 South Asian Heritage Month takes place annually from July 18 to August 17. It seeks to celebrate and raise the profile of British South Asian heritage and history in the UK through education, arts, culture and commemoration. Now in its third year, the month is packed full of cultural events taking place across the UK. Join Kirklees Libraries in celebration of this colourful month.
Kirklees Libraries will be hosting an array of events and workshops in partnership with the local Sangam festival over this coming summer. Information on all the events can be found at
Kirklees Library website at: Kirklees Libraries South Asian Heritage Month
Sangam Festival website at: sangamfestival.co.uk
You can book complimentary tickets for the events via our Ticketsource page at: ticketsource.co.uk kirkleeslibraries
and here are a few of the highlights ...
Join Batley Poets for a special open mic poetry event in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month.
Friday, July 29
Mirfield Library
7.00 - 8.30pm
Book your complimentary tickets via our Ticketsource page at: Batley Poets - Open Mic night
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Come and join Pete Chand, a Indian British Storyteller who will be recounting his tales of wisdom, love, and the supernatural. Peter Chand has enthralled audiences both near and far with his skilfully told tales. He is one of Europe’s most renowned storytellers and is in constant demand for his powerful, evocative and moving stories from the Indian subcontinent
Tuesday August 2
Heckmondwike Library: 11.00am - 12.00noon
Ravensthorpe Library at the Greenwood Centre: 2.00 - 3.00pm
Book your complimentary tickets via our Ticketsource page at: Peter Chand Storytelling
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In this very special one-off event, Razwan will lecture on the fascinating Arabic Calligraphy of South Asia, from its beginnings in the Arab world to its movement East. He will also lead a traditional Arabic calligraphy session, using hand mixed ink and hand cut bamboo pens. From beginners to advanced, all levels are welcome, from teen to adult.
Saturday, August 6
Huddersfield Library (First floor)
11.30am - 1.30pm
Book your complimentary tickets via our Ticketsource page at: Arabic Calligraphy Workshop and Lecture
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The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake
Big Library Read connects readers around the world with the same book at the same time. Borrow The Girl In His Shadow today through 27 July without any waitlists or holds.
The girl of the title is Nora Beady, ward of Dr. Horace Croft, a brilliant and eccentric London surgeon. Nora is intelligent, independent, and possessed of a natural talent for medicine and medical illustration. Dr. Croft has trained her to work as his assistant, but her role must be kept secret; although the book's setting, the mid-19th-century medical field, is in the process of evolving, it still has no role for women, except as nurses.
Perfect for reading in groups. Read 'The Girl in His Shadow' or listen to the eAudiobook at: https://kirklees.overdrive.com/
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 Screen reader support, adjustable playback speed for audiobooks, zoom to magnify, a variety of page and font styles and dark mode are just a few of the accessibility features built-in to the Libby app.
There's also an option to turn on dyslexic font in a book. In a book, tap the center of the screen, then  . From there, tap OpenDyslexic under "Book Design."
Guides to using the accessibility features can be found at:
resources.overdrive.com accessibility features or
help.libbyapp.com accessibility
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Start-ups, innovators, small businesses or anyone with a business idea can now visit the new Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) at Dewsbury Library.
This service is part of the British Library’s network of over 100 library based BIPCs across England. Support comes from Leeds City Region BIPC and offers access to current market research reports, business information resources and online databases.
Find out more about our programme of events, workshops, networking opportunities, one-to-ones and the support available to take your ideas further, at: Kirklees Libraries - Business and Intellectual Property Centre
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 Browse and download titles from our Business and Intellectual Property Centre collection
Print books are on the shelves at Dewsbury Library.
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 Join historian of English Cricket, Duncan Stone, for a fascinating discussion of the social and cultural machinations of sport, the concept and application of amateurism and who, exactly, gets to define the form, function and meaning of sport. This is history from the bottom up – just the thing for Yorkshire Day.
Print copies will be soon be on our shelves and the eBook is available at: kirklees.overdrive.com Different Class
Book your tickets via eventbrite at: Different Class, the Untold Story of English Cricket
 Marsden Yorkshire Day/Friends of Marsden Library and Huddersfield Literature Festival presents an unmissable talk by a powerful and refreshing new voice in nature writing.
After a race-hate crime, which left her with panic attacks and anxiety, Anita Sethi longed for wide-open spaces. In an act of resistance and to reclaim her right to belong, she embarked on a journey across the Pennines.
I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain is a beautifully written and truly inspiring account of her journey of reclamation through the natural landscapes of the north, exploring identity, nature, place and belonging.
Print copies are on our shelves and the eBook is available at: kirklees.overdrive.com I Belong Here
Book your tickets (£7 or £5) via eventbrite at: I Belong Here, A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain
 We've re-launched our Readers' Group collection. Above are some of the recently arrived titles, available to all current and soon-to-be readers groups.
Have a look at all the titles available to Readers' Groups by searching the catalogue at: Kirklees Library online catalogue
- Search 'Full Catalogue', 'All Fields', and leave the search box blank
- Select 'View All', 'Readers Group' and 'Include' from the 'Format' box on the left hand side
- Over six hundred titles will then be available for you to choose at your leisure.
- Too much information? We'll have a leaflet ready soon, but in the meantime, contact us at: readers.group@kirklees.gov.uk
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eAudio and eBooks
We have over 29,000 eAudio and eBook titles. Borrow them for free with your Kirklees library card and PIN.
View the collection along with details of how to download and use the Libby app via our Overdrive page at: kirklees.overdrive.com
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Our digital magazine and newspaper service can now be accessed from within the Libby app. Select the Pressreader icon from within Libby and follow the on-screen instructions.
Digital Magazines and Newspapers
Choose from over 7,300 national and international titles to read online or download for offline convenience.
Complimentary access with your Kirklees library card and PIN for 30 days before you have to sign in again.
Create a collection of favourite titles, search and add new ones.
Share articles through email and social media, or save and organize them into categories with labels for quick and easy access.
For more details along with details of the text-to-speech and instant translation options, see our PressReader catalogue at: www.pressreader.com
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