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Special events
Elmer milk bottle craft
Saturday 23 May from 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm.
Cost: £2. Booking preferred but drop-ins on the day are welcome. Please book at the library helpdesk.
Hay Festival May 2026
Hay Festival is back, from 21 May to 31 May 2026, bringing readers and writers together to inspire, examine and entertain.
We are pleased to announce that we will once again be sharing exclusive live streams from this sold out event.
All events are free and screened live from the Hay Festival or as a recording. No booking required.
Cranleigh library will be hosting the following events:
- Malala Yousafzai talks to Anna Foster on Friday 22 May at 4pm.
- Elodie Harper and Janina Ramirez talk to Samira Ahmed on Saturday 23 May at 1pm.
- Celebrate 100 Years of Michael Bond, Creator of Paddington on Tuesday 26 May at 3pm.
- A Celebration of Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th Anniversary on Saturday 30 May at 11.30am.
Pebble rhymetime and storytime
Pebble rhymetime
Every Friday from 10.30am until 11am.
Maximum 20 families per session. Attendance is on a first come first served basis
Find out more about Pebble rhymetime in Surrey libraries.
Storytime
Every Wednesday from 10.30am until 11am.
Find out more about storytime in Surrey libraries.
Reading groups
Cranleigh book club
Every second Tuesday of the month at 11am.
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Ask in the library for further information.
We have copies of our book club choices available to borrow from the library so just ask at the help desk.
Find out more about reading groups in Surrey libraries.
Chatterbooks book club for kids
Every third Saturday of the month from 11am. Next meeting:
16 May: How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell.
Other events
Grief cafe
First Wednesday of the month, from 2pm to 3pm.
Open to anyone who needs a sympathetic ear and some guidance during a difficult period of life. Enjoy some tea and sympathy in very good company with local author Sharon Rosenbloom.
First Thursday club
First Thursday of the month, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
A support group for parents/careers of children with additional needs. Run by staff from the Waverley Family Centre.
Autism friendly stay and play for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) families
Every Thursday from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. No booking required.
Craft space: craft, chat and coffee
Every Thursday, from 2pm to 4pm.
Each month will focus on a particular craft.
Come along to our volunteer led craft session on Thursday afternoons. This is an open craft group so please bring in any handicraft project you happen to be working on be it knitting or crochet, embroidery or darning, come for a chat and get some inspiration from fellow crafters!
If you don't have a project, feel free to use any tools and materials that our volunteer Jayne brings along. Try you hand at various crafts such as needle felting, crochet, knitting, paper crafts and lots more. Or simply help us knit our resident teddy bear a new scarf.
We want to create a space where anyone can come and learn a new craft, share their skills and ideas and help each other on our creative journeys, and we encourage any beginners to come and learn from our more experienced members.
No need to reserve a space, just pop along.
Lego club
Every Saturday from 2pm to 3pm.
Suitable for ages 4 and over. Cost: £1 per session.
Digital support volunteer
- Every Tuesday afternoon
- Every Thursday afternoon
- Every Friday afternoon
- First Saturday of the month afternoon
For help using your computer or laptop you can book a free 1 hour session with one of our Digital support volunteers.
Booking is necessary. Please book at the library help desk.
Please see our Digital support volunteer page for more information and to find out which other libraries currently offer a Digital support volunteer service.