
Week of Reading and Writing at the Library
The Centrale Bibliotheek in Hilversum hosts a week dedicated to reading and writing, featuring activities and support for people of all literacy levels.

The Centrale Bibliotheek in Hilversum hosts a week dedicated to reading and writing, featuring activities and support for people of all literacy levels.

Free workshop on fake news and how to deal with it, part of the Week of Reading and Writing.

Advanced Spanish B2 course with Pepi Hoogenboom-Santos. Twelve lessons focusing on grammar, vocabulary, and conversation.

Continuation Spanish course for beginners, building on level 2. Exercises, conversations, grammar and vocabulary.

Twelve-lesson Italian course at B1-B2 level focusing on conversation and practical language use with the Nuovissimo Progetto Italiano 2 textbook.

Advanced Italian course (A2/B1) led by Marije Steijling, focusing on speaking skills. 12 lessons, every Monday from 21 September.

Beginner Italian course (A0/A1) led by Marije Steijling, focusing on speaking, reading, writing and listening skills.

English conversation course for advanced learners (B1-B2 level) aimed at developing speaking fluency.

The Fire Department offers a free fire safety workshop at Hilversum Library. Online registration is required.

Intermediate Italian conversation course covering culture, current affairs, grammar, and literature in Hilversum.

Continuation Italian course for beginners with weekly lessons emphasizing speaking skills through dialogues and role-plays.

Continuation course in Italian for learners with basic knowledge. Practice speaking and listening while building your vocabulary.

Casual board game evening at Hilversum's Central Library. Bring your own favourite game or choose from what's available.

Historic Café Hilversum celebrates 100 years of public broadcasting and 75 years of television with guest speakers Jan Jaap Kassies and Shishir Bestebreur.

Introductory Japanese course for complete beginners. Learn basic greetings, numbers, days of the week, and practical phrases for dining out.

A literature course with writer Renée van Marissing covering seven books from Dutch and international literature. No prior knowledge needed, just a passion for reading.

A treasure hunt for children at Hilversum Library: solve puzzles, find clues and discover a secret word.

Children create their own bookfluencer videos and compete during Children's Book Week at the library.

Hilversum Library celebrates the opening of Children's Book Week 2026 with a festive performance featuring theatre, song and dance, headlined by children's author Marco Kunst.

Firefighter Kris offers fire safety advice and reads stories to young children at the library.

A literature course exploring Dutch and world literature, taught by Renée van Marissing on Friday afternoons at the Centrale Bibliotheek.

Hilversum Library celebrates 75 years of Dutch television with rare archive footage from former journalist Lex Sternfeld, featuring classic children's shows and iconic entertainment moments.

Children test their knowledge of children's books in this quiz during Children's Book Week and compete for the champion title.

Interactive workshop where children create their own video and learn about vlogging and social media with Contentfabriek.

Learn the fundamentals of painting with instructor Sjors van Leeuwen, covering tone, form, colour theory, composition and perspective over a ten-week course.

SeniorWeb's free workshop explores what happens to your online accounts after death and how to plan ahead for your digital legacy.

Yoga classes for children aged 4-9 combining movement and storybook adventures. Kids playfully build balance, flexibility and self-confidence.

Interactive theater show for children aged 4-8 featuring imagination, humor and magic tricks at the Centrale Bibliotheek.

Crime journalist Saskia Belleman discusses her work covering court cases and criminal investigations in an evening conversation.

Workshop on Medieval Weaving, a genealogical database for family tree research before 1700, organized by the NGV Gooiland and Hilversum Library.

Learn botanical drawing with live flowers, fruit and leaves. This workshop teaches observation, composition and coloured pencil techniques.

Yoga classes for toddlers aged 2-4 with their parents, focusing on movement, fun and building confidence through themed activities.