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Global Bites

Global Bites: A Culinary Journey – World Food Day Digital Challenge!

Global Bites: A Culinary Journey – World Food Day Digital Challenge!

Date
Thursday 11 September 2025 to Thursday 16 October 2025

Kandy Storytelling

Storytelling session in Kandy

Date
Saturday 11 October 2025
11:30 to 12:30
Location
British Council Kandy Library

Jaffna Storytelling

Join us for The Friendly Little Pig!

Date
Sunday 12 October 2025
15:00 to 16:00
Location
British Council Library Jaffna

Colombo Storytelling Session

Welcome, Young Witches and Wizards! Grab your wands, hop on your broomsticks, and get ready to enter the magical world of Hogwarts!

Date
Saturday 18 October 2025
15:00 to 16:00
Location
British Council Colombo Library

Events at the library

  • British Council Photography Competition
  • Beyond the Pages
  • Beyond the pages
  • COP29 Youth on the Frontlines of Climate Change
  • Celebrating World Ocean Day Colombo
  • Celebrating books
  • Celebrating youth: join our online readers’ club
  • Colombo Storytelling
  • Colombo Storytelling Session
  • Documentary screening of Plastic Earth
  • Ginger the Giraffe
  • Global Bites: A Culinary Journey – World Food Day Digital Challenge!
  • International Mother Language Day
  • Jaffna Storytelling
  • Jaffna Storytelling
  • Kandy Storytelling
  • Kandy Storytelling
  • Kandy Storytelling
  • Know your library
  • Know your library
  • Nature’s Mirror: Bridging Human and Primate Worlds - Bridging the Gap: What primates can teach us about human culture
  • Online Book Club
  • Oral Histories: The British Council in action
  • Reading Challenge is here
  • Reading Marathon
  • Sale of withdrawn books in Kandy and Colombo
  • Special renewal offer
  • Study UK briefing session
  • Try Yoga
  • Women in Digital: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
  • Women’s empowerment: Making it personal
  • World Ocean Day celebrations Kandy
  • World Teachers’ Day card-making session in Jaffna

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