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A welcoming meeting place for people with visual impairments and eye conditions, open to all without advance registration.
A cosy shared reading evening where participants enjoy stories and poems together. Free entry with complimentary coffee and tea.
Weekly Wednesday morning programme for toddlers and preschoolers featuring storytelling, puppet play, music and creative activities in the Makerlab.
Free homework support at the library for young people, with volunteers helping with planning and challenging subjects.
A social craft café at the library where you work on your own project alongside others. Beginners and experienced crafters alike are welcome.
A storytelling workshop with Christiaan Weijts where you'll learn to tell your personal story with greater impact and clarity.
Arduino User Group for experienced makers collaborating on projects in the library's MakerLab.
Free health screening by the Dutch Heart Foundation: get your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar checked at the library.
A beginner's course in Frisian spelling and writing, taught in a group format by Afûk.
Advanced Frisian language course focusing on writing skills, literature, history, theatre and film.
Bring your broken items to the Repair Café and have them fixed for free by volunteers. Good for your wallet and the planet.
A philosophical walk exploring time, livability, and truth through guided questions, with refreshments afterward.
Drachten Presenteert! offers an afternoon of activities for young children: a barefoot path, a library treasure hunt, story time, and a baby library section.
Play chess against members of the Drachten Chess Club, with opponents at every skill level from beginner to advanced.
An accessible introduction to Dungeons & Dragons covering the basic rules and what you need to get started with this popular tabletop role-playing game.
A guided philosophical walk organized by Drachten library, where conversation starters help explore ideas while exploring the town.
Gabriël Vriens guides you through classical music in this free edition of Drachten Presenteert! at the library.
Author Gerbrand Bakker discusses his latest novel 'Boedel' in a lecture by Drachten Presenteert! at the library.
Interactive training where you learn to spot online scams using film clips and develop safer internet habits.
Meet Bumper, the school dog, at Bibliotheek Drachten. Pet her, cuddle with her, and share a love of reading together.
A practical workshop for budding entrepreneurs and freelancers on the essential first steps to starting your own business.
Bibliotheek Drachten celebrates the Science Weekend with a focus on flying. Interactive activities and experiments for all ages.
A six-lesson course on smart financial management for anyone looking to take better control of their finances.
A two-part workshop teaching you how to research your family history online, organized in partnership with Smelne's Erfskip.
A practical course on using public transport, covering check-in and check-out procedures, journey planning, and a complimentary trial ride.
A theatrical performance about Princess Rosalina during Children's Book Week, designed for children aged 4 and up.
Creative workshop for children (8+) where you design your own fantastical creature with food as the theme, guided by writer and illustrator Anne Kamps.
Children's Book Ball: Spotlight On! is a festive event for children in grades 5-8 featuring music, dance and theatre at Bibliotheek Drachten.
Writer and illustrator Harmen van Straaten celebrates 40 years of creating children's books, discussing his work and his latest picture book, the 2026 Children's Book Week selection.
A hands-on workshop where children aged 8 and up build their own bird feeders to help local birds through the winter.
Join a welcoming gathering at Drachten library on Coming Out Day to meet others and create your own button with artist Hester van End of April.
Gabriël Vriens guides you through classical music, discussing renowned composers and their works.
Margaret Breukink presents a lecture on the life and work of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Journalist and Europe correspondent Caroline de Gruyter gives a talk at Bibliotheek Drachten. Seats are limited, so reserve early.
A Dungeons & Dragons adventure designed for teenagers, where you play a magical student and work together with others to overcome challenges in the library.
A painting workshop for ages 15 and up, led by Silleke. Create cheerful figures and take your finished artwork home with you.
Smelne's Erfskip screens archival film footage by Anton Stoelwinder documenting Drachten's past in the 1970s and 1980s.
A Halloween-themed pubquiz for ages 11-18 at Bibliotheek Drachten. Bring your team and compete in a spooky trivia challenge.
The sixth edition of Climate Week offers a diverse programme for all ages at Bibliotheek Drachten, with activities to explore, participate in and draw inspiration from.
Learn to edit, crop and straighten photos in this hands-on workshop. You'll also discover how to properly store and transfer images from your phone to your computer.
Grandparents for the Climate reads stories and performs experiments about climate and nature with children during Climate Week at the library.
Hands-on afternoon of experiments about water and energy for children. Build a water filter, explore evaporation, and create a lemon battery.
Els van Gammeren shares her hands-on experience in creating shared green spaces during this lecture about community-led environmental projects in Drachten.
Learn how to transform old clothes into something new at this creative upcycling workshop in Bibliotheek Drachten.
Author Lex Paleaux presents his new novel 'In het licht van de leugen' at Bibliotheek Drachten. An opportunity to meet the writer.
Learn to design and create custom Christmas cards in Canva with instructor Renate Dijkema.
Kees Filius shares the origins and history of the Kraanlânnen nature reserve in Drachten.
Monthly gathering for queer literature enthusiasts at Bibliotheek Drachten, open to young people aged 16 and up.
Creative book folding workshop with a Christmas theme at Bibliotheek Drachten. Transform old books into decorative art pieces.
Write your New Year's wish or Christmas greeting and hang it on the Wish Tree at Drachten Library.
A lecture by Jan van Zinderen exploring the fascinating history of Drachten's Minorite Monastery, a significant local landmark.
A hands-on Christmas craft workshop for children aged 5 and up, led by Hester from End of April.
A Christmas-themed treasure hunt through the library where children search for Santa's missing hat.
A 10-lesson course on finding a job that matches your skills and interests, with practical guidance.
Learn to design your own comic character and create an adventure with it in this hands-on workshop led by cartoonist Jan-Willem Spakman. For ages 12 and up.
A support meeting for people with sleep apnea to exchange experiences with others facing the same condition at Drachten library.
Tsjok Theater presents ZEN, a Frisian-language musical performance brimming with calm, humour and wonder, centred on a girl named Sjoukje and her boundless imagination.