Tomorrow (Wednesday 6 August) for SAHM, there’s an arts and crafts session at our Library of the Month St Ann’s (10:30am-12noon) where children aged between four and 12 can make their very own peacock.
Instruction will be given during this session, but younger kids will need their carer’s/parent’s assistance and children under nine should be accompanied by a carer/parent.
There’s also Torn Paper Rangoli design activities at Marcus Garvey (Saturday 9 August, 10:30am-11:30am, suitable for children under 10) and Coombes Croft libraries (Saturday 16 August, 2pm-4pm, suitable for children aged eight to 12) across the next two weekends.
Centring on this year’s SAHM theme of ‘Roots to Routes,’ the first of two ‘DAYTIMERS present Mehfil’ events will take place at Marcus Garvey Library on Saturday (9 August, 12noon-2pm).
Participants will be able to explore Haringey Council’s timeline of South Asian history as well as map their – or their family’s – migration to the borough, the routes they’ve taken and their roots to Haringey.
They’ll also be able to delve into the archives and share their unique stories onto a collective map, while celebrating their heritage through collages, discussions and drawings and collectively learning about the significance and impact South Asian migration has had on the borough.
For the second ‘DAYTIMERS present Mehfil’ session at Hornsey Library next Tuesday (12 August, 2:30pm-4:30pm), residents can join artist Meera Shakti Osborne for an interactive workshop to map our local South Asian resistance histories in Haringey and beyond. Meera will then guide attendees on how they can make some collages/zines, thinking about this history and how it relates to now.
In the workshop, attendees can discover archival photos of the Asian youth movement, the space they had by Ducketts Common and in Bruce Grove and photos from Asia Centre in the shopping centre.
Book your FREE tickets for these ‘DAYTIMERS present Mehfil’ events below:
Marcus Garvey Library on Saturday 9 August (12noon-2pm)
Hornsey Library on Tuesday 12 August (2:30pm-4:30pm)
For those youngsters in their mid-teens, we will be showing Jamil Dehlavi’s 1980 Pakistani film ‘The Blood of Hussain’ at Hornsey Library next Tuesday afternoon (12 August, 4:30pm-6:30pm, Certificate: 15).
There are a number of opportunities for children to get creative and use their imagination during arts and crafts activities associated with the ongoing Summer Reading Challenge and its ‘Story Garden’ theme throughout August.
They can make their own fish pond at St Ann’s Library (Saturday 9 August and Wednesday 13 August, 10:30am-12noon); kite picture at Highgate Library (Friday 15 August, 3:30pm-4:30pm); butterfly sun catcher (Tuesday 12 August, 11am-12noon) and flower garden (Tuesday 19 August, 11am-12noon) at Marcus Garvey Library and cacti collection at Hornsey Library (Wednesday 20 August, 3:30pm-4:30pm)
Throughout the month, residents will have the opportunity to have their say on the future of Haringey’s libraries and the services and events they offer. Complete our online survey by Sunday 14 September.
For further information on all the exciting and fun activities and events taking place in libraries across our borough for Haringey adults, children and families alike, please download our What’s On in Libraries brochure.
You can also find the What’s On listings for local arts and entertainment venues via the below links:
