'All children should enjoy a magical reading journey.'

#ReadingTogether is about making sure every child can experience the lifelong benefits of reading for pleasure.

Here, Sarah Smith from Brent Libraries explains how she's putting it into action:

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New exhibition at Willesden Gallery : Time Has Burned curated by Emi Kubota and Mingzhang Sun, open from
16-27 April.

#painting #drawing #groupshow #contemporaryart #installation #photography

🎤 Aged 8-11? This Easter join artist Alim to unlock your creativity and let your words take centre stage.

🏠Where: Kingsbury Library
🗓When: Wednesdays 3 and 10 April 11:30am - 1:30pm and Saturday 13 April (performance day) 11:30am - 1:30pm

Free! ➡️tinyurl.com/ms649raa

Moments by Hannah Ahmed is officially open. Come and see the new exhibition @ Willesden Gallery.

26th March -13th April
Private View:
Wed 27th March 6-8pm

🛩️TOMORROW! Join Wembley History Society to discover the story of a Kingsbury factory that helped to produce aircraft for both the First and Second World Wars and cars that won the Le Mans 24-hour race.

Where: Kingsbury Library
When: Tuesday 26 March, 11am - 12noon

Drop in!

Thank you Brent Libraries for organising a very informative workshop about Afrofuturism , our year 5 and year 6 children thoroughly enjoyed it. #NorthviewPrimarySchool

Tomorrow after school! Join Joseph Coelho is laureating! and the SPIN poets for the launch of the Apples and Snakes SPINE Festival Lite 2024!

📚The Library at Willesden Green
⏰ Thursday 21 March, 4.30 -6.30pm

For children aged 8-11 - refreshments provided!

Brave the weather and get into the garden!

Come and join us to discover the art of gardening and take away something to grow at home.

🌿 Where: Ealing Road Library
🌷 When: Tuesday 19 March, 11am - 12:30pm

🌱Book your free place tinyurl.com/5bjud9zp

The Mobile Health Bus is making a stop outside Willesden Sport Centre this Thursday!🚌

Visit the bus to get a FREE health check and to chat with our clinicians💙

Measles, flu and polio vaccinations will also be available 😊

Now on at the Willesden Gallery at The Library at Willesden Green!

New event - Autism Friendly Morning from The Library at Willesden Brent Libraries Tues 2 April 9.30am-10.30am eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-frien… #Autism #Autism inLibraries

Join Apples and Snakes to kick off SPINE Festival Lite 2024!

Otter-Barry Books will launch SPIN! a poetry anthology edited by Joseph Coelho is laureating!

📚The Library at Willesden Green
⏰ Thursday 21 March, 4.30 -6.30pm

For young people aged 8-11. Free: tinyurl.com/uttd6wvk

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage reading an evocative poem about summer teenage romance at Harlesden Library tonight as part of his laureate’s library tour.

Asha Lul Mohammed Yusuf reads from The Sea-Migrations Tahriib in a bilingual poetry performance at Harlesden Library as part of the Poet Laureate’s library tour tonight. Her translator sits by her side. Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate performs next…

The stage is set! Not long until the Poet Laureate’s library tour starts tonight at Harlesden Library 🤩

💳Are you worried about managing your money?💳

Join this workshop from Brent Start to discover tips and tricks to manage your personal budget more effectively.

Where: Kingsbury Library
When: Tuesday 27 February, 11am - 12.30pm

Book your free place: tinyurl.com/ysw5cw2k

Look out for the collections coming very soon to a Brent Library near you! 🚀🚀🚀

Sarah Smith, Libraries Development Manager, highlights the need for sustained investment in children's early years reading – and the vital work happening in Brent in partnership with BookTrust.

Read more: tinyurl.com/3m3jeevp

Brent Council

Join football icon Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at Harlesden Library live and in person this Saturday 24th February for an interactive session, and hear about the challenges and triumphs of one of the game's most iconic strikers! ⚽️⚽️⚽️Free to attend. Jason Roberts Foundation