Events at our libraries

July

18

Free

Author Event: Sally O'Reilly's Hagtale

Saturday, July 18, 2026

1:30 PM until 2:30 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 12 to 100

Drop-In

July

20

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, July 20, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

July

20

Free

Pop-up Archives - Goldthorpe Library

Monday, July 20, 2026

10:00 AM until 1:00 PM

Goldthorpe Library

All ages

Drop-In

July

20

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Booknote Stained Glass Window

Monday, July 20, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

July

20

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Music Theme Secret Stash Jar

Monday, July 20, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Penistone Library

Age 5 to 11

Drop-In

July

20

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Castanets

Monday, July 20, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Darfield Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

July

21

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Hungry Caterpillar

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Dodworth Library

All ages

Drop-In

July

22

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: “Groove Egg Shaker”

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

July

22

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: African Drum

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Full

July

22

£12.00 per person

Create with Clay

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

5:30 PM until 7:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 16 and up

Drop-In

July

23

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Spin Drums

Thursday, July 23, 2026

10:00 AM until 11:00 AM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 4 to 11

July

23

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Paper Plate Tambourine

Thursday, July 23, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 to 11

Full

July

23

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Wind Chimes

Thursday, July 23, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Royston Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

July

23

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Design an album cover plus pick and mix activities

Thursday, July 23, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

July

24

Free

Pick & Mix Craft Session

Friday, July 24, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

July

24

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: DIY Photo Card Holder

Friday, July 24, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Worsbrough Library

Age 8 and up

July

24

Free

Summer Sewing Socials for teens: Tote Bags!

Friday, July 24, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 11 to 16

July

24

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Rain Sticks

Friday, July 24, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 5 and up

July

24

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Making and Decorating Cardboard Guitars

Friday, July 24, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Hoyland Library

Age 4 to 11

July

24

Free

Create your own peg person!

Friday, July 24, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Cudworth Library

Age 4 to 11

July

25

Free

Author event: Elle Blair

Saturday, July 25, 2026

1:30 PM until 2:30 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 16 to 101

Drop-In

July

27

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, July 27, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

July

27

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Tambourine

Monday, July 27, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

Popular

July

27

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Monday, July 27, 2026

11:00 AM until 11:45 AM

Dodworth Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

July

27

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Instruments (Pan Flutes & Banjos)

Monday, July 27, 2026

1:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Wombwell Library

Age 14 and under

Drop-In

July

27

Free

Kumihimo style bracelet craft

Monday, July 27, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

July

27

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Jingly Jellyfish

Monday, July 27, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Darfield Library

Age 4 to 11

Full

July

27

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Monday, July 27, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:15 PM

Penistone Library

Age 7 and under

July

27

Free

Summer Sewing Socials for teens: Tote Bags!

Monday, July 27, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:30 PM

Hoyland Library

Age 11 to 16

Full

July

27

£6.00 per person

Family Workshop: The First Signs of Summer

Monday, July 27, 2026

4:30 PM until 6:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 8 and up

Drop-In

July

28

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Music Jingle Bells

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

10:00 AM until 11:00 AM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 3 to 12

July

28

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

11:00 AM until 11:45 AM

Worsbrough Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

July

28

Free

Friendship Bracelets and Windmill Craft

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Cudworth Library

Age 6 to 12

Popular

July

28

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:15 PM

Hoyland Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

July

29

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: “Pasta Shaker”

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

July

29

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Spinning Vinyl activity plus pick and mix activities

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

July

29

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

11:00 AM until 11:45 AM

Roundhouse Library

Age 7 and under

Full

July

29

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:15 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 7 and under

Popular

July

30

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Thursday, July 30, 2026

11:00 AM until 11:45 AM

Wombwell Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

July

30

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Pebble Painting

Thursday, July 30, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Royston Library

Age 4 to 11

July

30

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Thursday, July 30, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:15 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

July

31

Free

Pick & Mix Craft Session

Friday, July 31, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Popular

July

31

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Friday, July 31, 2026

11:00 AM until 11:45 AM

Cudworth Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

July

31

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Instruments (Rainmakers, Castanets and Drums)

Friday, July 31, 2026

1:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Wombwell Library

Age 14 and under

July

31

Free

Loom weaving

Friday, July 31, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

Popular

July

31

Free

Concerteenies 'The Duck with No Luck' - Barnsley Libraries Tour

Friday, July 31, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:15 PM

Royston Library

Age 7 and under

Drop-In

August

03

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, August 3, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

August

03

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Wind Chimes

Monday, August 3, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Wombwell Library

Age 14 and under

Drop-In

August

03

Free

Bouncing creatures

Monday, August 3, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

August

03

£3.00 per person

Eco Summer Art Camp: Moz Khokhar (Age 8-11)

Monday, August 3, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 8 to 11

August

03

£3.00 per person

Eco Summer Art Camp: Moz Khokhar (Age 12-15)

Monday, August 3, 2026

1:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 12 to 15

Drop-In

August

03

Free

Butterfly stick puppets

Monday, August 3, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

Drop-In

August

03

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Design Your Own CD and Case

Monday, August 3, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 5 to 11

Drop-In

August

03

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Paper Drums

Monday, August 3, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Darfield Library

Age 4 to 11

August

04

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make a Spin Drum

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Dodworth Library

All ages

Drop-In

August

05

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: “Clatter Platter Hand Drum”

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

05

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Jingly Jellyfish

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

05

Free

Summer Sewing Social for teens: Tote Bags!

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:30 PM

Penistone Library

Age 11 to 16

August

06

£3.00 per person

Eco Summer Art Camp: James Brunt (Ages 8-11)

Thursday, August 6, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 8 to 11

August

06

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Paper Plate Castanet

Thursday, August 6, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

August

06

£3.00 per person

Eco Summer Art Camp: James Brunt (Ages 12-15)

Thursday, August 6, 2026

1:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 12 to 15

Popular

August

06

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Friendship Bracelets

Thursday, August 6, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Royston Library

Age 5 to 11

Drop-In

August

07

Free

Pick & Mix Craft Session

Friday, August 7, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

07

£3.00 per person

Eco Summer Art Camp: Helen Brook (Ages 8-11)

Friday, August 7, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 8 to 11

August

07

Free

Summer Craft: Dangly Frogs

Friday, August 7, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Worsbrough Library

Age 5 and up

August

07

£3.00 per person

Eco Summer Art Camp: Helen Brook (Ages 12-15)

Friday, August 7, 2026

1:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 12 to 15

August

07

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Natural Percussion

Friday, August 7, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 to 14

Drop-In

August

10

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, August 10, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

August

10

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Junk Percussion

Monday, August 10, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

Drop-In

August

10

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Note Suncatcher

Monday, August 10, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

August

10

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Rainmakers

Monday, August 10, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Darfield Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

11

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Rain Shakers

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

10:00 AM until 11:00 AM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

11

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Create Your Own Octopus Shocktopus!

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Dodworth Library

All ages

Drop-In

August

11

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts - Musical Instruments (Make your own Kazoo)

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Wombwell Library

Age 14 and under

August

11

Free

Summer Sewing Socials for teens: Tote Bags!

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:30 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 11 to 16

Drop-In

August

12

Free

“Click Clack Castanet” - Summer Reading Challenge - Read to the Beat

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

12

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make an African Drum

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

10:00 AM until 11:00 AM

Cudworth Library

Age 5 to 12

August

12

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Paper Straw Pan Flute

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

13

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Paper Straw Pan Flute

Thursday, August 13, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

Drop-In

August

13

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Boogie Stick Puppets

Thursday, August 13, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Royston Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

13

Free

Summer Reading Challenge: 'Once Upon a Song' Quiz

Thursday, August 13, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

14

Free

Pick & Mix Craft Session

Friday, August 14, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

14

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Musical Mood Board

Friday, August 14, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Worsbrough Library

Age 5 and up

August

14

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Crafty Banjo Instrument

Friday, August 14, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 5 and up

August

14

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Note Mobiles

Friday, August 14, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Hoyland Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

17

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, August 17, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

August

17

Free

Seaside crafts

Monday, August 17, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

Drop-In

August

17

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Decorate a Musical note

Monday, August 17, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Darfield Library

Age 4 to 11

August

17

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make a Guitar

Monday, August 17, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Penistone Library

Age 3 to 11

August

18

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make a Desktop String Instrument

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Dodworth Library

All ages

August

18

Free

Rock Painting

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:30 PM

Cudworth Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

19

Free

“Ticka Tacka Tambourine” - Summer Reading Challenge – Read to the Beat

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

19

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make a musical instrument (rattle)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

19

Free

Tell Tale Hearts' Suitcase Stories

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Cudworth Library

Age 3 to 8

August

19

Free

Tell Tale Hearts' Suitcase Stories

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:30 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 3 to 8

August

19

Free

Summer Sewing Socials for teens: Tote Bags!

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:30 PM

Cudworth Library

Age 11 to 16

August

20

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make Your Own Harmonica

Thursday, August 20, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

Popular

August

20

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Magical Fairy Doors

Thursday, August 20, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Royston Library

Age 5 to 11

Drop-In

August

20

Free

Woven Bookmarks - Craft Drop In

Thursday, August 20, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 6 to 14

Drop-In

August

20

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Bookmarks and other activities

Thursday, August 20, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

21

Free

Pick & Mix Craft Session

Friday, August 21, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

21

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts - Musical Instruments (Spin Drum)

Friday, August 21, 2026

10:00 AM until 11:00 AM

Wombwell Library

Age 4 to 14

August

21

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft - Make Pan Pipes

Friday, August 21, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Penistone Library

Age 5 to 10

August

21

Free

Summer reading Challenge Craft: Musical Spinner

Friday, August 21, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 5 and up

August

21

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Vinyl Cover Designs

Friday, August 21, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Hoyland Library

Age 5 to 11

Drop-In

August

24

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, August 24, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

August

24

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Bookmark with a Bell

Monday, August 24, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 4 and up

August

24

Free

Tell Tale Hearts' Suitcase Stories

Monday, August 24, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Darfield Library

Age 3 to 8

August

24

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Make your own Pop Star

Monday, August 24, 2026

1:30 PM until 2:30 PM

Wombwell Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

24

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Crafts: Tambourines

Monday, August 24, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Darfield Library

Age 4 to 11

August

24

Free

Tell Tale Hearts' Suitcase Stories

Monday, August 24, 2026

2:30 PM until 3:30 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 3 to 8

August

25

Free

Summer Sewing Social For Teens: Tote Bags!

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 11 to 16

August

25

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make a Desktop Drum

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Dodworth Library

All ages

August

25

Free

Clay Modelling

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:30 PM

Cudworth Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

25

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Creating Paper Plate Tambourines

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

3:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Library @ the Lightbox

Age 5 to 12

Drop-In

August

26

Free

Summer Reading Challenge CraftL “Jingle Jangle Stick”

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

26

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Concertina songbook (plus other activities)

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

10:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

26

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Make and Decorate a Tambourine

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

10:30 AM until 11:30 AM

Penistone Library

Age 5 to 10

Full

August

27

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: African drum craft

Thursday, August 27, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Roundhouse Library

Age 4 and up

Drop-In

August

27

Free

Pick and Mix Magic

Thursday, August 27, 2026

2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Royston Library

Age 4 to 11

August

27

Free

Summer Reading Challenge: Disco and Draw party

Thursday, August 27, 2026

2:00 PM until 2:45 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

27

Free

Summer Reading Challenge: Disco and Draw party

Thursday, August 27, 2026

3:00 PM until 3:45 PM

Goldthorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

Drop-In

August

28

Free

Pick & Mix Craft Session

Friday, August 28, 2026

10:00 AM until 3:00 PM

Grimethorpe Library

Age 4 to 11

August

28

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Dolly Peg Band

Friday, August 28, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Worsbrough Library

Age 8 and up

August

28

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Musical Mobile

Friday, August 28, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Mapplewell and Staincross Library

Age 5 and up

August

28

Free

Summer Reading Challenge Craft: Clay Tile Painting

Friday, August 28, 2026

2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Hoyland Library

Age 5 to 11

Drop-In

August

31

Free

Fun & Games Gang

Monday, August 31, 2026

3:30 AM until 4:30 AM

Wombwell Library

All ages

Drop-In

September

07

Free

Pop- up Archives - Penistone Library

Monday, September 7, 2026

10:00 AM until 1:00 PM

Penistone Library

All ages

Popular

October

26

Free

Pom-Pom Spiders Halloween Craft

Monday, October 26, 2026

11:00 AM until 12:00 PM

Worsbrough Library

Age 4 and up