[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
By Lucy Neill | 9 October 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Looking for fun things to do with the family during October half-term week? Our libraries across Suffolk are running special autumn and Halloween-themed events for all ages to enjoy!<\/p>\n Browse our top events for children and families this half-term week.<\/p>\n This is just a small number of the wide variety of events our libraries are running this summer \u2013 head to our What\u2019s On page<\/a> to browse more events near you!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”] <\/p>\n Saturday 24 October at Kessingland Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Join artist Lucy Wheeler for this drop-in family workshop<\/a> and make clay sculptures inspired by the unique wildlife of East Suffolk! Learn about the creatures, plants and animals roaming this landscape now and in the past.<\/p>\n This drop-in session gives you the chance to get messy with clay, and learn about the biodiversity of East Suffolk, too. You\u2019ll make a sculpture inspired by the flora and fauna of the past and present, and take it home to cherish.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday 25 October at Oulton Broad Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Halloween is almost here! Have you got your costume ready yet?<\/p>\n Come down to Oulton Broad Library and join in with our fun Halloween Mask crafts session<\/a>, suitable for all ages!<\/p>\n We’ll have a variety of arts and crafts supplies available for children and teens to get creative and make their own unique Halloween-inspired mask to take home with them.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday 26 and Thursday 29 October at Bury St Edmunds Library <\/strong><\/p>\n Come along to Bury St Edmunds Library and join us for a quiet and cosy story time session<\/a> this October half-term! Listen along to an engaging story and then spend some time with your little ones exploring the library and sharing the magic of books.<\/p>\n Storytime takes place in the Family Hub with hot chocolates available afterwards in the Activity Space.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 27 October at Sudbury Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Grab a pair of headphones and explore the library space while listening to the story of Katharine’s love of books and her role in championing women’s education at this pop-up experience for all ages<\/a>, all recorded here in the heart of East Anglia.<\/p>\n Through a masterful blend of text and innovative binaural soundscapes, explore Katharine\u2019s devotion, defiance, and resilience, and discover why her story resonates so powerfully today.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October at Capel St Mary Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Come along to Capel St Mary Library and enjoy the Forest of Stories Playscape<\/a>, filled with different sensory play activities for children to enjoy!<\/p>\n Explore an immersive playscape linked to stories, forests, animals and the great outdoors, sparking their imaginations, and fostering a love for the environment.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 27 October at Saxmundham Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Join us at Saxmundham Library for some spooooky crafts! Get involved in making a variety of Halloween-themed crafts<\/a> for you to take home with you. Perfect to keep the little ones busy this October half-term!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday 27 October to Sunday 1 November at Stowmarket Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Calling all Pok\u00e9mon trainers! Grab your Pok\u00e9dex and join in with a fun hunt around Stowmarket Library<\/a>!<\/p>\n Ghost-type Pok\u00e9mon have escaped and are hiding all around the bookshelves. There’s Haunter, Sableye, Mimikyu and more! If you find them all, you will win a prize!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 28 October at Gainsborough Community Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Join us at Gainsborough Community Library and enjoy a selection of gaming activities<\/a>, suitable for families of all ages!<\/p>\n We’ll have table tennis, pool tables and VR gaming set up in the Community Room. There’ll also be some fun nature-themed wand making crafts in the main library space!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 28 October at Southwold Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Join us for an autumn-themed pottery painting session<\/a> with Southwold-based illustrator Gallery Thea! Children and teens can get involved with creating their own hanging decorations, mugs, tiles, trinket boxes and more!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 28 October at Hadleigh Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Celebrate the changing seasons with a free craft activity for children!<\/p>\n We’ll have a variety of autumn and tree-themed craft activities<\/a> available, including leaf rubbing, fingerprint tree painting, making woodland mice and creating a group tree collage to display in the library. As well as autumn colouring fun!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 28 October at Newmarket Library<\/strong> The friendly faces behind the European Bioinformatics Institute will teach you all about how they use biological data to understand the world around us at this informal drop-in for all the family!<\/p>\n Take part in fun, hands on activities that explore the biodiversity all around us, from insects to plants, find out about how they are all connected and how data can be our tool to help protect and restore our environment.<\/p>\n We have sessions available at Newmarket Library<\/a> and at Lowestoft Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday 29 October at Felixstowe Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Join us for a fun puppet show performance<\/a> at Felixstowe Library! Suitable for young children and their families.<\/p>\n Billy Goats Gruff is the simple story of three hungry goats and a grumpy old troll, told with a gentle ecological message.<\/p>\n Watch out for the dance of the goats, the flying troll and loads and loads of rubbish. And don’t forget to make friends with a little green frog hopping about…<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday 30 October at Ipswich County Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Join us at Ipswich County Library for a free half-term digital art workshop<\/a> for 10-16 year olds!<\/p>\n In this workshop we will be designing our own unique VTuber characters, then using VRoid Studio to bring our character to life!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday 30 October at Thurston Library<\/strong><\/p>\n Welcome to the first in our series of special storytelling’s by authors reading their own books!<\/p>\n Dominique Valente will be visiting Thurston Library for a special storytelling session<\/a>, reading from her latest in her Starfell series, answering any questions you may have about the books, being an author or even her favourite things!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”19px” text_line_height=”1.3em” link_font_size=”19px” link_line_height=”1.3em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\nPlay with Clay: Wildlife Offerings Workshop<\/h3>\n
Halloween Mask Creation<\/h3>\n
Cosy Book Club<\/h3>\n
The Katharine of Aragon Pop-up Experience<\/h3>\n
Forest of Stories Playscape<\/h3>\n
Half-Term Halloween Crafts<\/h3>\n
Ghost Type Pok\u00e9mon Hunt<\/h3>\n
Pool, Table Tennis and VR Gaming<\/h3>\n
Autumn Pottery Painting<\/h3>\n
Autumn Crafts for Children<\/h3>\n
Biodiversity Data Detectives<\/h3>\n
Thursday 29 October at Lowestoft Library<\/strong><\/p>\nThree Billy Goats Gruff Puppet Show<\/h3>\n
VTuber Character Design Workshop<\/h3>\n
Author Stories with Dominique Valente<\/h3>\n
Live Theatre: Jekyll & Hyde<\/h3>\n