Events and activities that take place in the borough libraries.
Visit our Library Clubs page for regular activities in our libraries.
Please also see our Employment Support Events page.
Tuesdays 3.15pm - 4.15pm, term time only.
No booking required, just drop in.
Join us for uplifting live sing along sessions led by Berkshire Music Trust and accompanied on piano. Come along and enjoy a selection of popular songs and old favourites in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. These sessions have been made possible by the kind donation of pianos from Berkshire Music Trust and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Starting 2 November 2026, Mondays 10.30 - 11.30am, term time only.
Join a lively musical session at Maidenhead Library led by a professional musician and pianist from Berkshire Music Trust. Packed with songs, nursery rhymes, movement and rhythm, children can explore music and sound in a fun, relaxed environment alongside their parent or carer.
These sessions have been made possible by the kind donation of pianos from Berkshire Music Trust and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Thursday 29 October 2026, 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Pumpkin Carving Fun at Dedworth Library!
Get creative this Halloween and carve your very own spooky pumpkin! Whether you're creating a scary face, a silly grin, or a pumpkin masterpiece, come along for a fun-filled afternoon of Halloween creativity!
Places are limited, so booking is essential. To reserve your place, please contact or visit the library.
Thursday 29 October 2026, 7pm.
Join bestselling author Liz Harris at Windsor Library for a talk about her life and work. Liz writes sweeping historical fiction, emotional family sagas and contemporary romance novels.
Her work is heavily inspired by her global travels and focuses on character relationships, complex family dynamics and high-stakes drama. There will be the opportunity to purchase copies of her books and have them signed on the evening.
Free, with booking required on Eventbrite.
Free drop-in. Suitable for ages 5-11.
Free drop-in. Suitable for families.
Free drop-in. Suitable for ages 4-11.
Tuesday 27 October 2026, 10.30 - 11.30am.
Join us to celebrate Green Libraries Week with an eco craft and storytime.
Free drop-in. Suitable for ages 4-11.
Wednesday 28 October 2026, 3 - 5pm.
Free drop-in. Suitable for children of all ages.
Thursday 29 October 2026, 2.30 - 4pm.
Free drop-in. Suitable for ages 4-11.
Saturday 31 October 2026, 2.30pm.
Tickets available for £5 on Eventbrite.
Jo Walton explores some of the ways in which art has portrayed gardens through history, from ancient frescoes to modern installation art, and from precise images of seventeenth-century parterres to rich sweeps of colour, conjuring delicious herbaceous borders. With paintings, sculptures, textiles and more, this will be a rich, mixed bouquet of garden images.
Jo will feature the work of William Nicholson, Ivan Hitchens, Barbara Hepworth, Paul Sandby, Isaac Oliver, Humphrey Repton, Derek Jarman, Cornelia Parker and a host of other glorious garden images.
Thursday 5 November, 7 - 8pm.
Tickets available for £5 on Eventbrite.
An illustrated talk by Ian Jacobs Ian based on the family archive of the Waddams family.
In February 1943 a group of artists and printers set sail from Glasgow Greenock, bound for South Africa, India and Burma. Through original artworks, photographs, maps and documents, Ian Jacobs tells the story of the 61 Reproduction Unit, Indian Expeditionary, as they mapped the way to victory in August 1945.
Ian Jacobs is a resident of Sunninghill, a historian and publisher. His talk is based on the family archive of the Waddams family.
Boyn Grove Library and Wraysbury Container Library
October 2026.
With kind permission from Pan Macmillan, the original publisher of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 24 iconic illustrations drawn by Sir John Tenniel for the original stories by Lewis Carroll have been specially reproduced for display, and presented in a walk-through gallery for inside each library.
No booking is required; residents can drop-in during normal library opening hours.
The exhibition will then travel to Dedworth Library for November and Eton Wick Library and Datchet Library for December.
Learn more about your behaviours for a healthier lifestyle. Get free help from your local Stop Smoking Service to quit for good.
Third Friday of every month, 11am -12.30pm.
Come along for piano sing-alongs, friendly chats, a warm cuppa and shared memories in a relaxed and supportive space. Singing from 11am, followed by tea, coffee and reminiscence.
Whether you are living with dementia, supporting a loved one, or just looking for company - our door is open to all!
Drop in and speak to your local PSCOs about crime prevention.
Every Thursday, 11.30am - midday.
Weekly (term time only):
Just drop in for all of the above!
Please email volunteers.library@rbwm.gov.uk for more information.
Library services
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1QU
United Kingdom