Idea Store Special Events Jan/Feb 2010

Events and ActivitiesSpecial Events January - Feb 2010

Events for under 5s to over 50s, we’ve got it all

Activities & Events

The weather may be getting colder, but you’ll always find a warm welcome at the Idea Stores. Over the next two months, we have an activity-packed schedule to keep you busy during the long autumn nights.

We look forward to seeing you.

For more information about any event, just ask at the helpdesk or call 020 7364 4332. For more information about Idea Store Courses and Learning, call 020 7364 5665

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Activities & Events

It’s the beginning of a new year and there’s no better way to start 2010 than taking part in some of the great activities and events in Idea Stores and libraries. We’ll be celebrating National Story Telling Week, running fantastic activities for the kids during half-term, showing some cool films on the big screen and lots more.

For more information about any event, just ask at the helpdesk or call 020 7364 4332. For more information about Idea Store Courses and Learning, call 020 7364 5665

Story Time [All Ages]Get ready to celebrate National Story Telling Week by listening to some wonderful stories. Read aloud from your favourite picture books!

Saturday 9 January2.00pm - 3.00pm

Saturday 16 January2.00pm - 3.00pm

Saturday 23 January 2.00pm - 3.00pm

National Story Telling Week Activity [All Ages]Saturday 30 January 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Celebrate the start of National Story Telling Week with a creative activity for all of you budding writers out there! Write and design your very own picture book. For adults there is a Q&A and book signing with local author Kia Abdullah.

Project YOU Activity Day [Ages 5-19]Saturday 30 January 10.00am - 2.00pm

Do you wish there was something to do that would have a positive impact on your life? Well, there are many uniformed organisations in Tower Hamlets that can help you do just that. Come and join us for our very first ‘Project YOU Activity Day’ which will have members of 9 different uniformed units ready and willing to talk to you about their experiences of being part of fun and exciting groups, such as Police Cadets, Army Cadets, Scouts, Girl Guides, St John’s Ambulance and many more.

LGBT Month Film Screenings:As part of celebrating Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Month we will be showing a film every week. Free popcorn! Gods and Monsters (Cert 15)Wednesday 3 February6.00pm - 9.00pm

Kinky Boots (Cert 12)Wednesday 10 February6.00pm - 9.00pm

Transamerica (Cert 15)Wednesday 17 February 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Milk (Cert 15)Wednesday 24 February6.00pm - 9.00pm

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Chinese New Year [All Ages]Saturday 6 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Make cards and get ready for Chinese New Year with this year’s animal, the tiger!

Life Size Tintin [All Ages]Monday 15 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Design a life size poster of Tintin and his inseparable dog Snowy.

Comic Books [All Ages]Tuesday 16 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Write your very own Tintin adventure comic book.

Tintin Characters [All Ages]Wednesday 17 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Re-create your favourite Tintin character.

Tintin’s Bad Hair Day [All Ages]Thursday 18 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Tintin is having a bad hair day. Get crafty and design Tintin’s hair for him!

Tintin Fest [All Ages]Friday 19 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Watch Tintin in action on the big screen.

Tintin Finale [All Ages]Saturday 20 February 11.00am - 4.00pm

A range of fun activities to end your half term Tintin adventure with a bang.

Kidzone: Tintin Theme[All Ages]Sunday 21 February 1.30pm - 3.00pm

The Tintin adventure isn’t over yet! Enjoy a fun packed Tintin themed Kidzone!

Jewish Book Week27 February - 7 March

A celebration of Jewish and Jewish related writing. See in store for details of events and displays.

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Tintin’s Half -Term Adventures:

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Recycle! [Ages 18+]Monday 11 - Saturday 23 January

Resolve one of your new year’s resolutions & find out how to recycle more.

Resolve! [Ages 18+]Throughout January

What do you plan to change for 2010? Pick up some books from our special display on how to change the world!!!

Re-ART! [Ages18+]Friday 22 January 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Make art out of rubbish and refresh your ideas. Why not bring in your old unwanted Christmas cards and make them into new art.

Read! [Ages 3-7]Saturdays 9, 16, 23 & 31 January 2.30pm - 3.30pm

To celebrate National Story Telling Week why not come along, read stories with the team and pick up your own favourites to take home.

Love you! [Ages 2-4]Wednesday 10 February 10.00am - 11.30am

Valentine card making for under 5s.

Love you! [Ages 18+]Friday 12 February 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Make a special handmade card for the one you love and show them you really care.

Pink Paperbacks [Ages 18+]Throughout February

An exhibition about gay & lesbian writers and their history.

Feeling Good! [Ages18+]Monday 25 January - 6 February

See in store for details of special events & information on healthy eating & fitness…read yourself fit!

Idea Store Canary Wharf Special Events

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For more information about any event, just ask at the helpdesk or call 020 7364 43326

ICE! [Ages 4-14]Monday 15 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Get creative icing a biscuit, then take your art home & eat it!

Sock Puppets [Ages 4-14]Wednesday 17 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Make a new friend!

Animal Mask Making [Ages 4-14]Friday 19 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

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Art attack! [Ages 4-14]Saturday 20 February 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Are you a Picasso or a Van Gogh? Come and find out in our creative session.

Plus: our Under 5s Sessions are back in January & February; Every Tuesday and Wednesday mornings 10.00am - 11.30am.

Also Bish Bash Bosh Thursday 1.30pm - 2.30pm making music with a bang and especially for dads a session on Saturdays 10.30am - 11.30am…learn new stories and songs with your tots.



Idea Store Canary Wharf Special Events

Half term happenings


Idea Store Chrisp Street Special EventsYoung Mayor 2010 Hustings [Ages 11-18]Saturday 9 January 11.00am - 2.00pm

Listen to the campaign speeches of the 2010 candidates.

For more information go to www.amp.uk.net

Martin Luther King Day [Families]Monday 18 January 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Learn about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, through film, games, quizzes and more!

National Storytelling Week: The launch [Families]Saturday 30 January 10.00am - 4.00pm

Storytelling is the oldest art form in the world! We kick off this week with entertaining storytelling, a chance to share your own stories and a poetry reading.

National Storytelling Week: Story & Rhyme Time [Ages 0-5]Tuesday 2 February 11.00am - 12.30pm

Come and celebrate national storytelling week with us and explore the world of storytelling in our special story & rhyme time!

National Storytelling Week: Aaj Kal [Ages 18+]Wednesday 3 February 11.00am - 1.00pm

Share your favourite childhood stories, or life in the East End with the rest of the group.

National Storytelling Week: Golden Moments [Ages 50+]Thursday 4 February 10.00am - 12.00pm

Do you have a special moment you would like to share? An exciting childhood memory perhaps? Listen to others stories and share some of your own in this special Golden Time!

Chinese New Year Funday [Families]Saturday 13 February 10.00am - 4.00pm

Come and celebrate the Year of the Tiger with fun arts and crafts activities.

Valentine’s Special [Families]Sunday 14 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Take part in our arts and crafts workshop and create your own Valentine’s Day cards and crafts for that special someone!

For more information about any event, just ask at the helpdesk or call 020 7364 4332

Jacqueline Wilson Special [Families]Monday 15 - Friday 19 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Come and join in with the fun filled week of activities themed around the fantastic books by Jacqueline Wilson!

International Language Day [Families]Sunday 21 February 12.00pm - 1.00pm

Join in the discussion with school children and parents who will be talking about the importance of ‘mother tongue’.

LGBT Exhibition [Families]Monday 22 February - Monday 22 March

Join us as we celebrate the lives and achievements of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.



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Half term Activities

Idea Store Chrisp Street Special Events


Idea Store Whitechapel Special EventsYoung Mayor 2010 Hustings [Ages 11-18]Wednesday 6 January

5.00pm - 8.00pm

Listen to the campaign speeches of the 2010 candidates.

For more information go to www.amp.uk.net

National Storytelling Week [All Ages]30 January - 6 February

All week our displays will reflect a selection of great life stories from our biography section as well as some of the best modern and classic fiction.

Video Diary [All Ages]Saturday 30 January 10.00am - 4.30pm

Come and tell us what your favourite story is with a video diary that will appear on the Idea Store Website.

Storytelling Live![All Ages]Saturday 6 February 12.00pm - 4.00pm

For the last day of National Storytelling Week we are celebrating in the great verbal tradition. Come and listen to our Storyteller flaunt the magic of words in the foyer.

Book Group Author Event with Nadifa Mohamed [Ages18+]Thursday 11 February 7.00pm - 8.45pm

We will be discussing ‘Black Mamba Boy’ with debut novelist Nadifa Mohamed. Nadifa will be reading, answering questions and signing copies of her new book which will also be on sale at the event. For fans of Adichie’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, this stunning novel is set in 1930s Somalia and spans a decade of war and upheaval, all seen through the eyes of a small boy.

Valentine’s Day Weekend [All Ages]Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 February

Come and view our Valentine’s stock and contribute to our ‘What You Love’ display by telling us all about the things you love.

International Mother Language Day [All Ages]Sunday 21 February 3.00pm - 5.00pm

A celebration of 6000 languages. come and find out more about the origin of this day.

See in store for details.


Half Term Movie FunSee some great films on the Idea Store big screen

The Parent Trap (Cert PG)Saturday 13 February 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Cert 12+)Monday 15 February 12.00pm - 2.30pm

Ice Age 3 (Cert U)Tuesday 16 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

The Little Mermaid (Cert U)

Wednesday 17 February 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Decorate a Stained-Glass Photo Frame [Ages 3-14]Saturday 13 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

A perfect gift for a friend or loved one or keep it for yourself with a picture of someone you love inside.

Make a Valentine’s Day Card [Ages 3-14]Sunday 14 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Don’t forget Valentine’s Day this year! You’d better get making a card - quick! Don’t worry, we’ve got everything you need to make a beautiful greeting card for someone you love - just bring your own imagination!

Beast Quest Mask-Making [Ages 3-12]Monday 15 February 3.00pm - 5.00pm

Become your favourite ‘Beast Quest’ creature by making a mask to amaze and terrify! Don’t worry if you’ve never read them, we’ve got loads of ideas to get you started.

Martial Arts [Age 7-14]Tuesday 16 February 4.20pm - 5.15pm

Come and learn the ancient art from a Grand Master. Suitable for all levels of experience, please wear comfortable clothing.

February Half term Events

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Make an Under-the-Sea Mobile [Ages 7-12]Wednesday 17 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Create a colourful mobile for your bedroom and have some fishy fun!

Superhero Day! [All Ages]Thursday 18 February 10.00am - 5.00pm

Get dressed, then put your (clean!) underpants on the outside and come and join us for some superhero fun! Watch the Man of Steel strut his stuff in Superman Returns, build a life-sized superhero and become an illustrator as you design your own comic strip.

Fantastic Mr Fox Day! [All Ages]Friday 19 February 10.00am - 5.00pm

Celebrate the DVD release of this great movie adaptation by joining us for a whole day of activities inspired by everyone’s favourite (and fantastic of course…) fox. See in-store for more details.

Movie Madness [Ages 18+]Sundays 2.15pm - 5.00pm

Watch some great films on the Idea Store big screen.

3 January Calendar Girls10 January The Bucket List17 January Serendipity24 January The Devil Wears Prada31 January The Pursuit of Happyness7 February Love and Basketball14 February PS I Love You21 February The Notebook28 February When Harry Met Sally

Golden Time [Ages 50+]Mondays 10.15am - 12.00pm

1 February Jewellery Making 8 February Make your own Valentine’s Cards15 February Movie Mania!22 February Computer Session



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Bethnal Green Library Special EventsFilms for Children Join us for some great films on the library big screen!

The Wild (Cert U)Saturday 2 January 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Tinkerbell (Cert U)Saturday 16 January 2.00pm - 4.00pm

A Knight in Camelot (Cert PG)Saturday 30 January 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Ice Princess (Cert U)

Saturday 20 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Stories for January [Ages 5-10]Have you got a story to tell? Then why not share it with friends and listen to other people’s stories.

Monday 4, 11, 18, 25 January 4.00pm - 4.45pm

London Writing Book Group [Adult]Tuesday 5 January 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Discuss London Writing at our monthly book group.

The book for discussion this month is HG Wells’ ‘War of the Worlds’.

The classic science fiction novel that describes an alien invasion and the destruction of London.

London Lives [Ages 16+]Tuesday 12 January 10.30am - 12.00pm

Tuesday 19 January 10.30am - 12.00pm

Come and join our storytelling session. Join local writer and cultural historian Roger Mills who will be working with you to explore the hidden histories of you and your local area.

London Writing Book Group [Adult]Tuesday 2 February 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Discuss London Writing at our monthly book group.

The book discussion this month is Jeremy Gavron’s ‘An Acre of Barren Ground’, a history of Brick Lane written as a novel, covering several centuries of life in the East End.

Chinese New Year Art Attack! [Ages 5-11]Saturday 6 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Create an artwork using the Chinese characters for your initials and the year you were born and celebrate the upcoming Year of the Tiger!


Be My Valentine [Ages 5+]Saturday 13 February 2.00pm-4.00pm

Would you like to make a Valentine card for someone special?

Come along to our craft session and send some love.

Card Making [Ages 5+]Monday 15 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Design and make your own greetings card or a birthday card for friends - see how far your imagination can take you.

Henna Painting [All Ages]Tuesday 16 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Enjoy the art of Henna painting - get a great design painted on your hand.

Fun for all the family.

Board Game Bonanza [All Ages]Thursday 18 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Join in with our board game sessions. Connect 4, Kerplunk, chess, draughts, table football and many more!

Celebrate LGBT month with Poet, Roger N.Taber [Ages 16+]Friday 19 February 7.00pm - 8.30pm

Roger N. Taber was born in Kent in 1945 and has a growing reputation as a poet. Some 500+ poems have appeared in various poetry publications world-wide. His 6th major collection will be available in the spring. A gay man, his poems (and fiction) often reflect gay issues among many other contemporary themes.



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Cubitt Town Library Special EventsOver 50s Club [Ages 50+]Thursdays 10.00am - 12.00pm

14 January Chat time

28 January Local history talk

11 February Games Session

25 February Local parks talk by the Park Rangers

Storytime for Children [Ages 5-10]Saturday 16 January 2.00pm - 3.30pm

Join us for an afternoon of fun and stories and even write your own!

Pippin Puppets [Ages 4-8]Tuesday 16 February 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Come and see the ‘Wonderful Adventures of Henry Hedgehog’ - a delightful, magical, interactive puppet show.

Board Game Bonanza! [Ages 5-10]Friday 19th February 10.00am - 11.30am

Join in the fun and you might win a prize!




Aaj Kal [Adults]Every Monday 11.00am - 12.00pm

Current Affairs in Sylheti/Bengali. Relax, meet new friends over tea & coffee. Discuss current affairs, local & international news, views or books and learn basic computer skills.

Monday 11 January

‘Tell Your Story’Monday 22 February

Discussion on the ‘Importance of Mother Tongue’.

Create a Calendar Craft Session [All Ages]Saturday 9 January 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Create a calendar featuring your favourite storybook character.

Family Craft Club [All Ages]Saturday 16 January 2.00pm - 3.00pm

‘Tell Me a Story’ - Make your own storybook with words and pictures.

Comic Strip Workshop [All Ages]Saturday 23 January 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Tell a story in pictures by creating your own fantastic comic.

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Storytelling Sessions [All Ages]Saturday 30 January 2.00pm - 3.00pm & 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Storytelling and songs with a popular children’s entertainer.Limited tickets available at the library from 12.00pm on the day.

Family Craft Club [All Ages]Saturday 6 February 2.00pm - 3.00pm

A fun craft session for all the family.

Chinese New Year Family Funday [All Ages]Saturday 13 February

Chinese Craft Session10.00am - 12.00pm

Come along and make Chinese Lanterns and Fans at this family craft session.

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Chinese New Year Party 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with music, fun and food.

Myths and Monsters Craft Session [Ages 3-16]Monday 15 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Make a model of a Greek Mythological Monster in clay.

Limited tickets available at the library from 12.00pm on the day.

‘In the Frame’ Craft Session [Ages 3-16]Tuesday 16 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Illustrate a scene from your favourite book then decorate a picture frame to put it in.


Dancercise [Ages 0-16]Thursday 18 February 2.00pm - 3.00pm & 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Modern Dance and exercise session for children of all ages.


Watney Market Library Special Events

Half term Events


‘Wind in the Willows’ Craft Session [All Ages]Friday 19 February 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Design and decorate a wind chime.


Family Craft Club [All Ages]Saturday 20 February 2.00pm - 3.00pm

‘Picture Perfect’ - paint a picture on real canvas.

Community Funday [All Ages]Saturday 27 February 10.00am - 4.00pm

Come along and meet the people from the Council’s Communities, Localities and Culture Teams who work to make your community a safer, better place to live in.



Courses and Learning at Idea Store

Get Started in Reiki HealingCourse code B2155

Starts Tuesday 12 JanuaryFor 5 weeks at Idea Store Whitechapel6:30pm - 8:30pm

£32 or £12 (concessions)

Introduction to Mind, Body and Spirit Healing Course code B2152

Starts Thursday 14 JanuaryFor 5 weeks at Idea Store Whitechapel10:30am - 12:30pm£32 or £12 (concessions)

Certificate in Reiki Healing Stage 1 Course code B1996

Starts Thursday 14 JanuaryFor 5 weeks at The Shadwell Centre6:30pm - 9:00pm £36 or £15 (concessions)

Get Started with Kathak DanceCourse code B3572

Starts Tuesday 12 JanuaryFor 10 weeks at Idea Store Whitechapel7:30pm - 9:00pm£44 or £19 (concessions)

Improve your BalletCourse code B3254

Starts Tuesday 13 JanuaryFor 10 weeks at Idea Store Whitechapel7:30pm - 9:00pm£61 or £19 (concessions)

Get Started in Anatomy & Physiology Course code B2131

Starts Wednesday 13 JanuaryFor 5 weeks at Idea Store Whitechapel6:30pm - 8:30pm £32 or £12 (concessions)

Digital Art Techniques - Stage 2Course code B3254

Starts Thursday 14 JanuaryFor 10 weeks at Idea Store Bow7:00pm - 9:00pm£54 or £29 (concessions)

For course fees and further information please ask a member of staff, call 020 7364 5665 or visit

www.learningladder.co.uk or come into an Idea Store or Learning Centre


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Idea Store Opening TimesMonday-Thursday 9.00am - 9.00 pm

Friday 9.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm (Bow, Chrisp Street)

11.00am - 5.00pm (Whitechapel)

12.00 noon - 6.00pm (Canary Wharf)

Library Opening TimesMonday 9.00am - 8.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market)

Closed (Local Studies/Archives)

Tuesday 9.00am - 8.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town)

9.00am - 5.00pm (Watney Market)

10.00am - 8.00pm (Local Studies/Archives)

Wednesday Closed

Thursday 9.00am - 8.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market, Local Studies/Archives)

Friday 9.00am - 6.00pm (Bethnal Green, Local Studies/Archives)

9.00am - 5.00pm (Cubitt Town, Watney Market)

Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market, Local Studies/Archives)

Sunday Closed

Dorset Library is temporarily closed for Health and Safety reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. In the interim the Idea Store Mobile Library will be visiting the area.

For more information about any of our events, just ask at the helpdesk, call020 7364 4332 or visit www.ideastore.co.uk

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