Discover Children’s Story Centre
About Discover Children’s Story Centre
Discover is the UK’s first story centre for children aged 0-11 and their families, proudly rooted in Newham, East London.
We believe that stories are critical to child development, that they can transform lives and shape strong and vibrant communities.
We are committed to supporting the curiosity, creativity, and imagination of all children through excellent artistic, creative, play and learning experiences.
Our home base on Stratford High Street provides a magical world where stories come to life, in purpose-built play spaces, immersive exhibitions and interactive storytelling performances. We take our work out far and wide across East London and beyond, including schools, parks, streets, and libraries.
Discover Children’s Story Centre
383-387 High St, London E15 4QZ
Discover Children’s Story Centre's Records
An interactive storytelling performance for families. Created by Discover Children’s Story Centre with residents from across Newham and library staff, past and present.
A collection of photos, quotes, and interview clips from visits to Newham Libraries in February and April 2024 — capturing what the spaces mean to both library users and staff.
Before 1850, there were roughly 30 public libraries in England. In Newham and beyond, a series of new laws and two significant benefactors led to the birth of the library...
Workshops with families in Plaistow, East Ham, Forest Gate and Custom House — using Discover’s interactive Story Building methodology to build and collect memories and feelings around libraries.
Video clips from an interview with a former librarian who worked in Newham Libraries from the late 1960s — including Manor Park, East Ham, Forest Gate, Custom House, Plaistow, and...
![[CROPPED]Stratford Library, West Ham library staff, c1900 — Chief Librarian Alfred Cotgreave in centre front. Via Newham Photos](https://www.newhamheritagemonth.org/wp-content/uploads/CROPPED-NewhamPhotos-_-StratfordLibrary-WestHamLibraryStaff-c1900-560x280.jpg)
Alfred Cotgreave (1846-1911) was Newham’s first Chief Librarian, and an inventor of an early library cataloguing system among other fittings and devices.
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