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There are crafts, sports themed activities, author readings and a trip back in time to Ancient Egypt at borough libraries this summer.

Celebrated author Will Mabbitt will be touring libraries this summer with his action-packed, children’s book, ‘The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones’.

More than eight hundred people attended a book launch by Sir Lenny Henry at Dudley Library this weekend.

Author, actor and comedian Sir Lenny Henry will launch his children’s picture book, You Can Do Anything, Tyrone at a special event at Dudley Library.

Residents are being invited to join the latest Let’s Get Moving Challenge as National Walking Month gets underway.

Award-winning performance poet, playwright, and children’s author Joseph Coelho, will visit Stourbridge Library on Thursday 13 April as part of his nationwide Library Marathon.

The final push for points has started as Beat the Street, the giant game taking place across Dudley borough, draws to a close.

Participants in the Beat the Street Dudley game are invited to Go Wild this week with double points at some of the borough’s parks, waterways and green spaces.

Players in the Beat the Street Dudley game can clock up double points on Beat Boxes around traditional commuting hours.

The Beat the Street Dudley game is set to enter its Go Explore week to encourage participants to find the area’s best heritage and cultural gems.

The Beat the Street Dudley game has launched with more than 13,700 participants signing up already and together walking, cycling, and rolling their way to more than 11,500 miles.

A major review of public forums is being carried out as part of plans to strengthen links between Dudley Council and communities.