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Event Audience: Children

Join Puneet Bhandal, author of the Bollywood Academy fiction books, as she talks about her middle grade fiction series set in the glitzy world of a Bollywood stage school.  

Puneet will: 

★ Share fun and fascinating stories about her work as a film journalist, so you can get a glimpse of Bollywood behind the scenes! 

★ Introduce Bollywood and what makes it so unique, fabulous and loved all over the world by sharing favourite song clips. 

★ Talk about her books Starlet Rivals and Melody Queen. You can also learn all about the inspiration behind the story and lovable characters. 

★ Answer all your burning questions about writing, and of course, about Bollywood! 

And finally, you’ll enjoy a Bollywood dance workshop where you’ll learn the steps to a Bollywood song and dance with Puneet! 

FREE, no need to book, just turn up

Join us for a delightful storytelling and rhyme session tailored for parents and their little ones under 8 years old! Every Friday at 10:30 am, immerse yourselves in 30 minutes of enchanting tales and rhythmic fun. Our engaging storytellers will whisk you into magical worlds through captivating stories and interactive rhymes, fostering a love for storytelling and language development in your child.

It’s a perfect opportunity for bonding and igniting imaginations together. Come create cherished memories with your little bookworms! Secure your spot now for a cosy and joyful session of stories and rhymes.

Join professional storyteller Liz Fost for an interactive storytelling session followed by puppet making!

FREE, no need to book, just turn up

Unleash your creativity at our ‘Hear we Share’ creative workshop at the Fabula Festival. Join us for an alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter themed session as part of the ‘Colours of Redbridge’ programme, we’ll be collecting your stories and hopes for what you would like to experience in the future. Free tea and cakes for your contributions!

Booking on the day may be enforced at busy times.

Get creative with our Fabula summer crafts at South Woodford Library. The following activities will be available from 11 to 4pm.

  • Create a Labyrinth
  • Make a Board Game
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Giant Snakes and Ladders
  • Colouring Sheets

Part of Redbridge Fabula Festival.

Inspired by the arts and crafts of South Asia, join us to make and decorate your own elephant puppet in ceremonial costume.

FREE

Drop-in session – no booking required

Have you ever wondered how all the amazing books in a library were written? Or what makes a good story, ‘good’? Well it all starts with a sentence. In this short workshop with author Simon Maeder you will learn the secrets of writing a great sentence which will lead to a great story!

From useful tips and tricks to real in-depth understanding of the rules of the English language, this workshop is sure to make you more confident in your writing. We look forward to welcoming you and to reading your perfect sentences!

As part of this year’s Fabula Festival with Cabinet of Living Cinema and with the kind support of the BFI Film Exhibition Fund, catch the Enchanted Cinema’s new interactive project in Redbridge Libraries on Wednesday 26th July.

While Kieron creates beautiful cinematic scores to animated films on harp, viola, guitar and piano, YOU – a pop-up Orchestra of Enchanted Sounds – create live sound FX – seabirds, frogs, baby turtles, ”a cat-bus”, a snoring Totoro and a forest growing and live narration to and animated version of Where the Wild Things Are which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. All instruments / FX are provided.

Duration: 1hr 15mins

Suitable for children aged 4+ and their families. Spaces will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

We appreciate donations as this helps us continue to bring you high quality events and activities in the future. This event is ‘Pay What You Can’ and you can donate to Redbridge Libraries via Eventbrite or you can simply drop-in on the day.

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Immerse yourself into reading

Pop-in at Lab Central during Fabula for a captivating reading experience using Augmented Reality books. Borrow one of our tablets to interact with the virtual characters of each books and let your imagination run wild! An experience for all ages.

Free, drop-in at any time. First-come, first served.

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