Last updated:
22 June 2017

Regular activities by library

Find out what goes on at each library on a regular basis.

Angmering Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Knit and natter Adults Every Monday 2.00pm-3.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every fortnight on Wednesday 2.00pm-3.00pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Thursday 10.15am-10.45am      

Arundel Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every Tuesday 2.00pm-3.00pm
Forget-me-not (Coastal West Sussex Mind) Adults Last Monday of the month 10.00am-12 noon
NHS Carers Health Team Clinic Adults Last Monday of every other month from 31 July 2017 (advance booking essential on 01243 623521) 10.00am-12 noon
Toddler time Under 5s Every Thursday 10.30am-11.00am

Billingshurst Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Reading Adults First Thursday of the month 2.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Monday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.45am-11.15am

Bognor Regis Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every Friday 10.30am-12 noon
Knit and natter Adults Every Wednesday 10.00am-11.00am    
Monday reading Adults Third Monday of the month 5.45pm-7.00pm
Morning reading Adults First Thursday of the month 10.00am-11.15am
Readaholics reading Adults Last Tuesday of the month 5.15pm-6.00pm
Reading group Adults Second Monday of the month 5.45pm-6.45pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Thursday 10.00am-11.00am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Monday 10.15am-10.45am
Storytime Under 5s Every Saturday 11.00am-11.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Tuesday 2.00pm-2.30pm

Broadfield Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Book break Adults First Friday of the month 11.00am-12 noon
Knit and natter Adults Every fortnight on Thursday 11.30am-1.00pm
Games after school Children Every Wednesday After school until 4.30pm
(term time only)
Reading Adults Third Wednesday of the month 11.00am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.30am-11.00am
Saturday singalong Under 5s Every Saturday 10.30am-11.00am

Broadwater Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Knit and natter Adults Every Wednesday 1.00pm-3.00pm
Library games after school Children Every Monday After school until 4.30pm
(term time only)
Reading Adults Third Friday of the month 10.30am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 11.00am-11.30am

Burgess Hill Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Any Every Tuesday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Games after school Children Every Thursday
(term-time only)		 3.15pm-4.30pm
Knit and natter Adults Every fortnight on Thursday 10.00am-12 noon
Multi-sensory story magic Children to teens Second Saturday of the month 11.00am-12 noon
Reading group Adults First Wednesday of the month 2.00pm
Second Reading group Adults Last Tuesday of the month 10.00am-11.00am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Monday 11.00am-11.30am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 9.45am-10.15am
Saturday singalong Under 5s First Saturday of the month 10.30am-11.00am    
Toddler time Under 5s Every Monday 2.00pm-2.30pm

Chichester Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every Friday 2.00pm-3.00pm
Book monster 7-11 Every Saturday (term-time only) as from Saturday 29 April 2017. 2.00pm-3.00pm 
Knit and natter Adults Every Thursday 10.00am-11.30am    
Lunchtime talks Adults Last Thursday of the month
(no talk in July, August and December)		 12.10pm-12.50pm
Multi-sensory story magic Children to teens First Saturday
of the month		 11.00am-11.45am
Reading group Adults Third Monday
of the month		 5.45pm-6.45pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Tuesday 10.00am-11.00am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 2.00pm-2.30pm
Storytime Children Every Saturday 11.00am-11.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Wednesday 11.00am-11.30am

Crawley Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Any Every Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm
Bookworms' storytime Children Every Tuesday
(term-time only)		 4.00pm-4.30pm
Crawley Community
Volunteer Service		 Adults First Wednesday of the month  
Creative writing Adults Second and last Saturday
of the month		 11.00am-1.00pm
Creative writing for teens 12-17 Third Thursday of the month (term time only) 5.00pm-6.00pm
Friday reading Adults Third Friday of each month 11.00am-12 noon            
Homework club Children Monday and Thursday
(term-time only)		 4.00pm-6.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Second and last Saturday
of the month		 2.00pm-4.00pm
Large print and
audiobook reading		 Adults First Monday of the month 2.00pm-3.00pm
Lunchtime talks Adults

Last Wednesday of the month
(no talk in August)

 1.10pm–1.50pm
Multi-sensory Story Magic Children to teens First Saturday of the month 2.30pm-3.15pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Friday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Monday 2.00pm-2.30pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 10.00am-10.30am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am
Saturday singalong Under 5s Last Saturday of the month 11.00am-11.30am
Short story group Adults Every Thursday 2.00pm-3.00pm
Storytime Children Every Saturday
(term-time only)		 9.45am-10.15am
Tuesday evening reading Adults First Tuesday of the month 7.00pm-8.00pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.00am-10.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Tuesday 11.00am-11.30am
Wednesday
evening reading		 Adults Last Wednesday of the month 7.00pm-8.00pm

Durrington Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Last Tuesday of the month 10.30am-12 noon
Knit and natter Adults First Friday of the month 11.00am-1.00pm          
Library games after school Children Every Tuesday After school until 4.30pm
(term time only)
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Wednesday 2.30pm-3.00pm
Thursday reading group Adults Second Thursday of the month 2.00pm-3.30pm

East Grinstead Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Dads' rhyme time Under 5s Last Saturday of the month 11.00am-11.30am    
East Grinstead Courier and Observer Adults Every Wednesday 12 noon-2.00pm
GLIB reading Adults First Tuesday of the month 4.15pm-5.45pm
Knit and natter Adults First Saturday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Large print and audio book reading Adults Last Tuesday of the month 10.30am-12 noon
Library games after school Children Every Wednesday After school until 4.30pm
(term time only)
Local councillors' surgeries Adults First and third Saturday of the month 10.00am-12 noon
Lunchtime talks Adults First Wednesday of the month (no talk in August) 1.10pm–1.50pm
Mid Sussex housing advice Adults Every Wednesday (by appointment only) PM only
Mid Sussex housing benefit Adults Every Wednesday 9.30am-12 noon
Multi-sensory Story Magic Children to teens Second Saturday of the month 2.30pm-3.15pm
Registrars Adults Every Friday (by appointment only) AM only
Relax with colouring Adults Every Monday 10.00am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Monday 10.00am-10.30am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 2.15pm-2.45pm
Stop smoking drop-in Adults Every Tuesday 9.30am-11.00am
Talking pages reading Adults Last Monday of the month 5.15pm-6.45pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Monday 10.00am-10.30am

East Preston Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Coffee and chat Adults Every Thursday 10.30am-11.30am
Knit and natter Adults Every Wednesday 2.00pm-3.30pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am

Ferring Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every Monday 10.00am-11.30am
Knit and natter Adults Every Thursday 10.00am-11.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.30am-11.00am

Findon Valley Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Knit and natter Adults Every Wednesday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Reading group Adults Third Tuesday of every month 2.00pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am

Goring Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Book break Adults Every fortnight on Tuesday 10.30am-11.30am
Knit and natter Adults Every fortnight on Wednesday 10.30am-12 noon
Reading group Adults Last Tuesday of every month 2.30pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every fortnight on Wednesday 10.30am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 11.00am-11.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Wednesday 2.15pm-2.45pm

Hassocks Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Any Every Saturday 10.00am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Monday 9.30am-10.00am

Haywards Heath Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games All ages First Monday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Dads' rhyme time Under 5s Second Saturday of the month 10.30am-11.00am      
Evening reading Adults Second Tuesday of the month 7.00pm-8.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Second Tuesday of the month 2.00pm-3.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Third Monday of the month 5.30pm-6.30pm
Reading group Adults First Wednesday of the month 2.00pm-3.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Second Wednesday of the month 2.00pm-3.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 9.45am-10.15am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 11.00am-11.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Friday 9.45am-10.15am
Visually impaired reading Adults Third Friday of the month 10.30am-12 noon
Writers group Adults Third Friday of the month. Contact organiser@writersontheheath.com for details. 7.30pm

Henfield Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults First Friday of each month. 2.00pm-4.00pm
Knit and natter Adults First Tuesday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Reading group Adults First Wednesday of the month 2.00pm-3.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 10.15am-10.45am

Horsham Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
A good read reading Adults Second Thursday of the month 5.45pm
Boards games Adults First Wednesday of the month 10.30am-12 noon      
Bookfriends' reading Adults First Monday of the month 2.00pm
Family history club Adults Third Saturday of the month (launching Saturday 15 April 2017) 10.00am-12 noon
Knit and natter Adults Every Thursday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Tuesday fortnightly 5.30pm-6.30pm
Lunchtime talks Adults Last Tuesday of the month 1.10pm-1.50pm
More bookfriends reading Adults First Monday of the month 3.00pm
Multi-sensory story magic Children to teens Last Saturday of the month 10.30am-11.15am
Relax with colouring Adults Every Wednesday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.30am-11.00am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 10.00am-10.30am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am
Saturday singalong: dads’ rhyme time Under 5s First Saturday of the month 10.30am-11.00am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Wednesday 2.00pm-2.30pm

Hurstpierpoint Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Knit and natter Adults Last Friday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Thursday 2.00pm-3.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Wednesday 10.00am-10.30am

Lancing Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Book break Adults Every other Saturday 10.00am-11.00am
Citizens Advice Bureau Adults Weekly from Tuesday 4 April 2017 10.00am-4.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Second and last Tuesday of the month 2.30pm-4.00pm
National Careers Service Adults Monthly, Thursday (Advance booking essential. Phone: 0800 100 900) 10.00am–4.30pm
Read aloud group Adults Every Thursday 2.00pm-3.30pm
Reading group Adults Third Tuesday of the month 7.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Friday 2.00pm-4.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am
Storytime Under 5s Every Wednesday 11.00am-11.30am

Littlehampton Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every fortnight on Thursday 10.30am-12 noon
Chess club Adults Every Thursday 1.00pm-3.30pm
French conversation group Adults Every Friday 10.00am-11.30am
Knit and natter Adults Every fortnight on Thursday 10.30am-12 noon
Littlehampton Gazette drop-in with James Butler Adults Last Wednesday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Multi-sensory story magic Children to teens Last Saturday of the month 2.15pm-2.45pm
Reading group Adults Last Wednesday of the month 1.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Monday 11.00am-11.30am
Storytime Under 5s Every Saturday 11.00am-11.30am

Midhurst Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Dementia hub Adults Every Tuesday 10.00am-12 noon
Reading group Adults First Wednesday of the month 10.00am-11.30am
Relax with colouring Adults Every Monday 11.00am-12 noon
Toddler time Under 5s Every Monday 2.15pm-2.45pm
Wellbeing drop-in Adults First Tuesday of the month 1.00pm-3.00pm

Petworth Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Reading Adults Fourth Monday of the month 10.00am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 10.30am-11.00am
Tea at 11 Adults Every Thursday 11.00am-12noon

Pulborough Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Knit and natter Adults Third Tuesday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Reading group Adults First Wednesday of the month 2.00pm-3.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 11.00am-11.30am

Rustington Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Fortnightly on Tuesday 10.30am-12 noon
Knit and natter Adults Fortnightly on Tuesday 10.30am-12 noon
Relax with colouring Adults Every Wednesday 10.30am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 11.30am-12 noon
Storytime Under 5s Every Saturday 10.30am-11.00am
Tea at three Adults First Wednesday of the month 3.00pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Thursday 10.10am-10.40am

Selsey Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Book break Adults First Thursday of the month 10.30am-11.30am
Read aloud/shared reading group Adults Every Thursday 5.45pm-7.15pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.30am-11.00am

Shoreham-by-Sea Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Adur Healthy Walkers Adults Every Monday 10.30am
Evening reading Adults First Monday of the month 7.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Second Thursday of the month 1.30pm-3.00pm
Monday afternoon reading Adults First Monday of the month 2.00pm
Monday two readers' group Adults Second Monday of the month 2.00pm
National Careers Service Adults Fortnightly on Thursday 10.00am–4.30pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.15am-10.45am      
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 11.30am-12 noon
Storytime Under 5s Every Friday 2.10pm-2.40pm
Thursday afternoon reading Adults Second Thursday of the month 2.00pm

Southbourne Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Knit and natter Adults Every Monday 1.30pm-3.00pm
Library games after school 7-11 Every Friday (term-time only) After school until 4.30pm
Reading group Adults First Wednesday of the month 1.30pm-3.00pm
Reading Adults Fourth Thursday of the month 1.30pm-3.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 2.15pm-2.45pm

Southwater Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Library games after school Children Every Wednesday After school until 4.30pm
(term time only)
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 10.30am-11.00am

Southwick Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Adur healthy walkers Adults Every other Friday 2.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Second and last Thursday of the month 2.30pm-4.00pm
Read aloud group Adults Tuesdays (10 week blocks -
check with staff for dates)		 2.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 11.00am-11.30am      

Steyning Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults First Tuesday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Book break Adults First Monday of the month 10.30am-11.30am
Knit and natter Adults Last Wednesday of the month 2.00pm-4.00pm
Reading Adults First Wednesday of the month 2.00pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Friday 2.15pm-2.45pm
Toddler time Under 5s Every Monday 2.00pm-2.30pm

Storrington Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Library games after school Children Every Tuesday After school until 4.30pm
(term time only)
Reading Adults Last Monday of the month 5.30pm
Registration Service Adults Every Wednesday
(by appointment only)		  
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 10.45am-11.15am      

Willowhale Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every Tuesday 1.30pm-2.30pm
Book break Adults First Thursday of the month 10.30am-11.30am
Bookwise reading Adults Once a month on a Thursday 1.00pm-2.00pm
Games after school 7-11 Weekly (term time only) Until 4.30pm
Knit and natter Adults Every Wednesday 1.00pm-2.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Wednesday 10.30am-12 noon
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 11.15am-11.45am

Witterings Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Board games Adults Every Friday 10.00am-11.00am
Knit and natter Adults Every Thursday 11.00am-12.45pm
Reading Adults Second Tuesday of the month 1.00pm-2.30pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Wednesday 1.30pm-2.30pm
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Thursday 10.30am-11.00am

Worthing Library

ActivityAgeDayTime
Asperger reading group Adults Second Friday of the month 10.30am-12 noon
Board games Adults Every Thursday 2.00pm-3.30pm
Books in the afternoon
reading		 Adults Third Thursday of the month 2.30pm
Friday reading group Adults Fourth Friday of the month 2.30pm-4.00pm
Knit and natter Adults Every Wednesday 10.00am-11.30am
Lunchtime talks Adults First Tuesday of the month (no talk in January and August 2017) 12.10pm-12.50pm      
Methold House reading Adults First Tuesday of the month 1.30pm
Monday reading Adults First Monday of the month 5.30pm-7.00pm
Multi-sensory story magic Children to
teens		 First Saturday of the month 2.30pm-3.30pm
Quills creative writing circle Adults Thursdays, monthly (Phone library to check dates) 7.00pm
Thursday reading Adults Second Thursday of the month 2.30pm
Tuesday reading Adults First Tuesday of the month 6.30pm-8.00pm
Relax with colouring Adults Every Thursday 10.00am-11.30am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 9.45am-10.15am
Rhyme time Under 5s Every Tuesday 11.15am-11.45am
Storytime Under 5s Every Saturday 11.00am-11.30am
Toddler time Under 5s Every Friday 9.45am-10.15am
 

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