In addition to a library, BplusC consists of a music school, dance and theater school, folk university, Art and Image department, various venues and the Center for Amateur Arts Leiden.

BplusC offers indoor and extracurricular courses and workshops, study areas and practice rooms. There are also regular performances, lectures and debates. BplusC can be found in Hillegom, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Lisse, Noordwijk, Oegstgeest, Teylingen, Voorschoten and Wassenaar.

Library rates as of July 1, 2019
up to 18 years free
from 18 years € 42.00

Online library
With the BplusC library subscription you can automatically become a member of the online library. You can register here. 

Follow a course or workshop at BplusC and discover the dancer, musician or…

BplusC offers indoor and extracurricular courses and workshops, study areas and practice rooms. There are also regular performances, lectures and debates. BplusC can be found in Hillegom, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Lisse, Noordwijk, Oegstgeest, Teylingen, Voorschoten and Wassenaar.

Library rates as of July 1, 2019
up to 18 years free
from 18 years € 42.00

Online library
With the BplusC library subscription you can automatically become a member of the online library. You can register here. 

Follow a course or workshop at BplusC and discover the dancer, musician or artist in you. Lessons are given in about 30 instruments, from bass guitar to trombone, from cello to piano. Or take a step-up or refresher course, a fun way to start making music (again). In 5 lessons you will learn to play your first notes or get tips to improve your playing. There are several orchestras, pop bands and ensembles in which you can play with others.

Can't play drums at home? Then use the practice rooms in location Music House, alone or with your band. Instruments and equipment are available for rent. There are acoustic practice rooms, equipped with a piano, in location Rapenburg. You can also take dance classes (including classical, modern, jazz, urban) and drama. In visual arts courses, such as painting, sculpture, sewing techniques, goldsmithing or photography, you will develop your creative side. Have you always wanted to learn a foreign language? BplusC offers many language courses, from Arabic to Swedish.

BplusC also organizes various activities. Four times a year there is a Debate in the Bieb on a current theme. Every last Thursday of the month there is a film night From Book to Screen at the Merenwijk library location. In the Qbus room of location Muziekhuis you can enjoy performances of pop, rock, jazz or world music every week. The Centrum voor Amateurkunst Leiden holds an Open Podium 6 times a year, both in the Qbus and in the Theaterzaal of location Het Leidse Volkshuis. There are performances of music, cabaret, poetry, drama and dance.

At BplusC Merenwijk there are also a number of activities that recur monthly:

College Tour Merenwijk.
Two Merenwijkers talk about their passion, work or interests. That is the concept of College Tour Merenwijk on the second Sunday of the month*. Afterwards there is an opportunity to ask questions. Admission: voluntary contribution. The library is open on this Sunday between 2:30-17:00 p.m. with self-service.
*Not in June, July August and December or on holidays. Check here for current info.

From Book to Cloth 
On the last Friday of the month* a movie night is organized in library Merenwijk, called From Book to Canvas. The movie nights are a collaboration with residents and the neighborhood association of the Merenwijk. The evening starts with an introduction: an enthusiast will tell more about the book and the film. Admission: € 6,00 incl. a cup of coffee and tea.
* Not in June, July, August and December or on holidays.

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