Perton Library Science Fair & Spring Festival

The event, being organised by Perton Library and Wild About Perton, is packed full of family fun and is part of the celebrations for Green Libraries Month.

Visitors can learn all about climate change and the efforts in Staffordshire to reduce waste and their carbon footprint, with Waste Savvy Staffs and the Climate Change team from South Staffordshire Council.  Dr Phil Jemmett and his team of scientists from Warwick University will be demonstrating experiments all day, while Staffordshire Wildlife will be running workshops and leading a guided tour of the Perton Nature Trail.

Following the great success of last year’s event, the library team have worked closely with the community and partners and secured funding from the Friends of Perton Library, Wild About Perton and the County Council Digital Infrastructure Team. Thanks to this they have put together a fantastic programme of activities, sure to keep the whole family busy all day!

• STEMbotics Robot and Coding Workshops*
• Zoolab workshops*
• Meet the Astronaut and hold a meteorite
• Author & illustrator Mark Bardsley signing his animal books and caricaturing pets
• Medical mavericks
• Meet the Veolia team and take part in great family activities
• ‘Earth Stories’ family friendly pop-up cinema & nature crafts
• Forensics activity with Staffordshire Police
• Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
• Astronomy - Telescopes and sunspots
• Waste Savvy Staffs - Recycling
• County Council Climate Change Team
• Wild About Perton – River and Lake survey – explore their catch of the day!
• Bumblebee Conservation Trust
• Meet the Flood Risk Team
• South Staffordshire Council – Climate Change
• More to be confirmed

*Bookable events. Please contact Perton Library on 01902 506050 or at perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk

STEMbotics: Robotics & Coding workshops – Places are free, but limited, so please book early. Suitable for ages 5+, parental supervision advised for younger children.
• 10.00am-11.00am
• 11.15am-12.15pm
• 12.30pm-1.30pm
• 1.45pm-2.45pm

Zoolab – Meet the Animals workshops – Places are free, but limited, so please book early.
• 11.00am - 11:45am
• 12.00pm - 12:45pm
• 1.00pm - 1:45pm

Please contact Perton Library on 01902 506050 or at perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk for further information or updates or to book a place on the Zoolab and STEMbotics workshops.ure Team.