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Explore Learning and Bradford Libraries Maths Skills Workshops This Spring Bank holiday find out how to be MoneyWise with Explore Learning's Maths skills workshops for children and young people - especially for Bradford Libraries library members. Explore Learning are offering workshops that allow children to build on work-life skills such as budgeting, calculating change, business revenue and even paying the bills! Find out how to add, subtract, divide, and multiply to become successful business people of the future. Places are limited and booking is essential  Read more

 

Contact us online  |  Email us Bradford Libraries Website: www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries Email: public.Libraries@Bradford.gov.uk Phone: 01274 433600

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Latest News from Bradford Libraries Welcome Back We are pleased to announce that Bradford libraries will be re-opening three more of its libraries to the public following Step 2 of the Government roadmap. Bingley, Eccleshill and Laisterdyke Libraries join City Library, Keighley and Shipley in opening for essential IT use, bookable study space, browsing and self-service issue and return, as well as continuing our Order & Collect service throughout the day.   Library layout and access to services have been adapted to ensure customers and staff remain safe. Public computers for essential use will be available between 12 noon and 6.30(depending on the library), in 45 minute slots which must be booked with staff beforehand by contacting the library by phone or email. We have introduced a new self-service system for printing and a written guide will be available to help with this new process. Customers will be able choose books and self-service issue between 12 noon/1pm and 6.30pm. Customer numbers will be limited in order to maintain social distancing, and browsing sessions limited to 20 minutes with no booking necessary. There will also be bookable study space. The priority will be for school pupils and students after 3.30pm for 90 minutes per booked session. Our Order and Collect Service will continue as normal from 9.30am and be available all day. Please contact the library direct for more information and to book your public computer or study slot. For details of all our library services, contact information and opening times please go to https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries We look forward to welcoming our customers back into our libraries. All our libraries will eventually be open for more services over the coming weeks. Happy Active Stories Join our Happy Active Stories programme online for children under five and their families.* Bradford Libraries are teaming up with theatre groups and yoga specialists to share the fun with interactive, engaging stories online. Want to stomp through the swamp? Splash in the ocean? Sing with the King? Jump on an engaging adventure of stories that will encourage your little ones to develop a love of books even when they can’t get to the library!** Booking is now open for the programme below. Just email susan.brewster-craig@bradford.gov.uk to book. Friday 30 April at 10.30am - Hoglets Theatre Company and Bradford Libraries present “King of the Swamp” by Catherine Emmett. Join Gemma from Hoglets Theatre for a special online storytelling adventure based on King of the Swamp by Catherine Emmett published by Simon & Schuster. The session will begin with a storytelling performance of Catherine Emmett's marvellous book, then we'll explore the swamp dwelling McDarkly's home using drama games, imagination, songs and guided role-play. We'll also be looking at ways we can protect and preserve the beautiful world we live in. Friday 28 May at 10.30am – Hoglets Theatre Company and Bradford Libraries present “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen. Join Gemma from Hoglets Theatre for a special online storytelling adventure based on We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen published by Walker Books. The session will begin with a storytelling performance of the beloved classic, then we'll get wrapped up warmly and head out into the countryside and go on aBear hunt of our very own using drama games, imagination, songs and guided role-play. I hope you are all feeling brave! Friday 25 June at 10.30am – Mud Pie Arts and Bradford Libraries present “Billy’s Bucket” by Kes Gray. Join Jenna from Mud Pie Arts for a special online storytelling adventure based on Billy’s Bucket by Kes Gray published by Penguin. All Billy wants is a bucket for his birthday. But this is no ordinary bucket, it is full of the wonders of the sea. Join Billy for a big splash beneath the waves! Friday 23 July at 10.30am – Mud Pie Arts and Bradford Libraries present “Where The Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak Join Jenna from Mud Pie Arts for a special online storytelling adventure based on Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak published by Harper & Row. Bring your wild thing for a jungle adventure. Dance the rumpus to the light of the moon. Perhaps you can help Max understand his wild feelings. Friday 27 August at 10.30am – Mud Pie Arts and Bradford Libraries present “Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish” by Michael Foreman. Join Jenna from Mud Pie Arts for a special online storytelling adventure based on Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish by Michael Foreman published by Penguin. Build a rocket to reach the stars. Awaken the dinosaurs and help tidy up a world full of rubbish. Friday 17 September at 11.30am – Diddly Oms Yoga Specialists and Bradford Libraries.  Join Helen from Diddly Oms for a special online storytime with gentle yoga poses for children Friday 8 October at 11.30am – Diddly Oms Yoga Specialists and Bradford Libraries.  Join Helen from Diddly Oms for a special online storytime with gentle yoga poses for children Friday 12 November at 10.30am – Hoglets Theatre Company and Bradford Libraries present “The Way Home for Wolf” by Rachel Bright & Jim Field. Join Gemma from Hoglets Theatre for a special storytelling adventure based on The Way Home for Wolf by Rachel Bright & Jim Field published by Orchard Books. The session will begin with a storytelling performance of Rachel Bright's beautiful book about friendship and kindness, then we'll follow Wolfling Wilf's journey home and meet the creatures who help him along the way using drama games, imagination, songs and guided role-play. Don't forget our hat and scarf as we head off across the tundra! Friday 10 December at 10.30am – Hoglets Theatre Company – special online storytime experience. *Booking is also open to nursery classes – please email susan.brewster-craig@bradford.gov.uk for details. **Start the adventure online….. continue it at the library! Libraries are opening up for browsing and already have book loan in many areas – check here for details.  World Book Night Join us for World book Night this Friday. World Book Night is the annual celebration of books and reading on Friday 23rd April that brings people from all backgrounds together for one reason – to inspire others to read more. Presented by The Reading Agency in partnership with Specsavers, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary with a special ‘Books to Make You Smile’ theme with the World Book Night lead ambassador, Sandi Toksvig. There will be free, online events – 6-7pm: Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation with Kate Mosse 7-8pm: #ReadingHour 8-9pm: World Book Night presents: Books to Make You Smile, hosted by Sandi Toksvig We have an exciting night planned with the British Library that you can take part in! Find out about the free, online events and how you can register to join here - https://worldbooknight.org/news/spend-your-world-book-night-with-us   Reading Friends Happiness Club As part of World Book Night we will be launching our online reading, sharing, discussion group aimed at looking at stories and anything else that makes us happy or boosts our mood. We will start by looking at the stories in this year’s World Book Night gifted book ‘Stories to make you smile’ – ten uplifting tales from bestselling authors. The first meeting will be on Thursday 6th May at 7pm. If you would like to join the group you can request your own copy of the book to keep from Library.Events@bradford.gov.uk Please let us know which library you would like your book sending to and we will forward meeting details nearer the time. This group is for adults. Bradford Sketchbook Library Would you like to be part of the Bradford Sketchbook Library? The Intercultured Festival and Bradford libraries are excited to launch the Bradford Sketchbook Library project. We want to celebrate the creative arts by inviting people to fill a sketchbook, either your own or one provided by us, and bring the completed sketchbook to your nearest library where they will eventually be on display in selected libraries and will end up as part of a permanent collection in City Library. The sketchbooks can be populated with any media - sketches, poems, memoirs, paintings, collage, drawings and more. The completed sketchbooks will be a creative resource and tool within the community and the creative sector of Bradford. Open to all ages. The filled sketchbooks should be handed in to your nearest library by closing date 1st September. If you would like a sketchbook please email; Library.Events@bradford.gov.uk stating whether you would like an A5 or A4 book and which library you would like to pick up your sketchbook from. We have a limited number of sketchbooks and ask that you don’t request a sketchbook if you are not intending to take part in this project. The sketchbooks will be on display as part of a special launch in City Library on National Poetry Day in October. Please look out for some special drawing, poetry and collage workshops taking place outside during the Summer to compliment this project.