April news & events from Southwold Library
Italian Conversation
Monday, 13th April for six weeks, 3.40–5:40pm @Southwold Library
£120 for 12-hour course.
To book, contact Southwold Library – tel: 01502 442817; e-mail: southwold.library@suffolk.gov.uk; or visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/southwoldlibrary.
Improvers’ Italian
Monday, 13th April for six weeks, 1.30–3:30pm @Southwold Library
£120 for 12-hour course.
To book, contact Southwold Library (details above).
Easter Pottery Painting with Gallery Thea
Wednesday, 1st April 10am and 2pm@ Southwold Library
£12 per child.
Egg cups, eggs and bunnies.
Limited spaces available, book now to avoid disappointment (Southwold Library contact details given above in first entry).
Eggtastic Experiments and Excitement for Kids with Kinetics Science Adventures Lab in a Library
Thursday, 2nd April 11am and 1.30pm @ Southwold Library
Let us bring the fun to Southwold Library. Hands-on science experiments, including eggtastic ones! Making buggies to carry an egg and then making a basket for your Easter egg collection at home. Decorating an egg and ending in a buggy race with your egg-vehicle! What an eggtastic time for the children and for the adults who will be helping them with their creations.
Aimed at five years and above.
£2 per child. Please do not wear your best clothes.
Book your place today! (Southwold Library contact details given above in first entry.)
Party With the Good Witch
Thursday, 9th April 11am and 2pm @ Southwold Library
Party games and magical fun with the Good Witch from Lucy’s Princess Parties.
£3 per child. Limited spaces. Book your place today! (Southwold Library contact details given above in first entry.)
Easter Crafts
Tuesday, 31st March and 7th April, 11am and 2pm @ Southwold Library
Make bunny, egg and chick themed crafts – different crafts both weeks.
Free crafts – no need to book.
Friends of Southwold Library present Slaughter in Southwold: Southwold Library Crime Writers’ Festival
Saturday, 13th and Sunday, 14th June @ Southwold Arts Centre, St Edmund’s Hall
Booking opens 1st April
Author talks by: Millicent Binks, Simon Brett, Nicci French, Elly Griffiths, Anna Mazzola, Abir Mukherjee, Andrew Hunter Murray, Salman Shaheen, Harriet Tyce and Julie Wassmer.
Tickets – £7 per talk, £30 Saturday, £25 Sunday or £55 for the weekend.
Sunday Fish-and-Chips Lunch with the authors.
Plus: Kate Ellis’ Murder at the Crippengate Hotel Murder Mystery Night – Friday, 12th June, 7pm.
Fun Crime Quiz Night – Saturday, 13th June, 7pm.
Whodunnit Puzzle Sheet available from 1st May – £1. Solve the crime and you could win a £10 book token.
Raffle for a luxury crime-related hamper (raffle tickets available from 1st May at Southwold Library).
Book at the Library, by phone on 01502 442817, or on the website www.ticketsource.co.uk/slaughterinsouthwold.
Chess Club @ Southwold Library
Friday, 6th, 23rd and 30th April, 4.30pm @ Southwold Library
Free play every week for kids aged 7+ and adults. Beginners’ teaching and assistance. Interested in other board or strategy games? Let us know and we can expand the group. Contact Southwold Library at 01502 442817 or southwold.library@suffolk.gov.uk.
Rummikub Klub @ Southwold Library
Thursday, 2nd and 16th April, 2.15pm @ Southwold Library
Usually the first and third Thursday from 2.15pm. Refreshments available.
Southwold Community Cinema
Wednesday, 29th April, 3pm @ Southwold Arts Centre
The Choral (2025) 15 Drama.
A choral society’s male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr Guthrie to recruit teenagers and experience the joy of singing.
Tickets are £5, including refreshments and can be booked online at www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk, by visiting the box office at Southwold Arts Centre, Cumberland Road, Southwold IP18 6JP, or by calling 01502 722572.
Weigh Your Baby @ Southwold Library!
Tuesday–Friday, 10am–1pm and 2–6pm
Saturday:, 9.30am–1pm and 2–5pm
Sunday, 11am–4pm
No booking required.
Let Us Help You Get Connected
Every Wednesday, 10am–12noon @ Southwold Library
Need help with tech? A drop-in advice session where we can help you with things like:
• Setting up e-mail and social media accounts.
• Online shopping (Amazon, eBay and more).
• Basic support with smartphones, tablets and computers.
• Travel plans using Google Maps and similar tools.
• Staying safe online and avoiding scams.
For more information, ask Library staff, call 01502 722519 or e-mail southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.
Friends of Southwold Library 100 Club
Would you like to turn your £1 in £25 and support your library?
For just £1 a month, you could win £25 at our monthly draw.
Southwold Library 100 Club is a fundraising club, and money raised will be used to support the facilities and services supplied by the Library.
***More members = more prizes***
Ask to join at Southwold Library today!
Southwold Library Jigsaw Swap Shop
Come and help yourself to a jigsaw at Southwold Library completely free! You can take one and return it, take one and return a different one or just take one (we have plenty).
Come and check out what we have available.
Blyth Poets ‘The Isle is Full of Voices’
Friday, 1st May, 2.15-3.30pm @ Southwold Library
A poetry group meeting at Southwold Library on the first Friday of every month. All are welcome to read or just listen. We invite contributions of original work or well-loved poems. Refreshment break in The Canteen. Free event, no booking required.
Mah-jong Group
Friday, 10th and 24th April, 2.15-4.15pm @ Southwold Library
Second and fourth Friday of the month. Can you play mah-jong? Do you want to learn? Come along and join the group at Southwold Library. £1 per person.
Scrabble Club
Thursday, 9th and 23rd April, 2.15pm @ Southwold Library
Second and fourth Thursdays of every month. All equipment supplied. Refreshment break in The Canteen. Free event, no booking is required.
Crochet and Craft Club
Every Wednesday, 2.15-4pm @ Southwold Library
£2 each.
A friendly group for all crafters as well as those who crochet (to any ability). Barbara will be on hand to teach crochet beginners, add to your crochet skills or troubleshoot problems, should you want to. Or just bring along your latest craft project and work on them together. Bring your own equipment or Barbara can supply crochet equipment at a price. Hot drinks supplied.
Lego Club!
Sundays, 12.15-1pm @ Southwold Library
Open to kids (and adults) of all ages. This spring, we are building Wonderful Wildlife. All donations of Lego welcome. Free event, no booking required. Adults: would you like to help with Lego Club? Just ask staff.
Southwold Library Reading Group
Thursday, 30th April, 6.30pm @ Southwold Library
This month, we are reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Pick up a book at Southwold Library. Free event, no booking required. Contact us at 01502 722519 or southwold.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk.
Baby Bounce & Tot Rock
Every Sunday and Tuesday, 10.30-11am @ Southwold Library
Instruments, clapping, jogging and action rhymes. For babies and toddlers of all ages. Free event, no booking required.
