Children’s Events
What’s on for children and young people
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The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Rating: 3.5/5 Genre: YA Dystopian Fiction Pages: 371 1st in the Maze Runner series Blurb:When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he’s not alone. He’s surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment…
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Legend:Author: Marie LuRating: 5/5Genre: YA dystopian fiction Pages: 305 BLURB: What was once the western United States is now the Republic, a nation constantly at war with its neighbours.Born into an elite family, June Iparis is a military prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest circles.On the other side of society is Day,…
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What is on YOUR Easter reading list? If you are anything like me, your reading may well be influenced by the seasons. I like nothing more than a good ghost story from October onwards or stories set in Nordic or northern countries. However, come Spring, my choice of reading grows…lighter. So I am asking YOU…
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Poetry Lovers! We have a poetry Reading Group that meets every third Tuesday of the month in Keighley Library (6.00 – 7.30). The next meeting is on Tuesday 17th March. People are welcome to come and bring along either a poem they have written and/or a poem they have read for enjoyment and discussion. Poems can…
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Would be entrepreneurs and those running their own business are invited the second ‘business’ talk at Shipley Business Enterprise Hub, Shipley Library of 2026. Andy Ace Harrison is owner of Acespeed – a specialist company that restores, services repairs and enhances classic cars and historic motorsport vehicles.Andy has over 30 years’ experience in all makes of…
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Do you have an uncanny story? Are you fascinated by ghosts, ghouls and poltergeists?Come along to our spellbinding talk with historian and podcaster Stephen Miller, learn about a famous poltergeist and share YOUR experiences of other-worldy happenings. Stephen is the author and presenter of The Keighley Poltergeist https://uk.radio.net/podcast/the-keighley-poltergeist. He will be telling the story of haunted mill…
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Poetry Lovers! Come to Ilkley Library on Thurs, March 19 for a spectacular reading of poetry, courtesy of Gill Connors. Safety In Numbers, a poetic conversation, has been curated by poet and academic Gill Connors. Gill will share her experience of collating the work, bringing together this special big, beautiful 250 page chain of poems…
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Calling all book reviewers! Please keep the reviews coming! We LOVE to hear from you. Guidelines – Make sure the book you are reviewing was borrowed from one of our libraries. Send your reviews to Andrea.Hardaker@bradford.gov.uk. Include name of book, author, genre, a short plot summary plus your thoughts and recommendations. Looking forward to reading…
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We served up a Michelin Star type menu of events during last year’s Big Tasty Read and we’ve now been named as a finalist in the Bookseller Library of the Year Award. Our libraries invited people across the district to enjoy a delicious new programme of free events last Autumn as part of The Big…
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Beehive Poets – Friday 6th March, 7pm Do you know about the Beehive poets? The Beehives are a poetry collective, based in Bradford. Every month they showcase at City Library. Next month,on Friday 6th March, 7pm, they will be hosting esteemed poet, Sean O’Brien, alongside Kristina Diprose, one of the co-hosts at the regular poetry night Rhubarb at…
