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Library sessions

Croydon libraries hold regular free sessions for children.  The regular times of these are shown below, but these can change with school holidays, etc.  To check if the session is running, call the library - contact details are here.

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Central Children's Library, Croydon Clocktower

 

  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Wednesdays at 11.00am
  • Rhymetime - Thursdays at 10.30am and 11.30am
  • Storytime - Thursdays at 2.15pm
  • Storytime - Saturdays (check dates with library) at 11.00am

Ashburton Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Tuesdays at 11.00am
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Thursdays at 10.30am
  • Storytime - Thursdays at 4.00pm
  • Rock& Rhyme - Saturdays at 10.30am

Bradmore Green Library

 

  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Fridays at 10.00am
  • Rhymetime - Fridays at 11.00am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays at 11.15am (check dates with library)
  • Storytime - Mondays at 2.15pm

Broad Green Library

 

  • Rhymetime and Wiggle & Jiggle - Fridays at 10.30am
  • Rhymetime and Wiggle & Jiggle - Saturdays  at 10.30am (check dates with library)

Coulsdon Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Tuesdays at 10.00am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays at 11.30am (check dates with library)
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Tuesdays at 11.00am
  • Storytime - Thursdays at 2.15pm
  • Storytime - Saturdays (check dates with library) at 10.30am

New Addington Library

 

  • Rhymetime and Wiggle & Jiggle - Fridays at 10.00am
  • Rhymetime and Wiggle & Jiggle - Saturdays at 11.15am (check dates with library)

Norbury Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Fridays at 11.00am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays (fortnightly - check dates with library) at 10.30am
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Thursdays at 11.00am
  • Storytime - Saturdays (fortnightly - check dates with library) at 11.00am

Purley Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Tuesdays at 10.00am
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Tuesdays at 11.00am
  • Storytime - Fridays at 10.15am
  • Rock & Rhyme - Saturdays (fortnightly - check dates with library) at 10.00am

Sanderstead Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Wednesdays at 10.00am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays at 10.30am (fortnightly - check dates with library)
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Wednesdays at 11.00am
  • Storytime - Wednesdays at 4.00pm

Selsdon Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Fridays at 10.15am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays at 10.30am (fortnightly - check dates with library)
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Fridays at 11.15am
  • Storytime - Tuesdays at 2.15pm

Shirley Library

 

  • Storytime - Thursdays at 2.15pm
  • Rhymetime - Fridays at 10.00am
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Fridays at 11.00am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays at 10.00am (fortnightly - check dates with library)

South Norwood Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Fridays at 10.00am
  • Rhymetime - Saturdays at 11.00am (fortnightly - check dates with library)
  • Wiggle & Jiggle - Fridays at 11.00am
  • Storytime - Thursdays at 2.15pm

Thornton Heath Library

 

  • Rhymetime - Tuesdays at 10.00am held at Thornton Heath Children's Centre, 51 Pridham Rd, Thornton Heath, CR7 8RS (whilst library is refurbished).

Upper Norwood Library (independent library)
  • Waggle & Hum - Thursdays at 9.30am and 11.30am and alternate Tuesdays at 2.00pm. Costs 60p per child.  Traditional and modern nursery rhymes & song sessions for 0-2 year olds using puppets and toy rhythm instruments to create lots of fun.
  • ABC Club - Tuesday at 10.30am and costs 60p per child.  Club for 2-4 year old children.  During these fun sessions, children sing action songs followed by a story and a simple craft activity.

 

Rhymetimes are the ideal way for parents and carers to introduce babies and toddlers to nursery rhymes, actions rhymes and songs. These fun activities encourage an early love of language, rhymes and songs, and help to provide a firm foundation for learning to read. Babies and toddlers love to play instruments and explore new sounds and at these sessions they can do both. Rhymetimes are an opportunity to meet and play with other children and for parents and carers to make new friends, too. Maracas are provided.

Wiggle and Jiggle sessions are for toddlers who are ready for more action with their music, rhymes and songs. Designed for the lively toddler, these sessions will have everyone on their feet. Join in with the 'Hokey Cokey', 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush' and lots more action songs and rhymes.

Storytime sessions involve stories and rhymes, where your child can also make a small craft item to take home. The sessions are informal, although children need to be ready to sit together to share the activity.

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