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Children's events

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Music Students' Lunchtime Recital

Shrewsbury College has probably the largest music department of any sixth form college in the UK. Based at the English Bridge campus right by the…

12 November
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Playtime at the Library - Role play session

Join us for an interactive role-play session. Designed for children ages 0-5 and their grown ups to explore, connect and grow together. These…

13 November
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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World Nursery Rhyme Week - I Spy Trail

Celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week with a fun 'I SPY' trail inspired by the classic picture book Each Peach Pear Plum. Search the museum for familiar…

9 November - 13 November 2026
9:00am - 4:00pm
Library 3
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Infant feeding peer support- drop in

Trained peer supporters will be at the library to support you in the following areas:Thinking about how to feed your babyStarting your breastfeeding…

16 November
10:00am - 11:30am
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A Christmas Carol

Dickens Theatre Company present A Christmas Carol as part of their Revision on Tour programme, staging exciting adaptations of classic English GCSE…

16 November - 17 November 2026
1:30pm - 9:00pm
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Storytime with Father Christmas: The Shrewsbury Fox's Great Adventure

Families can book onto the Storytime with Father Christmas sessions, where a Victorian Father Christmas will read The Shrewsbury Fox's Great…

21 November
10:30am - 2:00pm
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Meet the author - VL Ireland

Come along and have a chat to the author and pick up a signed copy of her heart-warming and moving novel Poundies - Maisie's Great Escape.

28 November
10:30am - 2:30pm
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Starlight Express – Live On Stage

Filmed live at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S STARLIGHT EXPRESS – LIVE ON…

26 November - 29 November 2026
7:00pm - 3:00pm
Library 3
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Bumps to babies book group

As part of the National Year of Reading, we are launching a new Bumps to Babies Book Group at the library. Meeting monthly, this is a chance for…

6 November - 4 December 2026
10:30am - 10:30am
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Thye Polar Express Pyjama Party

EXTRA SCREENING ADDED / 2.30pmThis Christmas! Join us for a special Pyjama Party screening of the 2004 classic animated family Christmas adventure;…

5 December
11:00am - 4:30am

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