A crafty Christmas is on the cards for children - and a suitably festive welcome for grown ups - when they come to the Henry Bloom Noble Library on Thursday December 19th.

For children there’s a Countdown to Christmas craft session from 4.30 to 5.30pm where they can make all things Christmassy from cards to finger puppets…and enjoy some free refreshments.

And grown ups are invited to call in to the library anytime between 10am and 7pm that same day for tea, coffee and mince pies…(Devour a book, devour a mince pie, everyone’s welcome).

Countdown to Christmas tickets are free, but must be collected from the library’s ground-floor counter in advance.

The Henry Bloom Noble is at 10 Victoria Street, Douglas. 696461.