Design your own book cover — Create Your Book Cover

Design your own book cover - The workshop will be held in English
Imagine you have to make your own book in which you can unfold your own ideas, drawings and things that you like or dream about and that express who you are.

With the help of visual designer and graphic artist Sara Khayat, you can create your own book cover, choose a title and consider what the book is about. You can draw, paint and clip-paste with the library's discarded magazines and books that have become too worn out to lend out.

For the workshop, Sara will introduce herself as an artist and tell the children a little about her story -- including how she came to Sweden through ICORN and show examples of some of her drawings. She will also introduce the concept of banned books and words, and talk about free speech in a simple and age-appropriate way. Then she will relate the topic to the children's own ideas and to what they would like to express in their books. Afterwards, the children make their own personal book and design the cover for it. They can choose for themselves what the book will be about and use drawing, colors, collage and words to express their ideas.

The workshop's underlying theme is freedom of expression, that everyone has their own voice and has the opportunity to express themselves creatively, and the workshop is part of the #Forbudte Books Campaign 2026. Sara Khayat is a Syrian illustrator and children's book creator, and is a former free-city artist in Gävle, Sweden. She specializes in creative workshops for children. The Free City Network is a global network of cities and regions that offers temporary protection to writers, artists and journalists who are persecuted because of their work. Copenhagen has been a member since 2010.

Read more about Sara here

Create Your Own Book Cover
Imagine creating your own book - a space to explore your ideas and drawings, showcase the things you love or dream about, and express who you truly are.
With guidance from visual designer and graphic artist Sara Khayat, you can design your own book cover, choose a title, and decide what your book is about. You can draw, paint, and create collages using the library's discarded magazines and books that are too worn for circulation.

Sara will introduce herself as an artist and share a bit of her story — including how she came to Sweden through ICORN — and show examples of her drawings.
She will also introduce the concept of banned books and words, and discuss freedom of expression in a simple, age-appropriate way. She will then relate the topic to the children's own ideas and what they wish to express in their books. Afterwards, the children will create their own personal books and design the covers. They can choose the subject matter themselves and use drawing, colors, collages, and words to express their ideas.

The workshop's underlying theme is freedom of expression - celebrating the fact that everyone has a unique voice and the opportunity to express themselves creatively. This event is part of the #ForbiddenBooks Campaign 2026. Sara Khayat is a Syrian illustrator and children's book creator who previously served as a resident artist in the Cities of Refuge network in Gävle, Sweden; she specializes in creative workshops for children. The Cities of Refuge network is a global alliance of cities and regions offering temporary sanctuary to writers, artists, and journalists facing persecution due to their work. Copenhagen has been a member since 2010.

This workshop will be in English.
Read more about Sara Khayat here

For children about 7-12 years old — the youngest can bring an adult on the same ticket

Register via Billetto, or show up on the day where there will be 5 tickets distributed on a first-come, first-served basis from 10:30 a.m.

The event is part of the “Weekend for children” at Nørrebro. Weekend for Children is free cultural and movement events for children and their adults in Nørrebro. The events take place on Saturdays and Sundays in sports halls, libraries and cultural houses with support from the Nørrebro Local Committee and the Nøbu Foundation.
Weekend for children takes place at Blågårdens Bibliotek, Nørrebro Library, Korsgadehallen, Nørrebrohallen, Osramhuset and Støberiet.

Find the programme for 2026 at weekendforbjørn.dk — the programme is constantly updated.