Fantastic Summer Club News

 

 

Fantastic News!!!

 

The FSC & TTFSC have been extended to Saturday 13 September.

 

It’s been an amazing summer at Harrow Libraries with over 1000 local children signing up for our Fantastic Summer Club, reading for pleasure, taking part in our brilliant workshops and craft activities & receiving one of our exclusive membership cards featuring Dogman, How to Train your Dragon and Supertato.

 

There’s still time for readers to complete their six club activities and be entered for our prize draws, as the end date of the FSC and TTFSC has been extended to Saturday 13th September.

 

A family ticket for the Harry Potter experience and signed books by Cressida Cowell, Dav Pilkey and Sue Hendra are just some of the great FSC and TTFSC prizes!

 



 

 

 

 


We’ve had an amazing summer with over 1000 local children signing up for our Fantastic Summer Club, reading for pleasure, taking part in our brilliant activities and receiving one of our exclusive library cards featuring Supertato, How to Train your Dragon and Dogman.

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There’s still time to complete your six club activities and be entered for our prize draws, so don’t forget to visit your local library branch over the coming weeks as we still have a packed programme of fun events.

 

A family entry voucher for the Harry Potter experience, a family ticket to see Dick Whittington at the Harrow Arts Centre and books signed by Cressida Cowell, Dav Pilkey and Sue Hendra are just some of the great FSC and TTFSC prizes!

 

 

What happened when Supertato visited Greenhill Library?

 

 

 

 

Supertato made a special visit to Greenhill Library with his author Sue Hendra. 

 

Sue gave him his own library card...

 

 

... and it wasn't long before he was off, excitedly browsing the shelves...

 

 

 

 

He found his favourite book... of course!...

 

 

 

 

... and off he went to check it out at our kiosks...

 

 

 

 

The Supertato workshops

 

A big thank you to all the local schools and families who took part in our Supertato workshops for the launch of our new Fantastic Summer Club (FSC).

 

We had a further 168 participants in our Veggie Superhero making sessions, creating Superheroes (and Supervillains) from courgettes, peppers, cucumbers, pineapples and potatoes, with the lucky families also having the chance to meet Supertato himself!

 

 

 

With thanks Sue Hendra, Simon & Schuster Children’s Books and the team at Rainbow Productions for supporting our Supertato activities.

 

@supertatoandfriends @SimonKidsUK @RainbowMascots @lbharrow #Supertato #FantasicSummerClub #GreatBritishPeaWeek

 

 

Comic Art Masterclass

 

 

 

 

 

Beano and Marvel comic artist and author Kev F also visited Harrow for the launch of the FSC, hosting his Comic Art Masterclass and reaching an incredible 1000 KS2 children.  Whitchurch Primary school met Kev F in person for follow-up day of comic-making mayhem, creating their own comic strips in an exclusive fanzine style comic.

 

Here are some of the results from the children at Whitchurch Primary School:

 

 


Royal Collection Trust

 

Our friends from the Royal Collection Trust (RCT) visited Stanmore and Greenhill Libraries recently and readers had the chance to try on replica amour and helmets from the Royal collections at Windsor Castle.

 

We staged three role-play workshops with the RCT as part of our Fantastic Summer Club programme in which participants learnt about the history of Windsor Castle and the training which young pages and squires undertook on their 14-year journey to become a chivalrous Knight.

 

 


Cat & Hutch Drama Workshops

 

Top drama duo Cat & Hutch visited Harrow Libraries last week for some very special workshops staged as part of our Fantastic Summer Club (FSC).

 

Children aged 5-7 had the chance to train as dog-detectives in a Kung-Fu charged drama activity while older Muggles aged 8-11 took part in a Broomstick flying school, casting spells and meeting a baby dragon…

 

If you’ve not yet signed up for the FSC, jump on your Broomstick and head with all haste to your local Harrow library where there’s a full programme of amazing craft activities to take part in over the coming month!

 

 

 


Keroko James Manga Masterclasses

 

 

Illustrator and author Keroko James from Froggy Manga visited us at Greenhill library last week for a series of Manga Masterclasses, staged as part of our Fantastic Summer Club. In our ‘Draw Dragons’ workshops we learnt how to draw Manga-style Dragons from initial sketch to final design with top tips on pencilling, inking and colouring. Arigato gozaimasu Keroko!

 

 

And just look at the outcome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

Viking Helmet craft activity

 

 

 

 

To celebrate the release of the 'How To Train Your Dragon' film children
were invited to Greenhill Library to decorate a Viking helmet
featuring Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out the results:

 

 

 

Aren't they great?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget everyone who joins
the Fantastic Summer Club
can have a new library card...
here's the one for dragon fans!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dogman News...

 

Discover the adventures of the canine cop who’s part man, part dog and
all hero with our EXCLUSIVE Harrow Libraries Dogman library card!

 

From Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants, Dog Man is the
crime fighter who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls
over robbers. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, the
favourite heroic hound has a real nose for justice.

 

With special thanks to Dav Pilkey and everyone at Scholastic Inc.

 

Sign-up for our Fantastic Summer Club (FSC) this August at Harrow
Libraries. There are brilliant activities to take part in at your
local library all through the summer, so come along to your local
branch and discover a world of stories, creativity, and imagination.

 

 




 

 

Stay tuned for more news...  and the return of our Creative Writing Workshops with top wordsmith Richard Neville.

 

 


Don't forget to complete the challenge to be entered into our exciting prize draws!

Full prize details

 

 

 

Fantastic Summer Club Prizes (Ages 4 to 11)

 

1st Prize

  • Harrow Potter Experience Family Voucher (2 children & 2 adults, or 3 children & 1 adult)
  • Signed edition of Cressida Cowell's 'How To Train Your Dragon School'
  • Signed edition of Dav Pilkey's Dogman #13 'Big Jim Returns'
  • A copy of 'Richard the Third' graphic novel by Beano/Marvel artist Kev F
  • A copy of 'Draw Manga' by Keroko James

 

2nd Prize

  • Harrow Arts Centre Pantomime Family ticket to see Dick Whittington
  • Signed edition of Cressida Cowell's 'How To Train Your Dragon School'
  • Signed edition of Dav Pilkey's Dogman #13 'Big Jim Returns'
  • A copy of 'Richard the Third' graphic novel by Beano/Marvel artist Kev F
  • A copy of 'Draw Manga' by Keroko James

 

3rd Prize

  • Signed edition of Cressida Cowell's 'How To Train Your Dragon School'
  • Signed edition of Dav Pilkey's Dogman #13 'Big Jim Returns'
  • A copy of 'Richard the Third' graphic novel by Beano/Marvel artist Kev F
  • A copy of 'Draw Manga' by Keroko James

 

                                                         

 

 

Tiny Tots Fantastic Summer Club Prizes (Ages 0 to 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Prize

  • Supertato & Evil Pea plush toys
  • 5 x Supertato books signed by author Sue Hendra
  • A copy of 'Paddington Bear's Suitcase' - a collection of 8 picture book stories about everyone's favourite bear

 

 

2nd Prize

  • 3 x Supertato books signed by author Sue Hendra
  • A copy of 'Paddington Bear's Suitcase' - a collection of 8 picture book stories about everyone's favourite bear

 

3rd Prize

  • 2 x Supertato books signed by author Sue Hendra
  • Supertato sticker book