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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…
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A Head Full of Words: A Creative Writing Workshop for the Neurodivergent Keighley Library – Monday 9th March 6.00-8.00pm Are you neurodivergent and interested in creative writing? Are there worlds and words inside your head that need to find their way to the page? Whether you’re a seasoned writer or a complete newcomer, this playful, low-pressure…
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Ilkley Library, Monday 2nd March, 11am -1pm Ready to submit your manuscript but unsure where to start? Pitch Perfect demystifies the publishing process and teaches you how to create a submission package that stands out. This hands-on workshop by Isabelle Kenyon (CEO Fly on the Wall Press, Manchester) covers the current publishing landscape, helping you understand…
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It’s been a busy time at Bradford Libraries. Last week, we had rapping, live singing, songwriting, poetry, VR sessions, an open mic and finally a choir happening in our libraries. All of the events were tied into National Storytelling Week and linked to the reveal of our VR films from The Pulse of Bradford which…
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Next week our libraries will be thriving with events for National Storytelling Week, from a choir at Ilkley Library, to songwriting workshops at Keighley Library and a live performance from singer-songwriting Boo Hewerdine. There will be poetry workshops as well as an Open Mic on Feb 7th. Alongside these amazing events, our VR headsets will…
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In November last year, I was invited to Bingley Library to meet with members of Bound by Books, a youth reading group. At the time, I was acting Development Officer for Young People. I had the most enchanting evening, listening to the group speak about the book they were reading, (Lying About Last Summer), and…
