Opening Hours:
Mon: 10am – 5pm
Tue: 9am – 6:30pm
Wed: 9am – 5:30pm
Thu: 9am – 5:30pm
Fri: 9am – 7pm
Sat: 9am – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 4pm
The Friends of Woodbridge Library (FOWL) If you’re enthusiastic about libraries, would enjoy helping to organise library events and are willing to help with our fundraising activities, please ask a member of staff for more details.
Digital Life Skills Course (sponsored by The Friends of Woodbridge Library ) – Fridays 4.30-6.30pm. Start Date TBC.
This is a 4 week beginners course to be held in the Meeting room at Woodbridge Library. Class size is limited to 8 and is available free of charge to anyone 18+ who would like help with the basics of getting online and using a laptop. Please contact Woodbridge Library on 01394 330855 or come to the library desk to sign up.
Open Space – Every Wednesday 1:30pm – 3:30pm An informal drop-in for anybody interested in their mental health and wellbeing, as well as families and carers. It is run in partnership with Suffolk Mind. Discussions and activities are built from suggestions from the group. For further information please don’t hesitate to contact Woodbridge Library on 01394 330855.
Knitting Group – Every Friday 2pm – 4pm For all types of knitters from expert to beginners, sewing to crochet, come and share your knowledge or pick up some tips.
Lego Club for Children – Saturday 7th June 10am-2pm Running on the first Saturday of every month, do come along to this free club and have a go at creating your own Lego masterpiece! Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Partners In Crime – a talk by thriller writers Rachel Wolf and Heather Critchlow – Saturday 7th June 3pm
Rachel (author of the much feted debut thriller Five Nights) and Heather (author of The Bloody Scotland debut prize-nominated Cal Lovett series ) talk about their lives of crime (writing!) and their latest books.
This is a free event but booking is required. Please call Woodbridge library on 01394 330855,via email woodbridge.library@suffolklibraries.co.uk or online www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibraries.
Write Now Writing Group – Tuesday 10th June 2pm – 4pm Are you interested in writing short stories and poetry? Looking to share your work with others and get peer support, exchange ideas and more? We would be delighted for you to join us for our friendly and informal monthly writing group! Everyone can write – all abilities are welcome. Bring your work or come along and listen to others share their words. For more information and to confirm your attendance, email jeannie@butterwicks.com.
Woodbridge Writers’ Workshop – Tuesday 10th June 4.30pm-6.30pm Creative poets and budding authors alike can meet up to share their ideas and gain support from fellow writers at this informal Writers’ Workshop. All writing abilities are welcome, for more information and to confirm your attendance please contact : liz.holt@outlook.com
Books, Banter and Biscuits Book Group – Thursday 12th June 2pm – 4pm A book group which is open to everyone, meeting on the second Thursday of every month. They will be discussing The House of Doors by Tan Twang Eng.
Free Lunchtime Music – Tuesday 17th June 12.45pm – 1.30pm
The Friends of Woodbridge Library (FOWL) are delighted to welcome The Shingle Street Folk Band to the library for this free concert. Shingle Street Folk Band are four local singers and musicians and all have strong choral backgrounds as well as a love of folk music which makes close harmony singing a feature of their repertoire. Donations to the work of FOWL are most welcome.
Woodbridge Writers Group – Wednesday 4th and Wednesday 18th June (1st and 3rd Wed of the month) 10am-12pm Join our friendly group for reciprocal feedback, encouragement, and support regarding anything you’re writing or have written. A group of like-minded writers will be meeting in the Meeting Room. For more information, email: jane@bakwon.com
Top Time Play Reading – Thursday 19th June 2pm – 4pm A play reading group that reads all varieties and genres of plays in a shared format, taking place on the third Thursday of every month.
Top Time Games Club- Thursday 26th June 2pm-4pm Improve your vocabulary and exercise your mind muscles with Scrabble or practice strategy and balance with Dominoes.
Wordplay
Every Wednesday 10.30-10.50am, Baby Bounce: Soothing songs and gentle nursery rhymes for babies and their grown-ups
Every Wednesday 11.15-11.45am, Tot Rock Rhyme and rhythm: music, songs and action rhymes for toddlers with their parents and carers.
Every Friday 10.30-11.00am, Story Time: Stories and more for young children accompanied by an adult.
Stay & Play- Friday 9:30am – 10:15am A chance for new parents to meet and share experiences in a relaxed environment, gaining peer support.
Book Sale Have a browse of the ex-stock books for sale. All proceeds go to Suffolk Libraries.
Adult Fiction: 30p each or 4 for £1
Non-Fiction: Individually Priced
Junior Literature: 20p each
Meeting room and display boards available for hire Community / charity / private groups – £13 per hour (minimum booking of two hours)
Commercial / statutory groups – £19.50 per hour (minimum booking of two hours)
Pod (small office)
Community/charity/private groups – £9 per hour
Commercial/statutory groups – £13.50 per hour
Display boards – £15 per week
Staffed table display in the main library – £15 per half day