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Bookstart in Darlington is managed from Darlington Library. Welcome to the Bookstart in Darlington page.

This page aims to keep you informed with how and when your child will receive their free Bookstart pack and will also keep you updated with details of our sessions and events for children from birth to five years.

30/10/2026

We all had a spooky fun time at our after-school activity events at Cockerton Library this week! To celebrate Halloween, we read, 'Gustavo, The Shy Ghost,' and made our very own scary bats! Well done to our talented bunch🎃👻!

30/10/2026

Tickets live now!

You can book your slots for our Cockerton Rhymetimes NOW, for dates all the way up to our Christmas events.

Just download the Eventbrite app and search "Cockerton Library Rhymetime"

Tickets are FREE. We just ask that if you can't make it, you cancel your tickets to allow for others to have your space.

Darlington Library sessions do not require booking. Just turn up and sign in with your library card.

29/10/2026

Don't forget, Cockerton Rhymetime slots will be available to book tomorrow morning!

Next term's Cockerton Rhymetime slots will be available to book on Friday 30th October at 8am.

Book via Eventbrite for all Cockerton sessions.

Darlington Library sessions do not require booking. Just turn up and sign in with your library card.

27/10/2026

We had lots of spooky fun with all our little friends at our Rhymetime Adventure Play Halloween Spooktacular! 🎃👻

Can you spot your little pumpkins?

26/10/2026

🕷️We had lots of fun making Halloween themed bath bombs and learning all about the science of how they fizz in today’s Big Science sessions!

🪄 We still have spaces on some of our activities later this week, including Tom Rolfe’s Magic Show at Darlington Library on Thursday afternoon and our Make My Day Halloween parties on Friday.

🧙‍♀️ 🎃 Don’t forget our free activities too - drop in Story and Craft at Cockerton Library on Tuesday and Thursday 3.30pm-5pm, Stay and Play at Darlington Library on Wednesday 10am-11.30am and a special spooky Satur-yay! from 10am!

26/10/2026

🦇Join us for a special Halloween themed storytime & crafts at Cockerton Library this Tuesday and Thursday from 3.30pm to 5pm 🦇

We will read a spooky picture book, then make our very own scary bat to take home.

Event is free, just drop-in and have fun. No booking required, but spaces are limited!👻

23/10/2026

We all had a fabulous time at our after-school activity events at Cockerton Library this week! As Halloween is nearly upon us, we read Room On The Broom, and made our very own spooktacular broomsticks! Well done to our little artists 🎃👻!

23/10/2026

It's the end of the half term! Rhymetime will be taking a break next week for the school half-term holidays.

Next term's Cockerton Rhymetime slots will be available to book on Friday 30th October at 8am.

Book via Eventbrite for all Cockerton sessions.

Darlington Library sessions do not require booking. Just turn up and sign in with your library card.

20/10/2026

Join us at Cockerton this Tuesday and Thursday at 3.30pm - 5pm! We are getting ready for spooky season with story time and crafting featuring Julia Donaldson’s Room on the Broom! You will get the chance to make you own broom with its own spooky characters 🧹🐈‍⬛🦅 this is a free session but places are limited 🎃

16/10/2026

😊We had a brilliant time at our after-school activities at Cockerton Library this week! We all listened to a lovely picture book about Herbie the hedgehog and made our very own leafy hedgehogs! Well done to our very talented crafters 🙂!

Address

Crown Street Library
Darlington
DL11ND

Telephone

01325 349610

Website

http://www2.darlington.gov.uk/web/arena

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