Events at Bradford Libraries

 Creative Writing courses and more:

Reading, Writing and Creating in September. 10 week Creative Writing Courses. City Library  Saturdays 10am - 12am starts 23rd September Ilkley Library  Fridays 4.15pm - 6.15pm starts 22nd September Keighley Library  Tuesdays 5.30pm - 7.30pm starts 19th September Our new set of Creative Writing Courses will be starting in September. These popular courses offer you the opportunity to learn about different writing styles and genre. You will share your own writing with the tutor and group whilst receiving constructive feedback. You will also have the chance to explore publishing opportunities. Past course attendees have gone on to have their work published and some have taken part in spoken word events. Beginners and long-term writers welcome. £60 per 10 week course. Pay ​at the first session. All welcome over 18 Book your place here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/bradfordlibraries or email: library.events@bradford.gov.uk If you have any questions about the courses please email: dionne.hood@bradford.gov.uk   New Reading Groups *New *Poetry Reading Group. Keighley Library Starts Tuesday 12th September 6pm Every second Tuesday of the month thereafter. Meet other local poets and people who who love poetry, to share poems and your thoughts and ideas. All welcome. Refreshments served. Free. We'd love it if you would let us know you are coming by giving Keighley Library staff your name or emailing Library.Events@bradford.gov.uk   New Reading Round Group   Join your new local Reading Round Group in City Library. Join your new local Reading Round Group, led by Trish Cooke - author and playwright. A book club with a difference. There is no homework, no prep. Every week a short story and poem is read to you . All that is required of participants is a willingness to listen, discuss and be open to new ideas. Fridays 11.30am to 1pm. From 1st September 2023 to 24th May 2023. City Library, Centenary Square, BD1. Places are limited. Please contact Trish Cooke to reserve a place. trish.cooke@rlfeducation.org.uk All welcome. Free of charge. Provided by the Royal Literary Fund. Connect with Crafts. Ilkley library We will be starting a Connect With Crafts group. Monday 4th September between 2 and 4pm in Ilkley Library and the first Monday of the month thereafter. Come along and share your crafts, please feel free to bring anything you're working on, meet new people and browse the library's collection of art & craft books. Refreshments served. Free of charge. To register your interest please email: ilkley.library@bradford.gov.uk, phone: 01943 436225 or pop into the library.

 

Extreme You! How long can a human being hold their breath? Could you survive in extreme cold or heat? And how fast can a person really run? Join The University of Bradford at your local library for an interactive workshop exploring human endurance and what happens to our bodies when we push them to their limits. Library Date Time Eccleshill Library Thurs 17 Aug   1 - 2.30pm Laisterdyke Library Sat 19 Aug   10 - 11.30am Shipley Library Thurs 24 Aug   1 - 2.30pm Café West Library Thurs 31 Aug   1 - 2.30pm Manningham Library Sat 2nd Sept   10 - 11.30am   For children aged 7-12 years old. To book please use the links below or contact the library direct: Eccleshill: https://forms.office.com/e/b0zieVK3F5 Laisterdyke: https://forms.office.com/e/fh1CKnFFVY Shipley: https://forms.office.com/e/p6L92k54M3 Cafe West Allerton: https://forms.office.com/e/jgkvcJhfLN Manningham: https://forms.office.com/e/W7CEd08qeK Part of the Summer Reading Challenge 2023

 

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Read Kirklees: 2023 August Contents: Ancestry Library British Newspaper Archives Kirklees Local Studies Library South Asian Heritage Month Friends of Marsden Library: Author events Mikron Theatre: Library events Ready, Set, Read Libby app updates PressReader     Ancestry Library A local studies and family history resource with over 8,500 different historical databases. Information for family historians including Census records from 1841-1901 and birth, marriage and burial indexes from 1837-2004. Complimentary access at all Kirklees Libraries with a Kirklees Library card. View the website at: www.ancestrylibraryedition.co.uk/ To see the full list of our online resources go to: www.kirkleeslibraries.co.uk/online-resources/   British Newspaper Archive Access to newspapers from the British Library’s vast collection of local and regional newspapers, covering the 19th and 20th centuries. Complimentary access at all Kirklees Libraries with a Kirklees Library card. View the website at: www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ To see the full list of our online resources go to: www.kirkleeslibraries.co.uk/online-resources/   KIrklees Local Studies Library . Kirklees Year of Music collection Over one hundred years of music. From the Huddersfield Chronicle of 1899 through to Bands in the Park of 2023. Push the doors open. It will take more than seventeen seconds to view our primary collection. Are there any pictures of you, in your house that are music related? This is just a small sample from our collection. Drop in to our premises on Victoria Lane, Huddersfield to view more. Our opening times can be found at: kirkleeslibraries.co.uk/local-studies-library/ . South Asian Heritage Month Sangam Festival Sangam Festival is a community festival celebrating South Asian arts, culture and heritage. Our aim is to bring people together to enjoy heritage and multi-arts events in a spirit of celebration, positivity and harmony. Sangam Festival takes place from 18 July – 17 August, with events and activities held online and in venues and outdoor locations across Kirklees. Visit our Ticketsource page to view events taking place in Kirklees Libraries eAudio and eBooks: South Asian Heritage Month Browse, download and read titles from our South Asian Heritage Month collection   Friends of Marsden Library: Author events Walking the invisible: Following in the Brontes' footsteps with Michael Stewart Join us for an evening with award-winning Michael Stewart, author of Walking the Invisible, Following in the Brontës' Footsteps. Michael is the creator of the Brontë Stones project, four monumental stones situated in the landscape between the birthplace and the parsonage, inscribed with poems by Kate Bush, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeannette Winterson and Jackie Kay, which he delivered in collaboration with the Bradford Literature Festival. Marsden Library Thursday, September 7 at 7.30 pm For more details and to reserve your place visit this Eventbrite page   Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish Hills with John D Burns Join us for Bothy Tales, an evening of captivating stories and insights from author John D Burns. In this collection of stories from the mountains and bothies of Scotland Burns delves deeper into his love of wild places. There are tales from his own experiences, some from his imagination, but always there is a sense of what it is to have an intimate relationship with wild place Marsden Library Saturday, September 9 at 5.30 pm For more details and to reserve your place visit this Eventbrite page   Mikron Theatre: Coming to a library near you If you live near Cleckheaton, Batley or Dewsbury libraries! A Force To Be Reckoned With With handbag, whistle and a key to the Police Box, WPC Iris Armstrong is ready for whatever the mean streets of a 1950s market town throws at her. In this arresting tale of law and order, join forces with Mikron as we investigate pioneering women in the police. Cleckheaton Library Thursday, September 28 at 7.00 pm   For more details and to reserve your place, visit our Ticketsource page     Twitchers - Birds, birders and the RSPB Springwatch is coming to RSPB Shrikewing nature reserve. Jess, the Reserve Warden, can’t wait to show the world this special place, with its amazing wildlife and incredible birds. But Shrikewing is not an island. Batley Library Saturday, September 30 at 1.00 pm For more details and to reserve your place, visit our Ticketsource page     Twitchers - Birds, birders and the RSPB Springwatch is coming to RSPB Shrikewing nature reserve. Jess, the Reserve Warden, can’t wait to show the world this special place, with its amazing wildlife and incredible birds. But Shrikewing is not an island Dewsbury Library Thursday, October 19 at 7.00 pm   For more details and to reserve your place, visit our Ticketsource page   Ready, Set, Read Ready, Set, Read! This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is all about games and sports. Children can join our fictional team (and their animal mascots!) as they use their skills to weave their way through a summer obstacle course. You can join the challenge at any Kirklees library where you will receive a special collectors folder, stickers, and help you find books to read. You can find our programme of events over the Summer on our Ticketsource page   eAudio and eBooks: Ready, Set, Read! Browse, download and read titles from our Ready Set Read collection . eAudio and eBooks: Libby app updates Libby for Amazon Fire tablets Libby is now available to download from the Amazon Appstore. Going forward, users with Amazon Fire tablets should download Libby directly from the Amazon Appstore instead of manually sideloading the app. OverDrive app reading history in Libby We will soon make users’ borrowing history from the OverDrive app and your library’s OverDrive website available on their Timeline in Libby. This update will take place over the next several days and will allow users to keep track of all titles they previously borrowed from your digital collection in one place. Learn more on Libby Help. Support for additional languages Libby now supports these additional languages: Korean, Malay, Tamil, Danish, Icelandic, and British English. Review Libby Help for a full list of supported languages and steps to change your language in the app. While this update does not affect the languages of the content in your collection, you can find ebooks and audiobooks in over 100 languages in OverDrive Marketplace. PressReader and the Libby app Our digital magazine and newspaper service can now be accessed from within the Libby app. Select the Pressreader icon from within Libby and follow the on-screen instructions. Digital Magazines and Newspapers Choose from over 7,300 national and international titles to read online or download for offline convenience. Complimentary access with your Kirklees library card and PIN for 30 days before you have to sign in again. Create a collection of favourite titles, search and add new ones. Share articles through email and social media, or save and organize them into categories with labels for quick and easy access. For more details along with details of the text-to-speech and instant translation options, see our PressReader catalogue at: www.pressreader.com   kirkleeslibraries.co.uk Keep in touch If you know someone who would like to get the latest news from Kirklees Libraries, feel free to forward this newsletter or let them know they can use the link at the bottow of this page. Send your eBook reviews to socialmedia.lics@kirklees.gov.uk. Recommend titles using the Libby app or use any of the channels below. Stay up to date with Kirklees Libraries using our social media channels: Facebook@kirkleeslibraries          Twitter@KirkleesLibrary Instagram/kirkleeslibraries             Pinterest/kirkleeslibraries   Kids into reading too? Don't miss our library adventures bulletin. Sign me up

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