📣 New Local Studies blog post! Fancy a pint in the sunshine? You might not after reading this. Enjoy (?) a tale of arsenical beer in #Halifax and do enjoy today's more stringent food safety regulations: calderdalelocalstudies.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/poi…

Do you want to help us create an atmospheric soundscape for our upcoming Bodies Under the Library? Exhibition. Free workshops on 7th and 21st September. Email [email protected] to book #CultureDale

Have your say on your experiences when contacting us, and help us to better understand what we're doing well and where we can improve. Your feedback will allow us to adapt our services to better meet your needs.  Share your views 👉 engage.calderdale.gov.uk/en-GB/projects…

We have two poetry events taking place in our libraries nest week! In Hebden Bridge Library Award Winning poet Jenny Mitchell will be hosting a workshop, followed by an open mic, and at Brighouse Library Calder Valley Poetry are exploring the poetry of Thomas Hardy

It’s #PensionCreditWeekofAction! Pension Credit is worth up to £3,900 per year on average and unlocks support with Winter Fuel Payments, help with Council Tax, NHS dental care and, for those over 75, a free TV licence.  For more information, visit gov.uk/pension-credit

#Halifax & #Calderdale Heritage Festival will be here soon, and we have some exciting events for you at Central Library and Archives! Lego & Paper Town Building, Sat 7th Sept. and a Family Art Collage Workshop with artist Jeffery Andrews, Sat 14th Sept. FREE drop-in sessions🧱

Our fabulous Library customer, Esme Dyson, has raised an amazing £1000 so far for Overgate Hospice. She produced a book of poetry, hosted a café AND held an Open Mic with Robbie Freeman, owner of Wildfire Music School, followed by the brilliant @keyofgofficial🙂

Pop on down! View some of the treasures from the Library and West Yorkshire Archives on Monday 9th September 10am to 4pm, Central Library and Archives.

Today is #ReadABook Day! 📅 September is also 💳 #LibraryCardSignUpMonth! Rediscover the ✨magic✨ of #libraries by visiting checkoutyourlibrary.com or stopping by your local branch! 🏛️ #LibbyApp #Bookish #CheckOutYourLibrary #BookTwitter

You've been asking, and we can now say we've got it sorted - you can now print on A3 paper from our public computers in most of our libraries. Even better, you can do it in colour! Prices are the same as for b&w printing/copying. If you need help just ask a member of staff 🙂

Pop on down! View some of the treasures from the Library and West Yorkshire Archives on Monday 9th September 10am to 4pm, Central Library and Archives.

As part of this year's Halifax and Calderdale Heritage Festival we are delighted to be hosting Sarah Stone at Sowerby Bridge Library on Saturday 14th September, to share with us all about the wonderful Dragons of Wainhouse Tower. ticketsource.co.uk/calderdalelibr….

We know Oct 25th is a ways away, but you'll want to get your tickets now - don't risk missing out 😍 we'll have the fabulous Nicola Mills at #Brighouse Library that day at 6:30pm, joined by Cadence Folk Band for an evening of entertainment - tickets £10 from the library

We are looking forward to joining our friends Dean Clough and Calderdale Libraries for the Crossley Carpets coffee morning tomorrow!

If you enjoyed last week's #Halifax and #Calderdale Heritage Festival's event at Central Library & Archives, join us and artist Jeffrey Andrews this Sat 14th Sept. 11am-1pm for a Family Art Collage Workshop. Free drop-in event, we'd love to see you there 📸

Harvest Festival is here! Look at this scarecrow craft activity the team at King Cross Library have set up in their children's library! Drop in and have a go 😊

It's Friday the 13th! ...let us know when it's safe to come out please 🥺

We now have a street index to our 1960-2014 Ordnance Survey maps in Local Studies. Thanks goes to our amazing volunteer for the many hours of work this took. We have a large collection of maps down in Local Studies at Central Library & Archives for your viewing pleasure.

The popular Naomi Booth is back this year with a lively, interesting & fun workshop, award winning Naomi will help you develop your craft. A masterclass designed to help you experiment with a sense of place to liberate your storytelling impulse 📝 todmordenbookfestival.co.uk/tickets

Family day at #todbookfest24 16 Nov 10am-3pm at Tod College- Calderdale Libraries storytime -writing stories with Harry Heape - poetry and music with Music for the Many & Pete Sansom - all day activites to keep the little ones entertained todmordenbookfestival.co.uk/2024-programme Visit Calderdale