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Special events
Summer holiday Explore Learning free workshops
- The Fruit Shop: Numbers. Tuesday 21 July, from 11am to 12 noon. Working with number patterns and introducing money value. For Year Groups 1 to 2.
- Treasure Hunt: Geometry. Wednesday 22 July, from 10.30am to 11.30am. Recognising and plotting coordinate graphs on a 2D grid. For Year Groups 4 to 6.
- New Discovery: Figurative Language. Tuesday 4 August, from 11 am to 12 noon. Using literary devices to enhance the impact of their writing. For Year Groups 3 to 6.
- Garden Designers: Geometry. Wednesday 5 August, from 10.30am to 11.30am. Working on perimeters and areas, alongside some scale drawings. For Year Groups 4 to 6.
- So you think you can sell? Spoken Language. Tuesday 11 August, from 11am to 12 noon. Learning different text purposes and tone and volume add impact. For Year Groups 3 to 6.
- Sign Makers: Numbers. Wednesday 12 August, from 10.30am to 11.30am. Problem solving using different methods that work around money and shape. For Year Groups 3 to 6.
- Black and White Planet: Figurative Language. Tuesday 18 August, from 11am to 12 noon. Using descriptive language to enhance their vocabulary. For Year Groups 1 to 2.
- Breaking the budget: Numbers. Wednesday 19 August, 10.30am to 11.30am. Using money and incorporating time skills to solve real-life problems. For Year Groups 5 to 6.
- Flipped fairytale: Spoken Language. Tuesday 25 August, 11am to 12 noon.Practising storytelling using traditional tales. For Year Groups 1 to 2.
- Olympics Sport: Formal language. Wednesday 26 August, 10.30am to 11.30am. Using persuasive and formal language to write a letter. For Year Groups 3 to 6.
Workshops are free but booking necessary. To book: Call Explore Learning on 01483 600903 or email woking@explorelearning.co.uk or lightwater.library@surreycc.gov.uk or pop into your Lightwater Library.
Community day
Lightwater Library is open 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm every Wednesday for a Community Day.
Opened and run by volunteers, borrowers can visit the library to borrow and return books, use the computers and the self-service kiosks, and find many of the usual library services.
Pebble rhymetime and storytime
Rhymetime
There are currently no rhymetime sessions at this library.
Find out more about rhymetime in Surrey libraries.
Rhymetime at Bagshot Gardens care home
Every Tuesday at 10:30am.
No session on the following dates:
- 28 July
- 25 August
- 29 September
- 6 October
This is a free session with refreshments provided for little ones and their parents/guardians.
Location: Bagshot Gardens care home (formerly known as Signature)
14-16 London Road (A30),
Bagshot,
GU19 5HN.
Allergy warning: Please note there is a resident cat.
Parking: limited space within the Care Home car park, Rhymetime attendees are asked not to park here. Please bear this in mind when planning your journey.
Alternative parking is just up the road from the station’s car park in the road Lory Ridge and then there is a cut way you can walk through that brings you just left of the Care Home's main entrance.
Rhymetime volunteers
Enjoy interacting with the young and old? Like singing? Learn from and assist our Rhymetime Volunteer at Bagshot Gardens Care Home on the A30 London Road, Tuesday mornings at 10.30am.
To apply: Speak to staff at Lightwater or Camberley Library, see our webpage volunteering in libraries, section Rhymetime volunteer or complete our volunteering expression of interest form.
Storytime
Every Tuesday, from 10.30am.
Come and join our free fun sessions to encourage your child's interest in books.
No booking needed.
Find out more about storytime in Surrey libraries.
Other events
LEGO Club
Every Saturday during opening hours (10am to 1pm).
See what amazing things you can build in our LEGO club!
Suitable for ages 7 to 11. Children under the age of 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
No need to book, just show up!
A donation of £1 is suggested.
Coffee morning
First and third Saturdays of the month, from 10am to 12 noon.
Run by volunteers from the All Saints Church Lightwater.
Digital Support Volunteer
Alternate Wednesdays from 2pm until 4pm.
Do you want help using a computer, the internet, your iPad, tablet or iPhone, or other IT related problems?
Sessions are by appointment only and last for 30 minutes. To book, you can:
- Drop in to the library
- Email: lightwater.library@surreycc.gov.uk or camberley.library@surreycc.gov.uk
- Phone: Contact the library service on 03456 009 009 and press option 7 and ask to be put through to the library.
Please see our Digital Support Volunteer page for more information and to find out which libraries currently offer a Digital Support Volunteer service.