Tang Hall Explore Library

02/11/2026

Join us next Wednesday 10am-12pm for a special free drop in and eco craft session with Briony, a Green Social Prescriber from St Nicks 🪴

Learn all about St Nicks' nature-based wellbeing offerings whilst also getting stuck in with some relaxed collage card making 🎨🫟

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween! Thanks for visiting us this spooky season, we've had an amazing week and the library has been buzzing with all our Halloween events, crafternoons, scavenger hunts and our BOOK PUMPKIN! Hope you've have a frighteningly fun half term and bring on the cosy times ahead ! 🎃👻📚

28/10/2026

Are you feeling spooky yet? Do you feel that chill in the air?👀🎃✨

We've still got some tickets left for Dickens Ghost stories tomorrow - embrace your Halloween spirit and join Brian for some terrifically terrifying tales 👻

Book your spot below!

Dickens' Ghost Stories at Tang Hall Explore – Tang Hall Explore, Thu 29 Oct 2026 - Join us for a talk from renowned local storyteller, former York teacher and Dickens enthusiast, Brian Oxberry. Brian was a member of the Charles Dickens Society and Dickens Museum in Malton. You may also know him a...

26/10/2026

Half Term is Here! And so is a new Halloween Scavenger Hunt! Let us remind you of what else we have going on at Tang Hall Explore: Storytimes, Lego, Board Games, Colouring and Activity Sheets galore! We have a jigsaw puzzle on the go and as always a cosy cafe to warm you up in this wet weather! 🐈‍⬛🎃👻

23/10/2026

Another big half term book sale is upon us!

Pop down for a cuppa and stock up on some sensational reads while you're here 📚

21/10/2026

We are always excited to support . Why not try out this event Dunnington Library which is organised by The Friends of Dunnington Library. They are a gorgeously enthusiastic team who love libraries and reading and want to see both things thrive! You will be welcomed with open arms. What a lovey way to spend an evening.

The Friends of Dunnington Library have organised a very exciting event coming up next week from author, historian and broadcaster Eleanor Barraclough!

Join Eleanor as she discusses her book Ember of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age. An immersive exploration of Viking culture, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. ⚔️📜

There will be 2 signed copies of Eleanor's book plus 2 Jorvik Viking Centre family tickets (worth £59 each!) raffled on the evening.

Tickets are £5 (incl. refreshments). Please visit Dunnington Library to book your ticket or email [email protected]

19/10/2026

starts today and on Wednesday we have a full day of drop in sessions to help people build digital skills, confidence and access to essential online services. We have an Ancestry.com drop in if you'd like to learn how to use the site for your family history, an NHS app session so you can book appointments and manage your health digitally and a Tech Cafe all afternoon for anything tech related like smartphones, staying safe online and our online library services! See you on Weds! 🤳💻✨

18/10/2026

Stave off the Sunday scaries with a shiny, satisfying and seriously super book! We've had these fresh off the van and if you're into a Japanese read with a cat on the cover we have TWO! 🐈‍⬛ Memoirs, thrillers, a Pinch of Nom, there's something for everyone to get you through the week!📖

17/10/2026

Happy Weekend Tang Hall Explorers! We have nearly a whole trolley full of new children books - board books, story books, even recipe books! Come give us a visit and find the newbies dotted around the childrens area 🕵📚✨

17/10/2026

Tang Hall Explore is very excited to be a part of Get Online Week 2026! Get Online Week is a digital inclusion campaign aiming to help people build digital skills, confidence and access to essential online services. On Wednesday 22nd October we have drop ins for help with Ancestry.com, using the NHS app and a Tech Cafe session for anything tech related, from using your phone, staying safe online or making the most of our website and app. We're here to help! See you on Wednesday! 💻🤳✨