The library asks for a booking only for the teen workshop. Its page shows no booking for the story times, talks or book fair.

Where do we go in the building?

Tranströmerbiblioteket is in Medborgarhuset, one flight up, with entrances from Götgatan and from the square. Get off at Medborgarplatsen. The teen workshop is at PUNKT, the youth library on floor 5.

What else is there between story times?

A language quiz walk and a book fair cafe.

Is there anything on Sunday?

Yes, two festival story times at other libraries on Nov 15, each with crafts and fika. Isol reads in Spanish and Swedish at Kungsholmens bibliotek Internationella biblioteket, 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Maya Fidawi reads in Arabic and Swedish at Kista bibliotek, 2:30pm to 4:00pm, drop-in, for kids from 4.

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Språkfesten: Multilingual Story Times and Kids' Book Fair

Name: Språkfesten: Multilingual Story Times and Kids' Book Fair
Start: 2026-11-14
End: 2026-11-14
Location: Tranströmerbiblioteket

When: Sat Nov 14
Ages: All ages
Price: No booking needed

What you need to know

Two talks in English, with illustrator Maya Fidawi and ALMA winner Isol, on the main stage
Pick your language first: each story time has its own, Spanish, Lithuanian, Greek or Arabic, mostly alongside Swedish
Teens need to book: the free translation workshop with poet Athena Farrokhzad is for ages 13-21

About

Språkfesten (The Language Party) is Stockholm City Library's day about growing up with more than one language. Authors and illustrators read picture books aloud, often in two languages, and kids can ask them questions and get a book signed. A book fair carries children's books in Swedish and about 20 other languages. It suits multilingual families most; the main stage leans adult, so head for the kids' stage.

Schedule

Sat, Nov 14

All day
Book fair
Children's books in Swedish and about 20 other languages.
11:30am
Story time in Spanish and Swedish
Kids' stage. ALMA winner Isol and translator Annakarin Thorburn read a book, then kids can ask questions and borrow, buy or get a book signed.
12:15pm
Story time and crafts in Swedish and Lithuanian
Kids' stage. The picture book Brevbärare och vinbär, with illustrator Patricija Bliuj-Stodulska and translator Greta Barkauskytė.
1pm
Vantarna som viskar
Kids' stage. Anna Nutti Wiandt reads from her latest book, a story of mittens, handcraft and Sami family history.
1pm
Meet Maya Fidawi
Main stage, in English. The award-winning illustrator from Lebanon talks with translator Elisabet Risberg.
2pm–4pm
Teen translation workshop with Athena Farrokhzad
Ages 13-21, at PUNKT on floor 5. Free, booking required.
2:30pm
Alfons Åberg (Alfie Atkins) in Greek
Kids' stage. Story time with Nina Ladopoulou.
3:30pm
Story time in Arabic and Swedish
Kids' stage. Maya Fidawi and Elisabet Risberg read Alya och de tre katterna, then kids can ask questions and borrow, buy or get a book signed.
3:45pm
Meet Isol
Main stage, in English. The ALMA-winning author and illustrator from Argentina talks with Annakarin Thorburn.
4:25pm
Dance stories with Usha Balasundaram
Main stage. The dancer and dance teacher from India closes the day with a Bollywood show by her students.

Språkfesten: Multilingual Story Times and Kids' Book Fair

Språkfesten: Multilingual Story Times and Kids' Book Fair

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