Lit & Phil Library Takeover
Join Little Inventors as we celebrate 200 years of invention and creativity at the Lit & Phil!
When? SATURDAY 12th JULY - 11am to 3pm
Where? The Lit & Phil, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SE
11am-11.30am Help our Wildlife Exhibition launch! Come hear about young inventors’ ideas to make life better in the city for animals, and discover our new exhibition of three children’s inventions brought to life by professional makers!
11.30am-3pm Drop in Family Workshop!
Come up with your own invention ideas to make the Lit & Phil an even better place and add them to our library model!
No experience necessary!
11am-3pm Pop Up Lost and Found Office of Oddities! Can you help us guess what these curious objects are? An art installation by Dominic Wilcox.
This event is part of the Little Inventors’ Lit & Phil invention challenge 2025, and part of the bicentenary celebration. Funded by the Reece Foundation.