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THIS STORY LAST UPDATED: 19 April 2003 1512 BST
Try a dinosaur egg this Easter?
Dinosaur
Wow! What big eggs you have!
  The Easter holiday will be a time of dinosaurs, pirates and fun at libraries in Wiltshire. Librarians are organising a range of events during the two-week school break.
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For more details on any of these free events contact the library that is organising it.

The contact numbers are Salisbury library 01722 324145, Devizes library 01380 726878, Westbury library 01373 822294, Marlborough library 01672 512663.

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Children in Salisbury are being invited to set sail on the high seas with a series of pirate-inspired fun sessions at the library.

The adventure starts on Monday, April 14, with the creation of a treasure island collage between 10am and 12pm and again between 1pm and 3pm.

Children will be able to build pirate ships out of junk at two sessions held on Tuesday, April 15, between 10am and 12pm and again between 1pm and 3pm.

The excitement continues on Wednesday, April 16, when children will have the chance to be a pirate.

Sessions will be held between 10am and 12pm and again between 1pm and 3pm. On Thursday, April 17, there will be painting and the chance to make models of sharks and other dangerous deepsea monsters.

The session will be held between 10am and 12pm.

Other events at Salisbury library include rhymes and stories for children aged under five, between 2pm and 2.30pm on Tuesday, April 22.

There will be a session of bouncing clapping and jumping for children aged under two on Wednesday, April 23, between 10.30am and 11am at Salisbury library.

On Tuesday, April 15, there will be a sale of surplus books, CDs, videos, cassettes and CD-ROMs between 9.30am and 4.30pm at The Portico, Salisbury library.

At Devizes library there will be a "Dinosaur Eggstravaganza" on Wednesday, April 16 and Wednesday, April 23 between 10.30am and 12pm for children aged between seven and 11.

Devizes community librarian Wendy Beaver said: "There will be dinosaur stories and poems. We'll be making dinosaur eggs, dinosaur models and head-dresses and there will be a dinosaur hunt. Tickets are free from the library.

"The fun continues on Friday, April 25 when there will be a "Dinosaur Stomp" between 11am and 12pm for children aged between four and seven with dinosaur stories and crafts."

A number of other events are also being held at Devizes library during the Easter holidays.

For children under five, on Tuesday, April 15, between 10am and 11.25am, there will be finger-painting, play dough cutting and sticking in the first hour and rhymes, songs and finger rhymes in the last 25 minutes.

On Tuesday, April 22, there will be a special musical session with Susan Partridge for children aged under two between 11am and 11.30am and for children aged between three and five between 11.45am and 12.15pm.

On Friday 25, between 2.15pm and 2.45pm there will be a storytime for children under five.

During the holiday break, there will be an Easter egg hunt around the children's library in Devizes.

At Westbury library children and their carers are invited to drop in between Monday, April 14 and Saturday, April 26 during opening hours to take part in decorating Easter eggs and arranging flowers in Easter baskets.

There will also be holiday children storytimes on Thursday, April 17 and Thursday, April 24 between 11.30am and 12pm.

Children must be accompanied by an adult for both the drop in sessions and the storytimes.

Marlborough library is holding a really wild wildlife session featuring stories, crafts and creatures, for children aged between four and nine on Wednesday, April 23, between 2pm and 3.30pm.

A poetry workshop for children is being held at Bradford-on-Avon library during the Easter holiday. Australian poet Mike Leigh is leading the event that is being held for children aged between nine and 11. The event has been organised by the Wiltshire County Council-run library and it will be held on Tuesday, April 15, between 2.30pm and 4pm. The council is committed to providing a comprehensive library service for everyone in the county. Community librarian Penny England said: "Children can bring along their own poems to perform. It should be a lot of fun."

See Swindon Borough Council's website for library information.

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