Visit our Library Clubs page for regular activities in our libraries.
Please also see our Employment Support Events page.
Maidenhead - Never Mind the Books
Saturday 15 November 2025, 4pm - 8pm.
Never Mind the Books is back!
Get ready for a night of bands, choirs, open mic, ukuleles and good vibes at Maidenhead Library!
Books down, volume up - and drinks pouring. Come join the noise!
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Windsor Library - Juggling Workshop with Clive
Saturday 1 November 2025, 11am - midday
Get ready to master the art of juggling with Clive, where you'll be flipping, tossing, and catching like a pro in no time!
For children aged 7 and above!
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Windsor Library - Cookie Decorating. 30 Sweet Years
Monday 17 November 2025, 4pm.
Sweet news! Windsor Library is turning 30 and celebrating in the tastiest way possible!
Join us for birthday fun and cookie decorating that's sure to be a treat.
Come for frosting, stay for the fun!
For children aged 3-10.
Tickets available on Eventbrite.
Windsor Library - S.J Bennett Author Interview Event
Tuesday 18 November 2025, 7.30pm.
S.J. Bennett is the author of the bestselling mystery series featuring Queen Elizabeth II as an investigator.
Over a career spanning fifteen novels, she has won the Romantic Novelist of the Year award, and been shortlisted for the Crime Writer’s Association Whodunnit Dagger award.
'The Queen Who Came In From The Cold' is set in 1961 and tells the story of the Queen travelling on the royal train where she is met by an unreliable witness who claims to have seen a brutal murder. Did it really happen, and could the victim be a missing friend of Princess Margaret's new husband, Tony Armstrong Jones?
This interview is a fantastic chance for Sophia Bennett to share her insights at Windsor Library on her writing processes, answer questions and engage with the audience.
There will also be a bar on site!
Tickets available on Eventbrite.
Windsor Library - Author Talk with Peter Durrant
Thursday 20 November 2025, 7pm.
Get ready for a journey through history! Join us for a fascinating author talk with Peter Durrant as he dives into the history of the Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire from 1545 to 2023.
From the days of the Tudors and the Civil War, to the age of Napoleon, discover who held the position as the Crown's personal representative in this Royal County. Expect tales of courtiers, royals, and leading local figures! Don't miss out on this captivating slice of local history.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Windsor Library - Tea and Talk with Author Agnes Fernandes
Friday 21 November 2025, 4pm.
Agnes will be talking about her Elizabeth Ascot series at Windsor Library.
Sandwiches, scones, jam and cream will be served. There will also be gift sets available to purchase.
The historical and modern fiction novel series is paired with artisan tea blends for an immersive and multi-sensory reading experience.
The stories are set in Ascot England, and explore themes of women's solidarity and resilience.
Please note this event is for adults.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Windsor Library - Vinyl Frontier Listening Party
Friday 21 November 2025, 7pm.
To celebrate Windsor Library's 30th birthday, we're spinning back the clock with a Vinyl Frontier Listening Evening like no other.
There will be a visual and audio presentation to tell a story to the music and a bar will be available.
Expect iconic tracks straight from 1995, the golden age of the 90's - when CDs ruled, Britpop reigned and mixtapes were pure magic.
Please note this event is for adults.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Remembrance. A Century of Commemoration and Tradition with Major Brian Rogers.
Thursday 6 November 2025, 7pm.
It was the First World War that embedded remembrance into the national psyche. Major Brian Rogers will be joining us at Sunninghill Library on Thursday 6 November to talk about local stories of where our village soldiers fought and died, and were subsequently commemorated.
Tickets available on Eventbrite.
The Life in our Trees
- Wednesday 29 October 2025, 7pm.
Discover the vital role of trees and forests with George McGavin, and why restoring trees is key to our future.
Tickets available on Eventbrite.
Introduction to Watercolours
- Thursday 30 October 2025, 10.30am - 11.30am. Suitable for adults. Book via Eventbrite.
Halloween Craft
- Monday 27 October 2025, 3pm.
- Wednesday 29 October 2025, 3.30pm - 4.30pm.
- Tuesday 28 October 2025, 3pm.
- Pumpkin Carving - Thursday 30 October 2025, 3pm - 4pm.
- Halloween craft, story and rhyme and Lego - Monday 27 October 2025, 11am - 12.30pm.
- Thursday 30 October 2025, 2.30pm.
- Wednesday 29 October 2025, 3pm.
- Decorate Pumpkins, bats and ghosts for the children's library - Monday 27 and Thursday 30 October 2025, 10.30am.
All crafts are drop-ins and suitable for children under 12 years.
Halloween Sock Puppets
- Monday 27 October 2025, 3pm.
- Thursday 30 October 2025, 3pm.
- Tuesday 28 October 2025, 3pm.
- Wednesday 29 October 2025, 3pm.
All crafts are drop-ins and suitable for children 9 years and under.
Special Halloween Story teller
- Friday 31 October 2025, 3pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
- Friday 31 October 2025, 12.30pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
- Friday 31 October 2025, 10.30am. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
PCSO Surgeries
Drop in and speak to your local PSCOs about crime prevention.
- Monday 3 November 2025, 11am - midday.
- Saturday 25 October 2025, 2pm - 3pm.
- Wednesday 15 October 2025, 2.30pm -3.30pm.
- Wednesday 22 October 2025, 2pm - 3.30pm.
- Monday 3 November 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm.
- Wednesday 19 November 2025, 2pm - 3.30pm.
IT help
- Dedworth Library. Drop-in sessions. Saturday 11 and 25 October, 8 and 22 November 2025. 10.30am - midday.
- Maidenhead Library. Accessibility morning and IT Support. To book, phone Maidenhead Library 01628 796969 or email maidenhead.library@rbwm.gov.uk
- Windsor Library. Accessibility morning and IT Support. To book, phone Windsor Library 01753 743940 or email windsor.library@rbwm.gov.uk.
IT support also available fortnightly Fridays, from 30 May 2025, 11am - 12.30pm. Drop-in or book. To book, call 01753 793940 during opening hours. - Eton Wick Library Every Tuesday 2pm - 5pm.
Rhymetime
Every Thursday 11.30am - midday.
Every Monday 10.30am, during term time.
Storytime
Weekly:
- Windsor Library: Thursdays 10.30am - 11am. Storytime (including crafts during the school holidays.)
- El Gruffalo Spanish story time and Halloween craft - Friday 31 October 2.30pm. Free tickets available on Eventbrite.
- Dedworth Library: Tuesdays 2.20pm - 3pm. Storytime during term time only.
Weekly (term time only):
- Ascot Library: Wednesdays 11am. Story and Rhyme Time.
- Dedworth Library: Every Tuesday 2.30pm - 3pm. Story and Rhymetime.
- Maidenhead Library: Every Tuesday , 10.30am - 11am.
- Old Windsor Library: 11am, Saturday 27 September, 11 October, 8 November, 22 November, 6 December 2025. Story and Rhymetime.
- Windsor Library: Mondays 10.30am - 11am. Story and Rhymetime.
Library services
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1QU
United Kingdom