Big Book Bash

Coventry Libraries are taking over a space at the Coventry Transport Museum for the Big Book Bash on Wednesday 28 October, from 10am to 3.30pm. It's a free day out for families, run as part of the National Year of Reading, which celebrates the joy of reading for people of all ages. The library service started it after noticing how expensive holidays can be for parents, so they built a day that costs nothing to attend.

On the day, the library fills the museum space with bookable workshops, free books to take home, themed activity tables, face painting, badge making, a silent disco, bingo, rhyme time and storytime. Local author Aaron Ashmore shares what it's like to write a book, drawing on Coventry's history, while University of Birmingham student Maria Motúnráyọ̀ Adébísí leads an interactive Writers Workshop based on her novel. Children also get a glow-in-the-dark experience inspired by African mythology.

Families attending the day get 50% off the ticket price to visit the Transport Museum, so you can easily make a full day of it. The Big Book Bash itself is free of charge, from 10am to 3.30pm at the Coventry Transport Museum.