Storytime and Craft activities for children

All craft activities are free and drop-in.

Monday 30 May

• 11am to 12 noon at Central Library: Design a Jubilee flag or plate. Prize awarded for the best design!
• 11am at North End Library: Crown making
• 2pm at Paulsgrove Library: Jubilee craft activity
• 2pm at Southsea Library: Special Jubilee story time

Tuesday 31 May

• 11am to 12 noon at Central Library: Make a Queen or soldier peg or spoon doll (for ages 6+). Prize awarded for the best design!
• 11am at Alderman Lacey Library: Special Jubilee story time and Crown making craft
• 10am at Beddow Library: Special Jubilee story time and Queen’s knickers bunting craft
• 11.30am at Southsea Library: Make your own Jubilee bunting and crown

Wednesday 1 June

• 10am to 10.30am at Central Library: Queen themed story and singalong and then crown making from 11am. Prize awarded for the best design!
• 11am at Cosham Library: Special Jubilee story time

 

Children’s Jubilee tea parties

Tickets £1 per person for an afternoon of drinks, cake and fun to celebrate the Jubilee! Book a place at your local library.

• Monday 30 May, 3pm at Alderman Lacey Library
• Tuesday 31 May, 3pm at Beddow Library
• Wednesday 1 June, 2pm at Central Library
• Wednesday 1 June, 3pm at Southsea Library

 

Displays and exhibitions

Throughout the week each library will have Jubilee themed colouring available, a corgi hunt (at Beddow Library) plus colourful Jubilee displays.

• Cosham Library: Jubilee Big Read Book promotion and a gallery of Jubilee children’s pictures
• North End Library: Interactive Jubilee jigsaw. Children pick a piece to colour in and add it to the jigsaw
• Paulsgrove Library: Display of milestones and events throughout the Queen’s reign
• Central Library Foyer: A display of the history of each decade of the Queen’s reign
• Portsmouth History Centre (second floor of Central Library): An exhibition of the Queen’s visits to Portsmouth over the decades