Family Learning Festival
Join Staffordshire Community Learning, Libraries and Family Hubs throughout October for a festival of reading! This year's theme is Story Power! 
We're celebrating the power of stories to help us make sense of our experiences, to grow our understanding of others and their experiences, and to learn, problem-solve and imagine new ways of doing things.
Learning as a family helps children and adults to become confident, lifelong learners. It helps children develop essential skills and achieve at school. It helps grown-ups to reconnect to learning and transform their lives. Family learning can help families overcome barriers and improve their life chances.
How do I get involved?
Pop along to one of our Libraries and Family Hubs anytime in October and pick up a Family Learning Festival Passport. See the list of special activities below. Collect stamps for taking part, and for finding out more about our Libraries and Family Hubs.
Visit here to find your nearest Library and Family Hubs.
Event date, time and location - more events to be confirmed.
Rugeley
Use natural resources to celebrate stories! Get creative and craft your favourite character in this family friendly workshop.
25/10/2025 at 11.00AM - 12.30PM
Rugeley Library
Anson Street, Rugeley
WS15 2BB
Community Forest Services
Perton
Enjoy making handcrafted birch wooden disks which you can add special words or sentences on to and share with your family. On the flip side decorate your disks learning how to do Mandala art form adding colour and a creative design.
30/10/2025 at 10.00AM - 12.00PM
Perton Library
Severn Drive, Perton
WV6 7QU
Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise
Codsall
Enjoy making handcrafted birch wooden disks which you can add special words or sentences on to and share with your family. On the flip side decorate your disks learning how to do Mandala art form adding colour and a creative design.
27/10/2025 at 10.00AM - 12.00PM
Codsall Library
Wolverhampton Road, Codsall
WV8 1PX
Chase Aqua Rural Enterprise
Hednesford
Enjoy planting real seeds in pots labeled with story starters, encouraging families to continue the tale at home through writing or drawing. You can also craft animal puppets using simple materials and use them to retell stories or create your own puppet shows. You can also make traditional corn dollies from straw and ribbon, decorating them with autumnal items to celebrate the harvest season.
27/10/2025 at 10.00AM - 1.00PM
Hednesford Library
Market Street
Hednesford, Cannock
WS12 1AD
Upper Moreton Rural Activites
Cannock
Use natural resources to celebrate stories! Get creative and craft your favourite character in this family friendly workshop.
20/10/2025 at 1.30PM - 3.00PM
Cannock Library
Manor Avenue
Cannock
WS11 1AA
Community Forest Services
Stafford
Enjoy planting real seeds in pots labeled with story starters, encouraging families to continue the tale at home through writing or drawing. You can also craft animal puppets using simple materials and use them to retell stories or create your own puppet shows. You can also make traditional corn dollies from straw and ribbon, decorating them with autumnal items to celebrate the harvest season.
29/10/2025 at 10.00AM - 1.00PM
Baswich Community Library
Lynton Avenue, Baswich
ST17 0EA
Upper Moreton Rural Activites
Uttoxeter
Pumpkin Decorating - Take part in a family shared reading activity with an Autumn theme. You will also be able to make and decorate a small pumpkin adding personal thoughts.
20/10/2025 at 2.30PM - 3.30PM
Uttoxeter Library
Red Gables, High Street
Uttoxeter
ST14 7JQ
Staffordshire Care Farming
Burton
Harvest Hunt - a fruit and vegetable scavenger hunt.
22/10/2025 at 1.00PM - 2.30PM
The Great Pumpkin Make-Off - Design and decorate your paper pumpkins using colourful card, stickers and seasonal decorations.
31/10/2025 at 10.00AM - 12.00PM
Direct Delivery Team
Burton
Pumpkin Decorating - Take part in a family shared reading activity with an Autumn theme. You will also be able to make and decorate a small pumpkin adding personal thoughts.
28/10/2025 at 02.00pm - 04.00pm
Burton Library
High Street
Burton
DE14 1AH
Staffordshire Care Farming
Biddulph
The Great Pumpkin Make-Off - Design and decorate your paper pumpkins using colourful card, stickers and seasonal decorations.
31/10/2025 at 10-00-12.00pm
Biddulph Library
Tunstall Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST8 6HH
Direct Delivery Team
Leek
Pumpkin Decorating - take part in a family shared reading activity with an Autumn theme. You will also be able to make and decorate a small pumpkin adding personal thoughts.
28/10/2025 at 10.30am-11.30am
Leek Library
Nicholson Institute
Stockwell Street
Leek
ST13 6DW
Staffordshire Care Farming
Tamworth
Pumpkin Decorating - Take part in a family shared reading activity with an Autumn theme. You will also be able to make and decorate a small pumpkin adding personal thoughts.
30/10/2025 at 10.30am - 11.30am
Tamworth Library
Corporation Street
Tamworth
B79 7DN
Staffordshire Care Farming
If you have gone along to one of these events, or want to find out more about community learning courses, please let us know in this quick feedback survey.