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Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Joined May 2010
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Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Banned Books Week UK is back! Join us in celebrating the freedom to read from 4-10 October.
Get involved:
📚Read a banned book
📖Visit your local library or bookshop
🎙️Host an event
📱Share on social media
Find out more ⬇️
indexoncensorship.org/banned…
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Delighted to be taking part in the @Hudd_Lit_Fest again this year. Do come along to Honley Library @KirkleesLibrary on Thurs May 8 where I'll be talking about my new novel The Woman with All the Answers, published by @BoldwoodBooks on Feb 26th. Book here huddlitfest.org.uk/event/lin…
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Amber snow and ice warnings start from 6pm this evening, through into Sunday for large parts of England and Wales
Stay tuned to the forecast and latest warnings bit.ly/WxWarning ⚠️
@TheRAC_UK @NationalHways
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Due to the snowy weather conditions and Storm Bert, we've had to cancel both our library sessions in Almondbury and Dewsbury today. We apologise for the short notice and any inconveniences this may cause. Please stay safe and take care.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
With #NationalMagicDay taking place tomorrow, we're giving away a copy of Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee! ✨
To enter:
🪄 Follow us
🐰 Like this post
🎩 Comment to tell us what you'd pull out of a hat if you were a magician!
#Competition ends 31 Oct, 17.00 GMT. UK only. #JonAgee
ALT Graphic with cover of picture book Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee. Text on screen reads 'WIN!' with a hand drawn black and white illustration of a top hat with a wand.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
We were very pleased to learn over the weekend that our crowdfunded mobile #Library has passed over the Polish-Ukrainian border into #Ukraine. It is now in the possession of our Ukrainian #Library partners. @LibraryUkraine
ALT Volunteers stand in front of a mobile library. An ambulance is parked next to it in the foreground.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Free creative writing workshops now on Saturdays at Cleckheaton @KirkleesLibrary
Writing is a great way for us to express our thoughts and feelings & relieve tension or stress. No writing experience is needed to join this group.
Find our more here: hootcreativearts.co.uk/activ…
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Over £56k raised in less than 24 hours. The thugs destroy, the community rebuilds. gofundme.com/f/books-for-spe…
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Join us next Saturday for our South Asian Heritage Month Poetry Open Mic.
Everyone's welcome to share poetry or have a cup of tea and listen. There might even be cake.
SAHMPoetry.eventbrite.co.uk
@FriendsBatleyL #SAHM
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
It’s a free programme and available all year round 😊
If you have children 4-11yrs old, check out Library Adventure on our website here ➡️ orlo.uk/t1cjE
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
There's still time to sign up for our fun, free workshop in #Dewsbury this Saturday.
Come and have a go at field recording and making a soundscape - suitable for complete beginners!
Book here: eventbrite.com/cc/hear-this-…
ALT A graphic showing an illustration of a happy young woman with wavy dark hair listening through headphones, surrounded by coloured shapes representing sounds and on a sky blue background. The text says: Hear This! Creative recording workshop for women, girls & non-binary people. Learn to record the sounds around you and create a unique sound collage. Sat 20 & Sat 27 July, 11am-1pm, Dewsbury Library. Free! Book here (QR code)
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
⭐ We're delighted to announce that Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate 2024-2026! ⭐
Watch the full video to find out about Frank's plans for the role & his new #ReadingRights campaign:
booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/…
@ace_thenorth @UKLaureate @frankcottrell_b
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
All set up at the fabulous Deighton Carnival. We’ve got a mini version of the #BeyondtheBassline exhibition with music from our Museum in a Box 🎶 plus freebies to promote our new year-round Library Adventures children’s reading programme 📚. @KirkleesLibrary
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
A fun and busy Games Club runs at Rawthorpe and Dalton Library on Wednesday afternoons 3pm - 5pm. Families can play board games and enjoy a snack. If you are friendly and live nearby, could you help out on a rota basis? tslkirklees.org.uk/volunteer…
ALT Games Club Volunteer, Dalton and Rawthorpe Library on Wednesdays 2.45pm - 5pm. photo of dice and counters on a board game.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
On Wednesday 26 June we will be at #Dewsbury Library 10am - 12pm. Come in and see us for a chat about #volunteering. No need to book just ask at the Library reception desk. @KirkleesLibrary
ALT Dewsbury Library drop in. Photo of volunteer t shirt.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Here are the Libraries Connected Award winners for 2024, accompanied by @HunterIsobel, @edward_jewell, @ayubkhan786 and Nick Forster from
@OverDriveInc. OverDrive's headline sponsorship allows us to celebrate the achievements of public #Librarians. librariesconnected.org.uk/ne…
ALT Libraries Connected Award winners for 2024. Photo credit: Ryan Hurley.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Congratulations to @KirkleesLibrary for winning the @libsconnected Reading Award!👏
Here’s Mazhar with the award and again with colleagues who have been running English language sessions in libraries to help isolated residents.
Read more about the award: orlo.uk/jYq7r
ALT Mazhar with the award
ALT Mazhar Iqbal, Ambreen Aziz and Becky Longwood
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Here’s the new date for the @MeetandMend Sensory Blankets exhibition.
Visit Batley Library this Friday 07 June 10:30-12:30 for a celebration and a chat with professionals who can guide you on how to get a dementia diagnosis for yourself or a loved one. @KirkleesLibrary
ALT Sensory blanket
ALT Sensory blanket.
ALT Sensory blanket.
Kirklees Libraries retweeted
Digital Support Drop In
📍 Rawthorpe Dalton Library
📅 Fridays - 24th May, 31st May, 7th June at 10am - 12pm
Free drop-in, no booking necessary!
@KirkleesLibrary
