Fun with Norman Bear and Neisha

Norman Bear and Neisha are back at Newby & Scalby Library on Wednesday 25 November, part of the regular children's programming the library runs throughout the term. It's a session for accompanied pre-school children, and the whole thing is built around reading, dancing and singing to the beat with Neisha Kellett, alongside Norman Bear.

If you're not familiar with how it works, this is one of two morning sessions that run during term time. This one is on Wednesdays from 10.15 to 10.45am, and it alternates with a Tuesday morning session from 10.30 to 11.10am. The Wednesday morning slot is Norman Bear's Storytime, and the Tuesday one is the Neisha Kellett session, so the two trade off week by week. Both are part of Norman Bear's Club, where members gather for story-based songs throughout the term.

The sessions fill the room with stories, songs and nursery rhymes for pre-schoolers and their adults, and they're run at Newby & Scalby Library, a community library staffed by volunteers. It's a friendly, local spot that puts on free regular events and clubs for families, and it keeps a garden with games for children alongside second-hand books and jigsaws for sale. The whole thing is free, and it's designed for you to bring your little one along and get involved with the singing and dancing.

So, if you've got a pre-schooler and you're around on the morning of Wednesday 25 November, you can find them at Newby & Scalby Library, 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough, YO12 6EE, from 10.15 to 10.45am. It's a free session, and as part of the term-time rota, it's one of the regular mornings the library sets aside for the youngest members of the community.