Wednesday 8th of March is International Women's Day and to celebrate Bradford Libraries will be hosting several events and displays. 

Poetry Competition on the theme 'Being Bold'. Poems are welcome from anyone in the Bradford Metropolitan District area that are based on this theme as long as the focus is on the voices/experiences of women and girls. Poems will be displayed in libraries on or around International Women's Day and will then be available in pamphlet form. For more details or to submit poems contact dionne.hood@bradford.gov.uk Deadline 1st March

International Womens' Day 'Zine In A Day' drop in workshop with artist Jean McEwan

Wednesday 8th March 2017 11am - 4pm City Library
Got a story to tell or a message you want  to communicate on International Women's Day?
Join artist and zinemaker Jean McEwan to make a page in a collective 'zine (a handmade DIY magazine) celebrating International Womens' Day and the experiences and contribution of women and girls in Bradford and throughout the world. Make your contribution and add your voice via words images or both eg poetry, stories, drawing, collage, photography.
All materials are provided but please feel free to bring anything you would like to use in your page

Join bestselling author Milly Johnson for a special afternoon of fabulous women’s fiction to celebrate publication of her thirteenth novel, The Queen of Wishful Thinking. Milly is a Sunday Times bestselling author who has sold in excess of 1.2 million copies of her books, including The Yorkshire Pudding Club, The Teashop on the Corner and Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café. Her novels, set in her native Yorkshire, are warm, funny stories of the universal issues of love, laughter and friendship, and her latest is no exception. Set in a quaint Yorkshire antiques shop, The Queen of Wishful Thinking is a novel about discovering love in unsuspecting places and having the inner strength to embrace the happiness you deserve. Tea and cake will be served.

Milly will be appearing at two libraries.

To book for Eccleshill Library on the 18th March https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milly-johnson-tickets-32117749052

To book for Keighley Library on the 25th March https://www.eventbrite.com/e/milly-johnson-tickets-32118349849

World Book Day is Thursday 2nd March 2017. Bradford Libraries have lots of events to help you and your child celebrate books and reading. Some of our events wil have free World Book Day books to giveaway. Books this year include Peppa Pig; Horrid Henry; Where's Wally as well as titles from Jacqueline Wilson and David Walliams.

Come along and take part in our extra special storytimes this half term.  The sessions will be filled with puppets, storysacks and crafts.  The theme is Count Me In Bags which are storysacks with a focus on numbers.  The sacks have books, games and activities and are available to borrow on an adult ticket.  

Starring Shobna Gulati at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Tuesday 21st – Saturday 25th March

Adapted from the much-loved novel by Meera Syal, this poignant coming-of-age tale bursts onto the stage for the very first time. The colourful and funny story follows Meena, a young girl growing up in the only Punjabi family in a 1970s Black Country mining village.

Storyteller and local author Irene Lofthouse will be visiting the Home Educated Reading Group on Tues 14th March 2017 11am - 12noon @ Keighley Library. She will be reading from her "Strange Tales from the Dales " and "Strange Tales from Bradford". Families who are currently home educating (children 5+) are welcome to come along to the free event. 

The Home Educated Reading Group meets once a month on the first Tuesday at Keighley Library 11am - 12noon. It is open to all families who are home schooling and is a mixed age group with children from 4 to 15 yrs old. 

For more information contact Christinea Donnelly 01274 433915 or Carol Clayton 01535 618212