Go Green Events

Call into Armagh City Library for Go Green with Libraries NI month this September and add your eco-promise to our 'Pledgehog'.
 

For children aged 4-11 years; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Everyone welcome.
t: 028 3752 4072
e: armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months!

Booking essential.

Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.

t: 028 9050 9212
e:fallsroad.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 

Suitable for children aged 6-12; Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult; Booking essential. 

t: 028 9050 9228 e: ormeauroad.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Booking essential.
Suitable for children aged 3-10 years (children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult)
t: 028 7083 2712
e: portstewart.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with LibrariesNI month. Decorate a flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months.  Love our bees!

Contact Finaghy Library for further information

Suitable for ages 4-11 years

Booking essential

t: 028 9050 9214
e: finaghyroad.library@librariesni.org.uk

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 
For children aged 6-11 years; children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential
 

t: 028 9050 9204 
e: ballyhackamore.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Join us for our Bee Friendly Planting Workshop and help make a difference for our buzzing pollinators! Children will have the chance to plant bee-friendly flowers, learn why bees are so important to our environment, and discover simple ways to help wildlife at home. A fun, hands-on activity that's perfect for young nature lovers. Come along, get planting, and help create a brighter future for our bees.
 

Booking essential

For children aged 6-10 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. 

t: 028 2563 3950

e: ballymena.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us for a special eco-friendly storytime and activity for Go Green Month. We can learn about the environment around us and what we can do to make a positive difference.

For children aged 4 - 8 years. Children under aged 8 must be accompanied by an adult
Booking advisable
t: 028 4062 3973
e: banbridge.library@librariesni.org.uk  

Join us for a special eco-friendly story time and activity for Go Green Month. We can learn about the environment around us and what we can do to make a positive difference.
 

For children aged 4 - 8 years. Children under aged 8 must be accompanied by an adult
Booking advisable
t: 028 3833 6122
e: portadown.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join staff from award-winning Science & Discovery Centre W5 as they examine how animals survive life in the wild and learn some of the astounding ways they manage to find – or avoid becoming – the next meal!
In this interactive show, you choose which animal you want to see and we delve into how they have adapted to life under pretty extreme conditions, with lots of fun – often-silly – science demos and opportunities for the audience to get involved.

For children aged 6 to 11 years
Booking is essential
t: 028 9266 9345
e: lisburncity.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Suitable for children aged 4-10; children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential.

t: 028 9335 2269
e: ballyclare.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Help us celebrate ‘Go Green with Libraries NI’ month!  
Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper hearts to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food when they go looking for food in the spring and summer next year.

We will also be doing a nature-themed story time at this event.
 
Booking essential.  Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. 12:00 noon - 1:00pm

Go Green September Eco Rangers Litter Pick

September is Go Green month. Join Larne Library staff every Monday at 11:30am to help keep our local environment litter free by taking part in a community litter pick around the library. All equipment will be provided, and everyone is welcome to enjoy a refreshing cup of tea afterwards in Larne Library.

Suitable for all ages; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking not essential.
t: 028 2827 7047
e: Larne.library@librariesni.org.uk

Give old books a beautiful new purpose! Join us for a relaxing, creative workshop where discarded library books are transformed into unique folded book art, decorative bunting, and eye-catching recycled creations. Discover how unwanted books can become sustainable works of art while celebrating creativity and giving new life to old pages.

Adults Booking Essential. 

t: 028 9336 2261
e: carrickfergus.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Go Green Month: Green Tea and Online Newspapers

Take a break with a cup of green tea and discover how to access newspapers online for free through the library. Learn how reading digital newspapers can help reduce paper waste while enjoying the health benefits of green tea as part of Go Green Month.

Adults.

Booking Recommended.

t: 028 2827 7047

e: Larne.library@librariesni.org.uk

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months!

For children aged 6-11 years; children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking essential
 

t: 028 9050 9223
e: lisburnroad.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Join us at Ballynahinch Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 
Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult

Booking essential
t: 028 9756 4282
e: ballynahinch.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months!  Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking essential.
t: 028 8166 2060
e: newtownstewart.library@librariesni.org.uk

 

Join us at Belfast Central Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! Booking Essential. 

Turn everyday household items into something beautiful! Join us for a relaxed, creative session where you'll transform glass jars, biscuit tins, and other reusable treasures into unique handmade creations. Discover fun upcycling ideas, learn new crafting techniques, and leave inspired to give old items a new lease of life.

Adults. Booking Essential.

t: 028 9336 2261
e: carrickfergus.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us at Moira Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI!
Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!
 

Booking essential

t: 028 9261 9330
e: moira.library@librariesni.org.uk  

Celebrate Go Green Month by turning everyday recyclables into amazing creations! Join us for a fun, hands-on craft workshop where children can transform cardboard tubes, egg cartons, bottles, boxes and other recycled materials into colourful animals, robots, vehicles or anything their imagination can dream up. Discover how reusing everyday items helps protect our planet while creating a unique masterpiece to take home.

Children aged 4-11 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking not required. 

t: 028 9086 5419
e: greenisland.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Join us at Newtownards Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 
For ages 4-11
Booking essential.
t: 028 9181 4732
e: newtownards.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us at Holywood Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 

Booking Essential.
t: 028 9042 4232
e: holywood.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Booking essential.
Children under 8 must be supervised by a parent or guardian.
t: 028 94 472725 e: randalstown.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us at Downpatrick Library to celebrate Go Green month with Libraries NI!  Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!
Booking Essential.  Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Have you grown out of your favourite t-shirt? There's no need to throw it away. Join Armagh City Library and transform your old t-shirt into a handy bag.
 

For children aged 8-11 years; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential.
t: 028 3752 4072
e: armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk  

Join us in Irvinestown Library for this free children's event to celebrate Go Green month. We will be decorating our own plant pots and planting seeds to help pollinators.

Suitable for children aged 4-11 accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential.

t: 028 6862 1383
e: irvinestown.library@librariesni.org.uk 

As part of Go Green with Libraries NI, Dungiven Library is delighted to welcome Plant and Play Roadshow to deliver a hands-on afternoon of discovery, creativity, and nature!

Get ready to: 🪴Plant a variety of seeds to take home and grow. 🔬 Explore the hidden world around us using microscopes. 🧪 Create your own gummy worms slime experiment and discover some fun science. 🎨 Make nature-inspired crafts to take home.

For children aged 6+ years; children aged under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking is Essential; please contact the library for more information and to book a space.
t: 028 7774 1475
e: dungiven.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Become a wildlife architect and build a cosy bug hotel using recycled materials! Children aged 6-10 will enjoy this creative workshop while learning how insects help our gardens and why they need safe places to shelter. Take your bug hotel home and see which tiny visitors move in! A perfect way to help support Go Green with Libraries NI during the month of September.

Booking preferred.

Children aged 6-10 years; children under  8 years  must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday 12 September 2026

2:00pm-3:00pm

t: 028 9335 3249

e: whitehead.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us at Bangor Carnegie Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 

Booking Essential. 

t: 028 9127 0591
e: bangorcarnegie.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Take the Paperless Challenge at Bangor Carnegie Library for Go Green Week! Discover simple ways to reduce unnecessary paper use, explore free digital library resources and take part in our Digital Drop-ins, where staff can help you access eBooks, eAudiobooks, digital newspapers and magazines, and other online library services. Find out how small changes can help us use resources more thoughtfully and sustainably.

t: 028 9127 0591
e: bangorcarnegie.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us at Dundonald Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!
 

For children aged 4-11 years
Booking required
t: 028 9048 3994
e: dundonald.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us at Carryduff Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI!
Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!

Booking is essential
t:  028 9081 3568
e: carryduff.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us at Comber Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!
 

Booking Essential.
 

t: 028 9187 2610

e: comber.library@librariesni.org.uk

Make your own bird feeder to take home and help keep wild birds fed and happy throughout the winter months. Enjoy a fun, hands-on craft while learning how you can support local wildlife.
Children aged 8-12 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by adult.
Booking Essential.
t: 028 2827 7047
e: Larne.library@librariesni.org.uk

The event will begin with a flower pressing demonstration, accompanied by educational materials on plant identification, including plant keys and labelled displays of pressed flowers organised by plant family. Each display will feature the plant's common and scientific name, family, and a few interesting facts about its ecology, traditional uses, or role in local biodiversity.
Participants will then create their own unique cards and collages using these responsibly foraged plant materials, along with other sustainable resources where possible, including recycled card and second-hand fabric scraps.
Suitable for adults
Booking essential
t: 028 9050 9239
e: woodstock.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Be proud of where you live and borrow a litter picker and tidy up your area around the library and town. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

t:028 4377 8433
e: castlewellan.library@librariesni.org.uk

Get creative at our Birdhouse Craft Fun session! Children can decorate their own birdhouse using a variety of recycled materials. This hands-on activity encourages creativity while learning about caring for nature, and each child will leave with a unique birdhouse to take home and enjoy. Suitable for children age 4-8. Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential.

t: 028 9335 2269
e: ballyclare.library@librariesni.org.uk  

 

Help us celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI.
Use our craft resources to decorate your own flowerpot. Then plant some special seed paper to grow your own colourful wild flowers. 
These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves for the winter months. 

For children aged 6-11 years accompanied by an adult
Booking Essential
t: 028 9266 9345
e: lisburncity.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Drop in at the Climate Café. Have a cuppa and a chat, find out more about climate change and its impact on your local environment. Free nature activities with minibeasts will be supplied for children. 
Suitable for all ages. Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. 
Booking not required. For more information, please contact the library.
t: 028 3752 4072 e: armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us in Belfast Central Library for our new Green Sprouts Eco Club! Explore different ways to help the environment through renewable energy, or planting for biodiversity.  Fun and environmentally friendly activities every month. Suitable for ages 8 - 11. 
First meeting on Tuesday 15th September

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 

Create your own promise tree and write one promise to help to protect our planet.

Join us at Castlewellan Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 

Booking Essential. 
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

t: 028 4377 8433
e: castlewellan.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us plant a wildflower garden for the first floor balcony!  The Conservation Volunteers are here with their expertise to help us create a beautiful wildflower garden to encourage urban bio-diversity. 

Buzz into the library this September and help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI. We will be having a fun craft session where children can decorate their own plant pot, take it home, plant some pollinator-friendly flowers, and help create a colourful haven for bees and butterflies. 

Booking preferred.

Ages 3+. Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Wednesday 16 September 2026

11:30am-12:30pm

t: 028 9335 3249

e: whitehead.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us at Killyleagh Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 
Booking Essential.

t: 028 4482 8407  
e: Killyleagh.library@librariesni.org.uk 

In Ardoyne we're learning to reduce, reuse and upcycle!
 

Help us do our part for the environment by making a Junk Journal - just bring an old notebook, and watch as you turn it into a beautiful display of colours, thoughts and creativity.

Led by our friendly staff, this craft activity will show you how to breathe life into old scrap. You can fill your journal with collages, poetry, art and so much more. The only limits are your imagination!

Suitable for children aged 7 and above.
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
 

Booking Not Required

t: 028 9050 9212
e: ardoyne.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Celebrate Go Green Month with a creative craft session. Choose to make a pebble art picture using natural materials or design an alien spaceship from recycled items. It's a fun way to explore creativity while thinking about how we can care for our planet.

Booking essential
t: 028 4272 8194
e: portaferry.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Create your own bug hotel, help us to plant some bee friendly flowers in the library bug hotel and enjoy some stories!
 

Booking Required
 

t: 028 9040 1365
e: cregagh.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Explore creativity through the art of collage in this fun and creative workshop using recycled materials. Cut, layer and arrange images, words, and patterns to create a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. All Materials will be provided, and participants of all skill levels are welcome. 

For children aged 4 – 8 years old
Booking essential
t: 028 3884 0694
e: tandragee.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Decorate your flower pot, plant some seeds, and help the little creatures that are essential for our world… it's fun and it's free!

For children aged 4 - 11 years old.  Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking essential.
t: 028 8244 0733
e: omagh.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Bring the whole family along to our Go Green Week Climate Café at Richhill Library! While the grown-ups enjoy a tea or coffee and chat about ways to care for our environment, children can get involved with fun nature-related activities, including a scavenger hunt!

All welcome.
Booking not required.
t: 028 3887 0639
e: richhill.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Come along and create a suncatcher using recycled plastic , drift wood and other recycled materials. Let the sun shine through and Go Green with Falls road library.

Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Everyone welcome!

Booking advisable

t:028 9050 9212
e:fallsroad.library@librariesni.org.uk

 

Help us celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI 

Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 

Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. 

Booking advisable.
t: 028 9050 9212
e: ardoyne.library@librariesni.org.uk

Go Green in Dundonald Library. Use recycled materials to design a creative pledge board that represents one positive action you will take to help the environment. 
Once you have finished your board, hold it up and take a selfie showing your pledge.

Suitable for children aged 4-11 years accompanied by an adult

Booking essential
T: 028 9048 3994 
e: dundonald.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Celebrate Go Green Month by helping our bees and other pollinators! Join us for a fun, hands-on activity where you can decorate your very own flowerpot before planting bee-friendly flower seeds to take home. Watch your flowers bloom and create a colourful haven for bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators. Perfect for children and families, this creative session encourages everyone to protect nature, support biodiversity, and discover how even a small flowerpot can make a big difference.
 

Children aged 4-11 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking essential.

t: 028 9086 5419
e: greenisland.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Tullycarnet Green Guardians Eco Club Launch Party

Thursday 17 September 3:30pm – 4:30pm 

Join us for our first mission and give your kids the superpowers to protect our planet! 

The Tullycarnet Green Guardians is a new fun, hands-on monthly library group where 5 to 11-year-olds discover nature, learn about saving the environment, and become local eco-heroes through exciting outdoor adventures, wildlife crafts, and environmental projects. Sign up now – your planet needs you.

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Booking essential. 

t: 028 9050 9244
e: grove.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Go Green with Libraries NI "Save the Bees"
A Nature Trek through Drawings &Painting.

Calling all gardeners to bring in left over or gathered seeds and swap them! Chat over a cuppa all things gardening and swap knowledge too. No booking required

t:028 4377 8433
e: castlewellan.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Join us at Donaghadee Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months.
Booking essential
t: 028 9188 2507
e: donaghadee.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 

Booking is Advised.
t: 028 9043 1266
e: DairyFarmLibrary@librariesni.org.uk 

Come to Kilrea Library and decorate your own flowerpot. Pots, crafts and sunflower seeds provided!
Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult.

Celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI and save our Bees. Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your colourful wildflowers. Your flowers will give our bees and other needed pollinators the food they need to store reserves for the winter months ahead!

Suitable for children aged 4 - 11 years; Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.
 

Booking essential.

t: 028 4372 2710
e: newcastle.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Get your green fingers at the ready to create your very own seasons tree.  Join other young budding environmentalists for this fun and creative activity.
 

For children aged 4 - 11 years.  Under 8s must be adult accompanied.

All welcome!

Join us at Newtownbreda Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months.

All welcome.
Booking Essential.

t: 028 9070 1620
e: newtownbreda.library@librariesni.org.uk

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Booking essential.

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months!

Children 4-10 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential.

t: 028 9336 2261
e: carrickfergus.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us at Portaferry Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 

Booking Essential.

t: 028 4272 8194 
e: portaferry.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Booking essential.

Foster a love for nature and "going green" through nurturing living things. Children will be planting seeds in their own uniquely decorated pots.

Children aged 4-10 years; children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Booking Not Required.
t: 028 2888 5552
e: carnlough.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Join us at Warrenpoint Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!

Booking Essential.
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Discover the creative art of junk journalling at this relaxed, adults-only workshop. Using recycled papers, book pages, magazines, packaging and other repurposed materials, you'll create a unique journal while giving everyday items a new lease of life. Join us this September as part of Go Green with Libraries NI and celebrate sustainability through creativity. All Materials will be provided. 

Adult Event. Booking preferred. 

Saturday 19 September 2026

2:00pm-3:30pm

t: 028 9335 3249

e: whitehead.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Come along to Waterside Library and celebrate LNI's Go Green Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own beautiful wildflowers. These flowers provide food for bees and other pollinators that is well needed before the winter months! Suitable for children aged 4-12: children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. Booking Essential. 

t: 028 7134 2963
e: waterside.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us in Cushendall library where we will be giving our damaged books a new purpose by turning them into Hedgehogs in this exciting recycling craft.
Booking is essential. This craft is not suitable for children under the age of 16.
t:02821771297
e:cushendall.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us at Newry City Library to celebrate Go Green Month with Libraries NI! Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months! 
For children aged 4 - 8 years accompanied by an adult.

Booking Essential.

t: 028 3026 4683
e: newrycity.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 
For children aged 5 - 11 years; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential.
t: 028 7126 6168
e: creggan.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month by helping to support local wildlife. Decorate your own flowerpot before planting special seed paper that will grow into colourful wildflowers, providing an important food source for bees and other pollinators. This fun, hands-on craft session encourages creativity while exploring the small actions we can all take to care for our environment.
Suitable for children and families.
Booking essential.
t: 028 9050 9239
e: woodstock.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Gardening Club Plant Swap

Celebrate Go Green Month by joining us for a fun and eco-friendly Gardening Plant Swap Event!

Whether you're an experienced gardener or just starting out, this is a wonderful opportunity to share plants, cuttings, seeds, and gardening tips with fellow plant enthusiasts

Adults

Booking Essential
 

t: 028 9446 3891 

e: Greystone.library@librariesni.org.uk

Go Green September with Noel Lyons from arc21, it’s time to create and blast off! Make a nature-inspired pebble picture or launch your creativity by building an alien spaceship from recycled materials. See how simple objects can be transformed into something spectacular

Join us at Saintfield Library to celebrate Go Green month with Libraries NI!  Decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow vital and wonderful flowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators food reserves before the winter months!  
Booking Essential. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

We're making a mini-beast paradise for the first floor balcony.  Join us to make bee baths and homes for insects this week. 

Can you turn everyday recycled materials into something amazing? Join us for a creative crafting session where cardboard boxes tubes, bottles, and other recycled items become robots, creatures, vehicles, inventions, and more. Let your imagination run wild!
Suitable for 6 - 11 years; Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential.
t: 028 9446 1942
e: antrim.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Join Joanne and Noel from Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council for a fun upcycling craft session. 
Use recycled materials to design a creative pledge board that represents one positive action you will take to help the environment. 
Once you have finished your board, hold it up and take a selfie showing your pledge.

For children aged 6-11 years accompanied by an adult 

Booking essential 
t: 028 9266 9345
e: lisburncity.library@librariesni.org.uk

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months. 

Children aged 4-10 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking Essential.

t: 028 2582 2228
e: portglenone.library@librariesni.org.uk  

As part of Go Green with Libraries NI, create and decorate your very own nature crown! Bring your own flowers, leaves, and feathers or use the ones we have here to become a queen or king of the great outdoors. Choose from one of your nature books and learn more about the great outdoors while you’re here. 
Suitable for ages 6 and up. 
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking Recommended.

t: 028 9050 9236
e: whiterock.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 

Suitable for 4 - 11 year olds; Children Under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking essential.

t: 028 9442 3066
e: crumlin.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Calling all junior conservationists!  Join us in Shantallow Library as we continue to celebrate our 'Go Green' initiative.
 

You will help to 'Save The Bees' by growing your very own wildflowers.
 

For children aged 4-11 years.  Under 8s must be adult accompanied.
 

Limited spaces available - All resources provided.
 

Booking essential.  
 

t: 028 7135 4185

e: shantallow.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us for an eco-friendly Storytime and Craft where we will create artistic masterpieces from objects that might otherwise be discarded. Resources will be provided but feel free to bring along any materials you see artistic potential in (e.g. kitchen roll tubes, wrapping paper, colourful cardboard). 

Suitable for ages 4-8. 
Booking required.

t: 028 3834 1946
e: brownlow.library@librariesni.org.uk
 

Recycle Junk and Make Something Wonderful

Get creative and help the planet by transforming recycled materials into something amazing. Build a rocket, a dinosaur, a robot, an animal, or anything else your imagination can dream up using everyday recycled items.

Children aged 8-10 years; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking Essential.

t: 028 2827 7047

e: Larne.library@librariesni.org.uk

Join us for a fun- filled family event celebrating nature and sustainability! Get creative with eco-friendly crafts, plant your own seeds to take home, make a bee friendly seed bomb, and add your pledge to our Community Green Tree.
Suitable for all ages; Children under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Come along. Booking not required.
t: 028 9446 1942
e: antrim.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months!

Children aged 4-10 years; children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking Essential.

t: 028 2582 2228
e: portglenone.library@librariesni.org.uk

Portrush Library invites children aged 5-10 years to help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers.
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential. 
t: 028 7082 3718
e: portrush.library@librariesni.org.uk

Become an eco-warrior for Go Green with Libraries NI this September. Make your very own Seed Paper. Take it home, plant it and watch it transform into beautiful flowers.
 

For children aged 4-8 years; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Booking essential.
t: 028 3752 4072
e: armagh.library@librariesni.org.uk  

Help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your own very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! 

Booking essential.

t: 028 9446 1942

e: antrim.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Join us in Cushendall library and help us celebrate Go Green with Libraries NI Month! Use our craft resources to decorate your very own flowerpot before planting special seed paper to grow your own colourful wildflowers. These flowers will give bees and other pollinators much needed food reserves before the winter months! Booking essential. For children age 4-11 years.
t:02821771297
e:cushendall.library@librariesni.org.uk

Celebrate Go Green Month by connecting with fellow gardening enthusiasts at our Seed Swap and Gardening Café. Bring along spare seeds, seedlings or cuttings to exchange, discover something new to grow, and share gardening tips over a cup of tea or coffee.

Adults.

Booking not required.

t: 028 9086 5419
e: greenisland.library@librariesni.org.uk 
 

Come and join the fun at our Sustainability Selfie Board!

Make a promise to help our planet by choosing just one small action.

Create your own colourful pledge board using fun upcycled materials, then strike your best pose at our Selfie Board and take a photo to celebrate your promise!

Together, we can make a BIG difference—one smile, one selfie, and one small action at a time.

Be a Planet Hero! Make your pledge. Take your selfie. Inspire others! 

t: 028 9081 3568
e: Carryduff.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Do you love quizzes? Do you care about the environment? Then join us for our exciting Go Green Quiz at the library!

Test your knowledge about recycling, wildlife, climate change and simple ways to protect our planet. Bring your friends  for an interactive event with exciting quiz questions and great craic!

Everyone is welcome, and entry is free!

Come along, learn something new, and discover how small actions can make a big difference. Together, let's make our world a greener place.

Booking is essential

t: 028 9081 3568
e: Carryduff.library@librariesni.org.uk 

Save the Bees celebrates Go Green Month with a fun, hands-on activity for children. Each child will receive their own plant pot to decorate and plant bee-friendly seeds to take home, helping support pollinators while learning about the importance of protecting our environment.

Children aged 6-12 years; children aged 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking Essential.
 

t: 028 9446 3891 

e: Greystone.library@librariesni.org.uk