Oldham

festival23–28 April 2019

Saturday 27 AprilSci-Fi SaturdayOldham Library, 11am–3pm, freeHyde Fundraisers return to Oldham Libraries for a Bookmark Festival Sci-Fi Saturday.

Don’t miss:• Meet your favourite characters and

have your photo taken (Appearances 11–11.40am,

12.20–12.45pm and 1.45–2.20pm)• 11am–1pm Writers workshop with Dr Who

spin-off scriptwriter and author, Debbie Bennett (Suitable for ages 12+, booking essential)

• 11.30am and 2pm An audience with Davros,

leader of the Daleks • 12noon Hyde Fundraisers documentary and

mask making talk

• 1–3pm Out of this World crafts with OPAG Get into Digital Games Art Production

and Sci-Fi illustration with 3D artist Baz Armstrong and Concept artist Shaun Mooney

Throughout the day: • Make Sonic Screwdrivers with

FAB Entertainment • Virtual Reality (Sci-Fi VR Experiences)• Sci-Fi green screen• Badge making• Graffiti workshops with

0161 Community• Superhero Fitness with

0161 Community• Check out your favourite Sci-Fi

books, comics and magazines• Make your own Sci-Fi zine

bookmark-usTo keep up to date with activities at your local library follow us on twitter @oldhamlibraries and like us on: facebook.com/oldhamlibraryservice Instagram @oldham_libraries For more information and to book please visit: www.oldham.gov.uk/bookmark

Dates in April Time Event Where Booking information

Tuesday 23 2pm Poetry Workshop Lees Library £3, booking essential

Tuesday 23 5pm Crime Writing Workshop

Oldham Library

£3, booking essential

Tuesday 23 7pm Vaseem Khan Oldham Library

Free, booking essential

Wednesday 24 10.30am –1pm

Gruffalo Story Walk Alexandra Park

Free, booking essential

Wednesday 24 7pm Dr Mike Shooter Oldham Library

Free, booking essential

Thursday 25 6pm Working with Words Crompton Library

£3, booking essential

Friday 26 11am Farmyard Hullaballoo Baby Day

Oldham Library

Free, booking essential

Friday 26 1pm Jack and the Beanstalk storytelling and puppet making

Oldham Library

£3, booking essential

Friday 26 7pm Girl with a Pearl Earring Anniversary Screening

Oldham Library

£3, booking essential

Saturday 27 11am–3pm

Sci-Fi Saturday Oldham Library

Free, drop in, all day. Some activities require booking.

Sunday 28 2pm Afternoon Tea with Jacqueline Ward

Alexandra Park

£12, booking essential

Oldham

festival events at a glance

Family Events

Wednesday 24 April An Evening with Dr Mike ShooterOldham Library, 7pm, free Booking essential‘Growing Pains’ is a book of stories. The stories that children, young people and their carers have brought to Mike Shooter in his role as a consultant psychiatrist over a career spanning nearly forty years. This is also Mike’s own story about his battle with depression and how it inspired him help those in his care. Join us for a crucial insight into the struggles of children and young people in distress, and the cry to reform the mental health care system to truly bring lasting change to those in need.

Thursday 25 AprilWorking with Words: Finding Markets for Your Writing with Jenny RocheCrompton Library, 6pm, £3Booking essentialNo matter what you write – poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama or comedy – there are lots of markets just waiting to publish or perform your work. Join Jenny and find these markets, learn how to submit your work and figure out how to handle the finances. There will also be a few tips and tricks on how to make the most of the opportunities available to budding writers.

Friday 26 AprilGirl with a Pearl Earring 20th Anniversary Screening Oldham Library, 7pm, £3Booking essentialTwenty years on, ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ remains as vivid and captivating as ever, with millions of copies being sold around the world. To celebrate this significant anniversary we are hosting a one-off screening which will include themed refreshments and a chance to win a special anniversary edition of the book, featuring a fascinating new introduction by author, Tracy Chevalier.

Sunday 28 AprilAfternoon Tea with Jacqueline Ward, Alexandra Park, 2pm, £12 Booking essentialJoin local authorJacqueline Ward in conversation as she hosts an afternoon tea in the beautiful Alexandra Park. Jacqueline will be answering questions about how she became a bestselling author, the publishing industry, her books and taking questions from the audience. Her debut psychological thriller ‘Perfect Ten’ is gaining much acclaim and Jacqueline will be selling and signing copies at this event. Includes a full afternoon tea of finger sandwiches, tea or coffee and a variety of delicious cakes and scones.

Writing the Big Moments in Life and Death with Char March Lees Library, 2pm, £3Booking essentialPoetry comes into its own for the big moments in life – births, marriages, illnesses, deaths, loves, joys and sorrows... Learn how to write poems that really celebrate your own and your family’s big moments. Multi-award-winning poet Char March will help you to discover your own voice and find ways to express your deepest feelings.

How to Write the Best Crime Fiction with Vaseem KhanOldham Library, 5pm, £3 Booking essentialThis workshop will examine the key ingredients when writing crime fiction including opening scenes, characterisation and use of location. Subgenres such as cosy crime, psychological crime and police procedurals will also be explored. The session will give you the tools to write, finish or edit your novel, as well as advice on how to make it stand out when submitting to today’s inundated agents and publishers.

An evening with Vaseem Khan Oldham Library, 7pm, free Booking essentialVaseem Khan will take readers on a journey from the days of the Raj to the heart of modern India – a colourful and conflicted environment of vast new wealth and historical problems. He will explore the background to his Baby Ganesh Detective Agency novels and examine the realities of life in a country being transformed by unprecedented global change. He will also answer the intriguing question: how do you fit an elephant into a crime story?

Wednesday 24 AprilThe Gruffalo Story WalkAlexandra Park, 10.30am and 1pm, free Booking essential (0–5 years)We’re celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson with a special story walk in Alexandra Park. Bring along a packed lunch and enjoy stories, songs and themed activities.

Friday 26 AprilFarmyard Hullabaloo with Oldham Music Service Oldham Library, 11am, freeBooking essential (0–18 months)The rooster wakes the farm up with a cock-a-doodle-doo! The sheepdog won’t stop barking, and the cows begin to moo.

Come on down to the farmyard for our Bookmark Baby Day. Oldham Music Service will be hosting a morning of musical and sensory fun and we will be sharing Giles Andreae’s popular picture book, ‘Farmyard Hullabaloo’. Get ready for a very noisy farmyard…

Jack and The Beanstalk Storytelling and Puppet MakingOldham Library, 1pm, £3Booking essential Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum! Check out the classic tale of Jack and his magical beanstalk brought to life using puppetry and your imagination. You’ll even be able to make your very own characters and beanstalks so that you can recreate the story and have fun at home too.

World Book Night, Tuesday 23 April

Family Events

Adult EventsBookmark Festival returns for its 7th year with lots of fun-filled, book-related events and activities for all ages. This year’s line-up includes a host of bestselling authors, a Sci-Fi family day and our ever-popular afternoon tea in the park. We’re also celebrating 20 years since the release of Tracey Chevalier’s international bestselling novel, ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ with a special film screening. www.oldham.gov.uk/bookmark

Adult Events