Braw Bairns

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Come along and coorie in and celebrate the Baird's birthday at the Mitchell Library's fun Scots language family day on Saturday 8th February!

About Braw Bairns

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Braw Bairns returns to the Mitchell Library on the 8th February. Come along and coorie in and celebrate the Baird's birthday at our fun Scots language family day. Our packed programme of free events features traditional stories, songs and crafts for weans of all ages.

Activities on the day are:

10:00- 10:30am: Bookbug (Scots)
11:00-12:00pm: Susi Briggs
12:30pm -1pm: Scots Songs & Stories
1:15pm-2:00pm: Scottish Crafts
2:00pm-2:30pm: Bookbug (Scots)
2:30pm-3:30pm: Thomas Clark: The Boggin Beginnin (A Series of Scunnersome Events)
3:00pm-3:30pm: Scots Songs & Stories
3:45pm-4:30pm: Scottish Crafts

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