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Ditch your devices for the day and join us for some soothing offline activities As part of World Mental Health Day, Dundee Central Library are encouraging visitors to try switching off their devices and engage in a range of practical and relaxing activities. Sow some seeds and write a poem with Grow Dundee, free your mind and explore the art of Origami in the STEAM Hub, or make some friendship bracelets with Feeling Strong! All activities are free, no booking required.

NEoN Digital Arts
9am to 12 midday Drop-in
@Opportunities Room
Improve your mobile safety, security and dependence with our helpful tips and tricks.

Cake or Dice
10am to 12 midday Drop-in
@Steam Hub
Cake or Dice will be there with a selection of board games, such as Ticket to Ride, Flux and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. These games are easy to learn, fast to play, and have lots of giggling involved!

Silent Reading Club-The Golden Hour
11am-12.30pm Drop-in
@Leisure Reading Centre
Take some time out of the hustle and bustle for an hour of silence with your latest read. Choose a book from the shelves and find a space. Stick around afterwards to chat about what you’ve been reading and make new friends!

Music as Support
1-2.30pm
@Conference Room
ScrapAntics will deliver a creative activity using sound and words supporting people who have come to Scotland seeking asylum and who have experienced trauma. This will be a closed activity but join us from 2pm to find out more.

Feeling Strong
9.30am-1pm Drop-in
@Lower Foyer Wellgate Entrance
Join Feeling Strong youth mental health charity for young people aged 8-26. Our stall will have mental health resources, information on our services, a HUGE colouring in sheet and friendship bracelet making activities!

Garden of Words
3-4:30pm Family Workshop
@Indoor Garden (level 2 foyer)
Sow a seed and write a little poem about growth with Dundee's Network of Community Growers. Find a community garden close to you!

Launch of Dundee Seed Library
4:30-5pm
Discover the magic of saving and sharing seeds with the new Dundee Seed Library and taste a delicious home grown tea with edible flower biscuits. More information on www.growdundee.blog

Origami Art session
1-3pm all ages Drop-in
@Steam Hub
To celebrate Mental Health Day, free your mind and explore the art of Origami using pen and ink to illustrate your design. Inspired by the V&A Dundee’s Kimono exhibition.

Information published by Leisure and Culture Dundee.