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Croydon Celebrates The Charles Dickens’ Bicentenary 2012

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To celebrate Charles Dickens’ bicentenary, the first ever City Read London takes place in April 2012 with a focus on the well known novel, Oliver Twist. There are free events in Croydon Libraries and Museum, as well as across the whole of London. Copies of Oliver Twist are available to borrow from all Croydon libraries and e-book and e-audio versions can be downloaded free from libraries online at www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/libraries

This will be London’s first City Read, and it is anticipated that it will become an annual event. For more information visit www.cityreadlondon.org.uk or www.facebook.com/cityreadlondon

Free

Events For

All Ages

Throughout

April

CROYDON ACTIVITIES AND EVENTSPlaces should be reserved by contacting the library.Numbers are limited for some events so be quick.Telephone: 0208 726 6900 Email: [email protected]

MUSEUM OF CROYDON, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

CLOCKTOWER ACTIVITIES ROOM, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

CENTRAL LIBRARY, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY & ARCHIVES, Central Library, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET

Activities Date ForActor led gallery tour : See Croydon in Dickens’ times, through the eyes of Phiz, illustrator of many of Dickens’ novels and Croydon resident in the 19th century.

Sat 21st April 11am-1pm & 2-4.30pm Families Drop InFree

Activities Date ForDickensian Childhood: Family Workshop to create a Victorian costume inspired by the Museum of Croydon collections.

Weds 11th & Thurs 12th April11am-1pm & 2-4.30pm

Families Drop InFree

Activities Date ForDigital Dickens: Websites For Your Research Throughout April All ages

Victorian Themed IT Taster Sessions: Using Ancestry and Census

Throughout April All ages

Rhymetime with Rhymes from Dickensian Times Weds 11th April 11-11.30am Under fives & carers(No Need to book)

SPLATS Theatre Company: an Interactive Performance of Oliver Twist

Sat 14th April 11.30am-12.15pm Families with children aged 7+

A Dickensian Treasure Trail Around the Children’s Library All week 16th-21st April Children

“Dickens: A Walk Through London” a Talk by Ian Porter Sat 28th April 2-3.15pm Adults

Display Date ForCroydon in Dickens’ Time: photographs of Croydon in the 19th century.


ASHBURTON LIBRARY, Shirley Road, Addiscombe, CR9 7AL

BRADMORE GREEN LIBRARY, Bradmore Way, Old Coulsdon, CR5 1PE

BROAD GREEN LIBRARY, 89 Canterbury Road, Croydon, CR0 3HH

Activities Date ForVictorian Card Making Tues 3rd April 3-5pm Adults

Stories & Crafts from the Time of Oliver Twist Thurs 5th April 2.30-3.30pm Ages 5-11

Dickens’ London: The story of the Croydon Workhouse. A talk by Janice Hendry

Tues 10th April 10.30-11.30am Adults

The Age of Elegance: Napkin folding Fri 20th April 11.00am-12 noon Adults

Dickensian Childhood: Beatrix Potter activities Fri 20th April 4-5pm Children

The Age of Elegance: Quilling Thurs 26th April 2-4pm Adults

Victorian Treasure Hunt Fri 27th April 4-5pm Children

Activities Date ForCharles Dickens Quizzes and Displays Throughout April All ages

Drop In

Crafts from the Time of Oliver Twist Weds 4th April 2-3.30pm Families with children aged 7+

Chatterbooks Children’s Reading Group: Oliver Twist Activities

Mon 2nd April 3.45-4.30pm Ages 8 – 11

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymetime Friday 27th April 11am Under fives & carers (No Need to book)

Young Chatterbooks: stories and crafts from Oliver Twist Friday 27th April 3.45pm Families with children aged 3-7 (No Need to book)

Discover Your Family’s Victorian Past Using Ancestry Online Tuesday mornings throughout April Adults(Please book a session)

Activities Date ForToys and Games Children Played when Charles Dickens was alive

Tues 3rd April 2.30-3.30pm Ages 4+

Stories & Crafts from the Time of Oliver Twist Tues 10th April 2.30-3.30pm Ages 4+

Victorian Craft Activity Fri 13th April 11.00am-12noon Families with children aged 5+

Oliver Twist Activities at the Homework Help Club Sat 14th April 2.30-3.30pm Ages 7+

Is Your House Victorian? Mon 16th April / Sat 28th April2.30-4.30pm

All AgesDrop In(No need to book)

Rhymetime with Rhymes from Victorian Times Fri 20th April 10.30-11.00am Under fives & carers(No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Arty, Crafty, Computer Fun Mon 30th April 10.30am-12 noon Under fives

Create an Oliver Twist Collage All month All agesDrop In and Have a Go!

COULSDON LIBRARY, Brighton Road, CR5 2NH

NEW ADDINGTON LIBRARY, Central Parade, CR0 0JB

Activities Date ForCharles Dickens Quizzes and Displays Throughout April Drop In

Easter Holidays craft table 2nd-14th April All ages

Family Victorian Scavenger Hunt 2nd – 14th April Drop In

Stories & Crafts From the Times of Oliver Twist Tues 3rd, 17th & 24th April 4-5pm Ages 5-10


Thurs 5th April 4-5pm Ages 8 - 11

Digital Dickens: Websites For Your Research Sat 7th April All ages

Discover Your Family's Victorian Past Using Ancestry Online Saturdays 7th & 14th April 2.15-3.15pm & Mon 16th April 9.30-10:30 am and 11-12noon

Adults

Dickens’ London: The story of the Croydon Workhouse. A talk by Janice Hendry

Fri 13th April 10.30am Adults

Young Chatterbooks: stories and crafts from Oliver Twist Friday 13th April 4-5pm Families with children aged 3-7(No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rock & Rhyme Sat 14th April 10am Under fives & carers(No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymetime and Wiggle & Jiggle Tuesday 17th April 10-10.30 & 11-11.30 Under fives & carers(No Need to book)

Twisting Oliver: a Charles Dickens Writing Workshop for children


Cane Hill: a Talk by Pam Buttrey Thurs 26th April 10.30am Adults

Coulsdon Community Reading Group – discussing Oliver Twist Meets at Comrades Club, opposite Library

Thurs 26th April 7pm Adults

Couldson writers group – Twisting Oliver: a creative writing workshop for adults

Fri 27th April 10am – 12noon Adults

Twisting Oliver: a Charles Dickens Writing Workshop for Teens Sat 28th April 2.30 – 3.30pm Ages 11 -16

Victorian Card Making Mon 30th April 4-5pm Ages 6-10


Easter Holidays Craft Table 2nd-14th April Drop In All ages

Young Chatterbooks: stories and crafts from Oliver Twist Mondays 2nd, 16th & 30th April 4-5pm Families with children aged 5-7

Stories & Crafts From the Times of Oliver Twist Tues 3rd , Thurs 12th & Tues 24th April 10-11am

Families with children aged 3-7

Make a Victorian Easter card Sat 7th April 4.00pm - 5.00pm Families with children aged 5-7

Digital Dickens: Websites For Your Research Sat 7th April All ages

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymetime Tues 17th April 10am Under fives & carers (No Need to book)

Discover Your Family’s Victorian Past Using Ancestry Online Tuesdays 17th & 24th April Adults (Please book a session)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rock & Rhyme Sat 28th April 11.00am Under fives & carers (No Need to book

Twisting Oliver: a Charles Dickens Writing Workshop for Teens Saturday 28th April 2.30-3.30pm Ages 10 - 15

Activities Date ForDiscover Your Family’s Victorian Past Using Ancestry Online Every Monday in April (except 9th)

10.45-11.45amAdults

Toys Charles Dickens Might Have Played With Tues 3rd April 2.30-3.30pm Families with children aged 7+

Young Chatterbooks: Beatrix Potter stories and crafts Sat 7th April 2.30-3.30pm Families with children aged 4-8

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymetime & Wiggle and Jiggle Tues 10th April 10am-10.30 & 11.00-11.30am

Ages 0 – 2& 2-5(No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Storytime Fri 13th April 10.30-11.00 Ages 3+(No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rock & Rhyme Sat 14th April 10.30-11am Ages 0 – 5(No Need to book)

SPLATS Theatre Company: an Interactive Performance of Oliver Twist

Sat 14th April 2.30-3.30pm Families with children aged 7+

Toys Charles Dickens Might Have Played With Mon 16th April 2.30-3.30pm Adults

Victorian Card Making Activity Thurs 19th April 2.30-4.30pm Adults


Thurs 26th April 4-5pm Ages 8+

NORBURY LIBRARY, Beatrice Avenue, SW16 4UW

PURLEY LIBRARY, Banstead Road, CR8 3YH

Activities Date ForVictorian Craft Session & Knit and Knatter Mon 23rd April 2-3pm Adults

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Wiggle and Jiggle Every Thursday in April except 5th10.30-11.00 am

Under fives & carers

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymetime Every Friday in April except 6th11.00-11.30 am

Under fives & carers

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Storytime Every Saturday in April 11.00-11.30 am Families with children under 8

Twisting Oliver: a Charles Dickens Writing Workshop for Children


Twisting Oliver: a Charles Dickens Writing Workshop for Teens Fri 27th April 4-5pm Ages 11 – 16

Charles Dickens Quiz Sheets, Displays, Tweeting Quotes and Book Extracts


SANDERSTEAD LIBRARY, Farm Fields, South Croydon, CR2 0HL Activities Date ForCharles Dickens Quizzes Throughout April Ages 11- adult

Drop In

Digital Dickens: Websites For Your Research Sat 7th April 9.30am-4.30pm All ages Drop in

Create a Blog About Oliver Twist 2nd-7th April Ages 11- adultDrop in

Food Glorious Food – Research Victorian Recipes to Make at Home 2nd-7th & 17th – 21st April All ages Drop in

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymes, Stories & Crafts Wed 11th April 10.30am and 11.30am Families with children under 8

Life in a Dickensian Household: Fun and Games Tues 10th April 4-5pm Ages 8-11

Stories & Crafts From the Times of Oliver Twist Weds 11th April 4-5pm Ages 8-11

Oliver Twist Family Story Time & Crafts Weds 18th April 4pm Families with children aged 4+

Discover Your Family’s Victorian Past Using Ancestry Online 17th – 21th April All Ages Drop In

Charles Dickens Interactive Displays 24th – 28th April All Ages Drop In

SELSDON LIBRARY, Addington Road, CR2 8LA

SHIRLEY LIBRARY, Wickham Road/ Hartland Way, CR0 8BH


Digital Dickens: Websites For Your Research Sat 7th April Ages 11+Drop In

Create a Blog About Oliver Twist 2nd – 7th April Ages 11+Drop In

Food Glorious Food – Research Victorian Recipes to Make at Home

2nd – 7th & 17th – 21st April All agesDrop in

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymes, Songs, Stories & Crafts Tues 10th April 2pmFri 13th April 10.30 & 11.30amSat 14th April 10.30am

Under fives & carers(No Need to book)

Life in a Dickensian Household: Fun and Games Tues 10th April 10-11am Ages 8-11

Stories & Crafts From the Times of Oliver Twist Thurs 12th April 2-3pm Ages 8-11

Oliver Twist Family Storytime & Crafts Mon 16th April 4pm & Tues 17th April 2pm

Families with children under 8(No Need to book)

Discover Your Family’s Victorian Past Using Ancestry Online 17th – 21st April All AgesDrop In

“Dickens: A Walk Through London” a Talk by Ian Porter Thurs 26th April 2-3.15pm Adults

Teenage Reading Group: Oliver Twist for Today Sat 28th April 3pm Ages 11+(No need to book)

Activities Date For“Dickens: A Walk Through London” a Talk by Ian Porter Mon 2th April 2.15-3.30pm Adults

Card Making from Dickensian Times Tues 10th April 2.30-4.30pm AdultsDrop In(No Need to book)

Storytime from Dickensian times: Beatrix Potter Thurs 12th April 2.15pm-2.45pm Under 8s(No Need to book)

Once Upon A Dickensian Rhyme Sat 14th April 10-10.30am Under 5s(No Need to book)

Victorian Fan Making Tues 17th April 2.30-4.30pm AdultsDrop In(No Need to book)

Stories & Crafts from the Time of Oliver Twist Sat 21st April 2.30-4.30pm Ages 4 – 9Drop In(No Need to book)

Benjamin Franklin & Medicine in Dickensian Times: a talk by Dr Cambridge

Tues 24th April 2.15-3.30pm Adults

SOUTH NORWOOD LIBRARY, Lawrence Road, SE25 5AA Activities Date ForResearch Your Victorian House Sat 4th April 4pm All ages

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Wiggle and Jiggle Weds 11th April 11.00-11.30 am Under fives & carersDrop In(No Need to book)

Crafts From Dickensian Times Activities Fri 13th April 4.45-5.45pm All agesDrop In(No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Storytime Sat 14th April 11.00-11.30 am Families with children Under 8 Drop In (No Need to book)

Oliver Twist’s Victorian Rhymetime Fri 20th April 2-2.30pm Under fives & carers Drop In(No Need to book)

Then and Now Session - The Crystal Palace Fri 27th April 4.45-5.45 Adults

Dickens: His Life and History Fri 20th April 5pm Adults

Oliver Twist and Victorian Times: Drama Workshop for Teens Sat 21st April 1pm Ages 10 – 16 (No Need to book)

Twisting Oliver: a Charles Dickens Writing Workshop for Teens Sat 28th April 2 pm Ages 10 - 16

Charles Dickens Displays Throughout April All ages

THORNTON HEATH LIBRARY, Brigstock Road, CR7 7JB Activities Date ForWorkhouse Words: creative writing Dickensian style for teens Mon 2nd April 4.30 – 5.30pm Ages 10 – 16

(No Need to book)

Fairytales From the Time of Dickens: crafts based on well-loved tales

Tues 10th April 2-4pm Families with children aged 5-10

Croydon’s Oliver Twist: a talk on the Croydon workhouse Weds 11th April 10.30-11.30 Adults

‘Dickens: a Walk through London’ - a Historical talk with Ian Porter

Fri 20th April 10.30-11.30 Adults

Victorian Manga - illustrating Victorian fashion with a Manga Twist

Mon 23rd April 4.30 – 5.30pm Ages 10 – 16(No Need to book)

Comic Book Workshop: Oliver Twist’s London Tues 24th April 3.30-5.30pm Ages 8 - 12

Crafts from the Time of Charles Dickens Fri 27th April 11.00am-12noon Adults

Crafts from the Time of Oliver Twist Fri 27th April 4.30-5.30pm Ages 8-12

Write Like Dickens: Victorian Style Creative Writing Fri 27th April 5.30-6.30pm Adults

Victorian Book Quiz and Puzzles at the Homework Help Club 2nd – 13th April 2-5pm Ages 9+ Drop In (No Need to book)

Famous Victorians - Scavenger Hunt 2nd– 13th April Drop-in any time

CROYDON COMPETITION:

WHAT WOULD DICKENS DO?

In Oliver Twist, Dickens shows his readers what it was like to be a child growing up in the nineteenth century. Imagine that you are Charles Dickens and write a short story or article about what it is like to be a child growing up in Croydon in 2012.

Entries should be a maximum of 800 words and will be judged in two age categories: • Ages11-15• Adultsaged16andover

Please ensure that your entry includes your name, address and telephone number and your age, if entering the 11-15 year category. Entries should be emailed to [email protected] or handed in to any Croydon library by Friday 4 May 2012. The top prize in each age category will be a £25 gift voucher.

Charles

Dickens

Competition

111100

The City Read project has been created and developed by Stellar Libraries and London Libraries, in partnership with Dickens 2012 and Penguin Books and is the only campaign linking London’s libraries to the Dickens bicentenary celebrations.

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