Books or events suitable for children
St Fillan’s Cave is the exciting location for this popular Festival event, which Pittenweem Library revived in 2022. Costumed characters tell the stories, with added songs and fun activities. The surroundings and atmosphere of the Cave are a key attraction for the children, enhanced by spooky lighting. (See full timetable at the bottom of the post.) Juice and biscuits are offered…
Hidden around Pittenweem, in waterproof (we hope) pouches, are books to be found! This is great fun for children aged up to about 10 years and for their adults too. Find a book, take it home and read it, then hide it away again in the village for the next finder. This is managed for Pittenweem people and visitors by…
Our annual craft workshop for Halloween will be on Thursday 17 October between 10.00am and 12 noon. It is for children at primary school (P1-P7). Children aged 7 and over may stay unaccompanied if we have written permission from the parent or carer. Come along and make some spooky decorations - you can take your art work away with you…
This summer there will be books hidden in plastic folders around the village. These are for children aged 0 to 10 years to read and then put back for others to find. We hope that you enjoy the search, love the books, and get involved in the fun of putting them back where you found them for others to find,…
UPDATE: Our Bookbug sessions will be back home in the Library after we open up again on Monday 25 March. There is a Bookbug every Saturday from 9.30 to 10.00 am. Please come along if you are aged between 0 and 4 years and can bring a responsible adult with you!
Our annual craft workshop for Halloween will be on Tuesday 17 October between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Come along and make some spooky decorations - you can take your art work away with you to scare people at home! Click on the link for full details.
Our trustees and volunteers had a lot of fun during the summer - hope the children enjoyed themselves too!
Bookbug continues every Saturday morning at 9.30 in the Priory garden (or the library if the weather turns rainy). Except during the Pittenweem Festival. From 1 July to 31 August the Book Hunt offers summer fun for local children and visitors up to age 10. This was such a great success last year that we decided to repeat it. Books…
There is a Bookbug in the library every Saturday from 9.30 to 10.00 am. Please come along if you are aged between 0 and 4 years and can bring a responsible adult with you! Sessions are free and there is no need to book. Stay after the session to look at our books and play together in the Library.
Tuesday 11 April between 10.30am and 12.30pm - a spring craft workshop for children ages 3 to 11. See post for more details.