It's Green Libraries Week this week – and Wolverhampton's libraries are celebrating libraries, reading and nature with a host of events open to all.

They include:

  • Paint a Plant Pot at Central Library today (Monday) from 4.30pm to 6.30pm
  • Nature Walk around West Park from Whitmore Reans Library tomorrow (Tuesday), meet at 10.15am
  • Board Games at Wednesfield Library on Thursday from 3pm to 4.45pm
  • Coffee Morning at Tettenhall Library on Friday from 10am to 11.30am
  • Green Poets Poetry Reading with Offa’s Press at Penn Library on Friday from 11am to noon
  • Writing Surgery with Paul Dowswell at Central Library on Saturday from 10am to 2pm (contact libraries@wolverhampton.gov.uk to book an appointment)
  • Paint a Plant Pot at Penn Library on Saturday from 2.30pm to 3.30pm (ages 6 to 11, booking required, call 01902 556281).

All events are free with some delivered as part of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport funded Know your Neighbourhood scheme, aimed at boosting volunteering opportunities, tackling isolation and connecting people to their local communities. Funding has been distributed in partnership with Libraries Connected and Arts Council England.

Robert Johnson, Head of Service, Community Information, said: “We have organised a range of events and activities over the next few days, making Green Libraries Week the perfect time to find out what your local library has to offer."

It's free to join Wolverhampton's libraries – to find out more, please visit Wolverhampton Libraries, call 01902 552025 or follow the library service on social media at Facebook and X.

Green Libraries Week, which runs until Saturday (12 October, 2024) celebrates libraries with a focus on the climate and sustainability. For more details, please visit Libraries Week.