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Calling all dads! Want to give your son a boost? Why not write him a letter to be shared in LETTERS TO OUR SONS… Following the response he received from the TV show Adolescence, Actor Stephen Graham would love your help in continuing the conversation between fathers and their sons. Together with psychology lecturer Orly…
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Author Mandy Sutter (Ted the Shed) has appeared regularly at Bradford Libraries. Today she shares her favourite 19th Century festive reads. In my day job, I record stories for the sleep and meditation app, Insight Timer. I write some of these myself. But there are also plenty of classic stories that can’t be beaten, especially…
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Customer Support Assistant at Eccleshill Library, Elliss Ullah, recommends Spellbound by Georgia Leighton. A fantastic feminist retelling of the classic story Sleeping Beauty. With complicated, intriguing characters I could not put this book down! Search Results for Spellbound
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Review by Sue Hewitson “ Water” is the first book in the series” Elements” written by John Boyne. It is a short novel which sets the scene for “ Earth” “ “ Fire” and, finally “ Air.” The characters are linked throughout the four books. We meet Willow as she gets off the boat…
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Addingham Folk Band The Lost Embers played to an audience of around fifty people at Ilkley Library – the first of our ‘Live at the Library’ events. We had soft music and soft lighting and the feedback from our lovely audience was very positive indeed. The band absolutely loved playing. Singer/songwriter Charlotte Hatch said; “It…
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Historical Fantasy Author, Author Elizabeth Hopkinson chooses three books from Bradford Libraries Collection she feels would be suited to three characters from her own Angelio series, Tammo, Carlo and Celestina… Have a read through and see if these are books that would interest you too… IntroducingTammo. Tammo is a character in Elizabeth’s Angelio Series who…
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(A Realistic Amusing Guide to Solitary Greatness) Karen Stead member of Keighley’s Lonely Writers (which meets weekly, Saturdays 10am-1pm in the Library). If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a writer, imagine voluntarily entering a long-term relationship with your own thoughts … except your thoughts are dramatic, unpredictable, and tend to show up…
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‘Tis that time of year to curl up with a good book…and a warm snack… We had such a lovely response to our appeal for recipes and food related stories from those using our Home Library Service. As part of the Big Tasty Read, we sent out a hot drink and a tasty snack alongside…

