Deal for 4 Emoji Cupcake Deal Burley Library 01943 863714 Born in Bradford 01274 364474 hands-on displays,demonstrations and including drinks £3.00 with Library 01274 433600 www.borninbradford.nhs.uk activities as we investigate the most £25 with this leaflet this leaflet Clayton Library 01274 880689 photographed, examined, and expressive Eccleshill Library 01274 431544 Bradford Industrial Museum 01274 435900 www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues/ part of the human body: the face. Library 01274 431583 industrialmuseum Road Library 01274 494808 Drop into one of the Stations around Save the date 12-13 November Family Gaming Weekend Library 01274 684012 our two galleries and you’ll have the Art Gallery 01274 431212 part of the Library 01943 436225 www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues/cartwrighthall opportunity to join in a quick activity, Library 01535 618212 listen to a short talk or take on a fast and Games Festival at Library 01274 434724 The 01274 761776 fun challenge. Get thinking, get talking, Manningham Library 01274 435353 www.sdc.org.uk/education/colour-experience get involved and learn something new. the National Media Museum Enjoy over 20 gaming stations, Minecraft Library 01943 876539 workshops and our famous Games Lounge. Queensbury Library 01274 882261 East Hall 01535 607075 Plus during October half term you’ll be www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall able to join with our Aardman expression You can also meet Yogscast’s Hannah and Shipley Library 01274 437150 up and coming YouTubers Caffcast and Library 01535 618155 lab! Aardman are the cool animators who 01274 737843 St Augustines Library 01274 721064 make Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and HeyChrissa. www.impressions-gallery.com Gromit, and now it’s your turn to see what nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ Thornbury Library 01274 666984 expressions you can create. yorkshiregamesfestival Thornton Library 01274 833442 National Media Museum 0844 856 3797 Library 01274 679043 www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk Library 01274 431598 Please note: Parents or Carers must come with children and be prepared to join in – it is Family Learning after all! All About Me! 17-30 October The wording in this publication can be made available in other formats such as large print and Braille. #bfdfamfest16 Please call 01274 433 684 www.facebook.com/familylearningfestival Impressions Gallery Bradford Libraries Bradford Libraries Bradford Libraries All About Me Super Saturdays Planet Me Pyjama Drama Fun Sessions Photo Frame Fun Sessions Selfie competition Make your own book with Sponge Tree. Come and take part in Planet Me, a digitally Come and join Pyjama Drama where you Enjoy our All About Me storytime and create Win books by drawing your own selfie Create a giant Wall Of (selfie) Fame or make interactive storytelling workshop all about and your children will be led through a your very own photo frame in our fun session. on an A4 sheet, add your name address, Born in Bradford are back for another your own All About Me bunting. You can paint YOU. Inspired by our current exhibition magical adventure making friends and having Free, drop in, 1hr email/telephone number and age on the Family Festival this year with the theme the windows in the Library to create your own Planet Yorkshire we want to see what your fun! Parents and children get involved in Tues 25 Oct 10.30am Silsden Library back and send to Susan Brewster-Craig, All About Me! You’ll find us in City Park and glass paint selfies and we’re even painting planet would look like. Get creative using active drama sessions for ages 3-6 years. Shipley Library, Wellcroft, BD18 3QH before Margaret McMillan Tower on 22 October and faces too. Meet the Bookstart Bear for a cartoons, speech bubbles, photographs and Free, 1 hr. Booking is essential, please contact 19 October. These selfies will be displayed 23 October, come and join us to kick start cuddle just before our themed storytimes at cut outs from magazines to tell us your the relevant library (details overleaf). Bradford Industrial Museum during the Festival at City Library. your half term! 11am & 2pm. Outside the library we will be story. Once you have created your Planet Mon 24 Oct 10am Clayton Library The Big Draw 2016: having fun with messy hand/footprints. Me we can show you a magic trick using a Mon 24 Oct 12.30pm Laisterdyke Library Become a researcher in our new show, have City Library Free, Drop in digital camera and film editing software to Mon 24 Oct 2.30pm Eccleshill Library STEAM powered with artist Bradford Libraries your photo taken in our fabulous ‘What I Super Saturday 22 October, 11am - 3pm bring your planet to life. Tues 25 Oct 10am Manningham Library Johnny White PokeABook Fun Want To Be When I Grow Up’ photo Free, drop in, we’re next to City Park Library Tues 25 Oct 12.30pm Ilkley Library Join artist Johnny White who created the Want to join the fun? Below our lovely booth, take part in science experiments, Join Sponge Tree and create your own hand Super Saturday 22 October 11am - 3pm Tues 25 Oct 2.30pm Shipley Library sculptures in the Beastly Machines exhibition Bridget is poking one of her favourite explore our research bus and meet the held mirror with colours and textures. Create Super Saturday 29 October 11am - 3pm Wed 26 Oct 12.15pm Keighley Library and create your own moving paper cut out books! Why not take your own researchers! To record your activities we’ll a giant Wall Of (selfie) Fame or make your Wed 26 Oct 2pm Bingley Library creatures to take home. Bringing together PokeABook picture and post/tag on have roving journalists and the opportunity own All About Me bunting. Paint the windows The Colour Experience Thurs 27 Oct 10am Burley Library Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and facebook.bradfordlibraries or tweet for the family to do the recording and in the Library to create your own glass paint Thurs 27 Oct 12.30pm Menston Library Maths and making STEM become STEAM. @bradfordlibs247 #bfdfamfest16. interviewing! selfies, we’re even painting faces too. Meet Visual Illusions Thurs 27 Oct 2.30pm Baildon Library Together, we can change perceptions about You can also email direct to public. the Bookstart Bear for a cuddle just before our How do our eyes work, why do we see Fri 28 Oct 11am Wyke Library art and show the world how drawing changes [email protected]. PokeABook Once you’re tired out from all of the activities themed storytimes at 11am & 2pm. things in colour? Come along to the Colour Fri 28 Oct 2.30pm Holme Wood Library lives beyond art. images will appear on our facebook/ take a look around our marketplace to find City Library Free, drop in Experience on Saturday 29th october 2016 Fri 28 Oct 4pm Thornton Library Free, drop in twitter pages during the Festival. out about the different organisations in your Super Saturday 29 October, 11am - 3pm and explore our gallery, play with our visual Wednesday 26 October 11am - 3pm area, whilst the kids are kept busy with table illusions and you may even get a chance to top activities! make some rainbows! Bradford Libraries Bradford Libraries Entrance 50 pence per person donation Funny Disguise Mask Workshops Don’t forget to walk through the connecting Local Studies Ancestor Hunt Super Saturday 29 October 11am - 3pm Enjoy our All About Me storytime and make a door into the National Media Museum funny disguise mask in our workshop. Find your ancestors and create a craft to explore all the activities they have Free, drop in Cartwright Hall Art Gallery family tree. running too! There are more activities to be Tues 25 Oct 2.45pm Thornbury Library Local Studies Library Free, Drop in The Big Draw 2016: announced so make sure you keep your eyes Wed 26 Oct 2.30pm Queensbury Library Super Saturday 22 October, 11am - 3pm peeled for the latest information. Thurs 27 Oct 1.30pm Bolling Hall with artist Tim Curtis – Super Saturday 29 October, 11am - 3pm Thurs 27 Oct 1.30pm Great Horton Library All About Me Thurs 27 Oct 2pm Wibsey Library Come and draw in 2D and 3D getting Sat 29 Oct 10.30am Haworth Road Library inspiration from the paintings on display. Explore the windows of David Hepher and the giant charcoal paintings of Tony Festival Bevan to create 3D cardboard windows and Spooky Halloween Fun illustrations of your Bradford home. Echo the Put your creativity to the test at methods of Tony Bevan by tea staining some Highlights East Riddlesden Hall. Let your calico to make a charcoal self-portrait and imagination run wild, write your then quick print it. The Festival is full of amazing activities which take very own spells to cast, make a witch’s place just before and throughout half term in venues Free, drop in, but spaces are limited or wizard’s hat then fly off around the Thursday 27 October 11am - 3pm across the district. There are lots of free events and garden and follow our pumpkin trail. Family Learning activities for families to take part in. To find out more Free entry with this leaflet Adult Skills Service contact your local venue. All activities are for parents Mon 24 - Wed 26 Oct 10.30am - 4pm Look out for events happening in your and children to take part in together (see overleaf). (closed Thursday & Friday) school the week before October half term.