Welcome
Welcome to our November edition! This month sees our
usual wide variety of talks, workshops and events for all ages. If
you're starting or growing your business, be sure to check out
Start-Up Day. Farsley and Holt Park are celebrating their special
birthdays. It's Baby Week, and we've got lots to offer under fives.
There are inspiring creative workshops to join, and we've got free
comics to give away on 15 November! Read on and find out more...
If you're not already, make sure you're following us on
social media to get the latest news and see what we're up to. You can
also check out our What's On in Leeds Libraries page on Leeds Inspired for
more details.
Start-Up Day 19 November
On Tuesday 19 November the Business & IP Centre at
Leeds Central Library are hosting our annual Start-Up Day. This is a
day to learn, be inspired and meet others who are starting or growing
their business. We have a range of talks, workshops and networking
opportunities from 9:30am-6pm.
Don’t miss out on our Crafters & Creators market
too! There will be a range of festive market-sellers who have
accessed support from BIPC Leeds trading throughout Leeds Central
Library.
You can register for the full day, or pick and mix
events for free on Eventbrite
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 Professor Susan Watkins: Ageing, Apocalypse and
Adaptation
A Leeds Cultural Conversation
in partnership with Leeds Beckett University
Thursday 21 November, Central Library 1.00pm
Why is ageing so often viewed in apocalyptic terms for
both individual, society and culture?
We can see this in metaphors for ageing like the
‘silver tsunami’ and ‘demographic ticking time bomb’. Why do we
associate older people with the past and children with the future?
Susan Watkins explores how we might challenge these narratives and
replace them with ideas about ageing as adaptation. Making use of
cultural studies and humanities, the talk will focus on science
fiction and fantasy as rich sources for creative alternatives to
apocalyptic visions of ageing futures.
Free, please book here.
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Then and Now: Exploring the Past with BFI Replay
Thursday 7 November, 1.00-2.00pm, Leeds Central Library
- Gott Room
Home to some familiar and memorable moments, and others
rare and unseen for decades, BFI Replay is an online archive vividly
capturing stories from over 60 years of UK film, television and
video.
Join us as we explore videos of how we used to live and
work, sparking shared discussion and memories from the past. Hosted
by BFI staff, this is a wonderful introduction to Replay, which is
now available for you to watch within Leeds Libraries.
Free, please book here.
Art Library workshops
 Winter Wellbeing in the Drawing Room at Central Library
We've got lots going on this winter to warm up those
chilly hands! Check out our Winter Wellbeing events
Be inspired by winter stories and illustrations from
some of the beautiful books in our special collections and learn
lino cut with artist Annie Cuniffe, join our "learn to
sew" series where you'll work on a project in a small group
and learn useful techniques, or make a hand embroidered mini
festive wreath with textile artist Hayley Mills-Styles.
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 Life Drawing 4 week course with life model
Mondays 5.30-7.30pm, November 4, 11, 18, December 2,
January 6, 13, 20, 27
Venture into life drawing in this relaxed, supportive
four week course taught by artist and tutor Boris Cruse. You'll
explore figure drawing including line, gesture and shade to develop
your own artistic interpretation of the model. Easel and materials
are provided, or you can bring your own. Suitable for beginners and
more experienced artists, aged 18+
Professional artist and Northlight Artistic Director
Boris Cruse has many years' experience teaching with arts
organisations in Leeds and beyond.
£50 for 4 sessions, book here.
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November's Intersectional Reading List
Find out more about these books on our social media
channels @leedslibraries, or why not borrow them here.
Thought Bubble Book Crossing
In conjunction with Thought Bubble, the Yorkshire Comic
Art festival, we have free
comics to give away! Join us on Friday 15 November at
10.00 and help us to achieve our aim to get everyone reading more.
Just pop along to one of the libraries in the list below and pick up
some great comics for free, to take home and read or give to a
friend!
- Ardsley
and Tingley Library
- Bramley Library and
Community Hub
- Central Library
- Chapel Allerton
Library
- Compton Road Library
and Community Hub
- Crossgates Library
and Community Hub
- Farsley Library and
Community Hub
- Garforth Library and
Community Hub
- Horsforth Library and
Community Hub
- Hunslet Library and
Community Hub
Please note: comics may not be suitable for all ages.
Activities for Under Fives
 Baby Week Leeds
Baby Week brings sectors and services together to
celebrate all things baby friendly and promote the importance of
early childhood. Back for the 9th year, the theme is ‘focusing on the best
start’.
Find more information here: Baby Week Leeds Website
Regular story and rhyme sessions are a core part of
our offer - find details here. We also have Mini Playboxes - packed with fun
activities for children under five! Plus, we have two Story Buses
with board books, picture books and toys and our librarian team
deliver story & rhyme sessions all over Leeds. Find details of
the community stops here.
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Let's Play Sum More!
Fostering confidence in simple maths and numeracy skills
through stories, rhyme, and play.
Join our fun 3 week series of 1.5hr sessions exploring
the Mini Playboxes in a relaxed and friendly group setting. Enjoy
quality time together as a family and use your local library to
support your child's development. At the end of each session you'll get
a free book and follow on playful activity to take home
Free for parents and carers with children under five.
Find more
information here:Let's Play Sum More! -
TicketSource
 The Stolen Stories of Winterlight by Libellule Theatre
14 December 2024 to 5 January
2025
Can you imagine a world without stories? Words are
fading from books all over town and people are forgetting the
stories they used to know off by heart. Winterlight Festival is
fast approaching when tales are told with family and friends. If
all stories disappear and children can’t tell their own stories,
their voices may be lost forever. Newly qualified storymaker, Tan,
sets off on an adventure of a lifetime to discover the mystery of
these stolen stories. With her hapless new apprentice tagging
along, will they ever find a way to work together and return the
words to the pages in time for Winterlight?
A family-friendly event for
children aged 5+ and their grown-ups.
More info and tickets: Ticketsource - The Stolen Stories of
Winterlight
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Healthy Holidays Leeds
Healthy Holidays is the local name for the Department
for Education's Holiday Activity and Food Programme.
These fantastic FREE holiday clubs provide delicious
food and amazing activities for school aged children who are eligible
for income-related Free School Meals.
Programmes run over the Easter, summer and Christmas
holidays for children from reception to year 11. Bookings are now
open for the Christmas holidays. Find more info and register here.
What's happening in our community libraries?
 Home/Lands Chronicles
Live music performances at the Reginald Centre and
Chapel Allerton Library on Monday 25 November
The Home/Lands project is a musical exploration of
home and what it means to belong, led by saxophonist and composer
Alicia Gardener-Trejo.
Alicia has been working alongside Leeds-based
saxophonist Emma Johnson to engage with local residents to collect
diverse narratives. Alicia and Emma have then transformed
everyone’s contributions from stories into music. Leeds Animation
Workshop have created a new animation to accompany the music.
Catch the premiere of this exciting new music at the Reginald Centre and Chapel Allerton Library
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 Art Doctors: Creative Sessions for Grown-Ups
Tuesdays 12 November and 10 December
1.00 - 2.00pm
Pudsey Library & Community Hub
The Art Doctors are here to help you explore how to
get started on something creative, find inspiration in the
everyday, and have a bit of a giggle. We'll be collaging, doodling,
writing, folding, making sculptures… there's something here for
everyone!
Join us for an hour of social creativity in the
Library, using our Art Doctors prompts and activities in a relaxed
and friendly environment. It's free and there's no need to book -
just come and join us!
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Special birthdays for Farsley and Holt Park libraries!
Image from our Leodis photo archive
We're celebrating landmark birthdays for Farsley and
Holt Park libraries this month. Holt Park Library officially opened
on 30 October 1974 while Farsley Library is celebrating its 60th
year!
Celebrations will be held at Farsley Library on 15
November from 10.30-11.30 where there will be
cake, memories, music from a local school and the launch of a
community art project to commemorate the library's 60 years.
Holt Park Library are celebrating on Friday 29 November from 10.30-12.30
with coffee and cake, plus a chance to explore some archive news
clippings and photographs. There'll be a heritage themed Digital
Drop-In from 1.00-2.00pm with a librarian to introduce you to
Ancestry, which you can use for free in our libraries.
We invite customers to celebrate with us and would love
to hear your memories of Farsley and Holt Park libraries over the
years. If you have a story, photograph or best wishes to share,
please email us: leeds.libraries@leeds.gov.uk
Leeds in the Second World War
Monday 11 Nov, 5.00-6.30pm, Crossgates Library
Join Bob and Jacki Lawrence from East Leeds History and
Archaeology Society, for this illustrated talk as part of Remembrance
Day.
The Second World War affected the general populations of
countries worldwide more than any other war in history. Looking at
the effects this terrible war had on the city of Leeds, and how its
citizens, its businesses, and the general administration of the city
responded to the situation, the talk will spark memories for some and
show others the reality of living through such a conflict.
There will also be a selection of items from our
collections at Leeds Central Library.
Free, please book here.
 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Talk
Tuesday 12 November, 1.30–2.30pm, Yeadon Community Hub
and Library
Would you like to find out about war graves and the
work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission? The CWGC aims to
commemorate those who have died in service as a result of conflict
so that they are remembered forever. Come along to this free talk
and hear about their work.
Free, please book here, or in person at Yeadon
Library.
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 Green Libraries Week
Green Libraries Week took place 7-13 October. Across
our libraries we celebrated our love of nature, promoted
information and our resources on green topics and inspired people
to action.
Over 400 people
participated in our green themed activities including under 5s and
their families at Morley Library sharing songs about creepy
crawlies and crafting snails from our damaged CDs, the craft group
from Central Library’s Drawing Room stitching draft excluders from
old jeans and Code Club attendees at Chapel Allerton Library
programming robotic solutions to clean up our oceans.
But at the heart of
our libraries is loaning books and providing information and
inspiration. In the past 12 months library users in Leeds have
reduced their carbon footprints by over 2,550,000kg by borrowing
rather than buying books. That’s about 1,300 flights from Leeds to
New York!
Can you support our
ambition to increase this carbon saving? Join the library, join
your friends, colleagues and neighbours! Sign up and find out more here and if you need some
inspiration for a green read take a look at our book list.
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Donate
We can now accept cash donations online, should you wish
to show your appreciation. All donations go towards enhancing our
services and buying items to support our work, for example:
- £5 could buy supplies
for a workshop
- £10 could buy a book
cushion to support rare books on display
- £25 could buy 100
archival folders
- £50 could buy a set
of books for a reader's group
Find out more and donate here.
Across the city
 Compass Festival 2024
Compass Festival is back with a whole month of
interactive art across Leeds from 1–30 November!
Discover unexpected experiences in familiar places
across the city, from communal feasts to meditative moments;
celebratory projections to gentle workshops.
💭 The 2024 festival creates moments for reflection and
connection.
🆓 All events are free or Pay What You Can.
Head to the Compass Festival website to
discover the full programme!
One event we'd like to highlight is Building of Spines - taking place
at Leeds Central Library over 7 days from Saturday 2 to 9 November.
Artist Kate Daley will be handmaking a book containing a work of
collective fiction based on conversations with people in the
library. It's free, just drop in during our opening hours.
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Find out more
Did you know we have two further library newsletters,
where you can find out more about family friendly activities, local
history and books and reading? Sign up here:
Thank you for reading our latest
newsletter. We look forward to welcoming you soon - get in touch or find your
local library
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