Autistic people face discrimination and barriers across all sectors of society – in the health and social care systems, in education, in employment, and everywhere in between. It is crucial that autistic people, and their families and carers, can access tailored information, guidance and support to overcome those barriers, along with opportunities to explore their interests, develop skills and build friendships for fulfilled lives.
Autism Acceptance - eAudio and eBook collection for adults
Browse, download and read titles from our Autism Acceptance - a collection for adults
Search our online catalogue to borrow or reserve these titles and so many more.
eAudio and eBooks: Autism Acceptance collection for teenagers
Autism Acceptance collection for teenagers
eAudio and eBooks: Spring collection
 Perhaps we should add titles with 'Rain' in the title! Browse, download and read titles from our Spring collection
Search our online catalogue to borrow or reserve these titles and so many more.
March 28 - April 5
 Our Spring Story Trails are inspired by Nala’s World: One Little Cat's Quest for Love and Adventure. The true story of round-the-world-cyclist Dean Nicholson and his trusty cat companion, Nala. This beautiful picture book is all about friendship, and loving and caring for animals.
Recommended for families with children up to age 8.
Reserve your place via our Ticketsource page
KR Talking News
 Our Kirklees Transcription Service produce a free audio newspaper which provides news, views, interviews and features from around Kirklees. It features a variety of stories from a selection of local newspapers circulating in the area. Currently produced on Podcast and USB.
Listen to the podcast at: www.bwbf.org.uk/player/kirkleestn
Select the link to discover more about our Kirklees Transcription Service
Friends of Marsden Library
 The writer and naturalist Amy-Jane Beer talks about her lyrical and moving new book: The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness, which won the prestigious Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing (2023).
Marsden Mechanics
Saturday, April 28
2.30 - 3.30
For more information and to book tickets please go to:
friendsofmarsdenlibrary/amy-jane-beer-the-flow/
eAudio and eBooks: Wainwright Prize collection
Browse, download and read titles from our Wainwright Prize collection
Search our online catalogue to borrow or reserve these titles and so many more.
HuddLitFest is an annual Festival with community, accessibility and inclusivity at its heart. Join us for a celebration of books and authors, poetry and performance – in venues and online. Meet your favourite authors, discover new talent and hone your own skills. Many free or low-cost events, including some Hybrid events and some with live subtitling by Stagetext.
View the programme of events at: www.huddlitfest.org.uk/events
Download the festival brochure from: www.huddlitfest.org.uk-digital-brochure
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Reading or listening fit for everyone
 Visually impaired readers rely on screen readers to convert digital text into speech — allowing them to listen to the content on the screen. PressReader Accessibility is compatible with popular screen readers on the market. It’s also available through the internet browser on desktop and mobile devices.
All PressReader magazines and newspapers are compatible with screen reading software.
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On pressreader.com, hit Tab on your keyboard to switch to Accessibility Mode.
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Or click the 3-dot menu button in the top right corner and select Accessibility Mode.
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Voila! You're in. Choose your favorite titles and try out all the features.
Read over 7,000 digital magazine and newspaper titles from 120 countries in 60 languages with a Kirklees Library card and PIN.
Living Knowledge Network exhibition
The Living Knowledge Network is a partnership between public and national libraries in the UK, created by the British Library. Together we celebrate libraries and create memorable experiences. This programme includes panel exhibitions which feature printed content from larger scale exhibitions at the British Library in London.
 Our upcoming exhibition Beyond the Bassline (26 April – 26 August 2024) shines a spotlight on different voices and perspectives to celebrate Black British music as a form of entertainment and vehicle for community, as well as a source of liberation, protest and education.
Stepping into carnivals, clubs and record shops across the country, Beyond the Bassline draws on different places that have cultivated creative expression and inspired a number of Black British music genres.
We'd love to create as much local content as possible for this exhibition, so if you have any memories, photographs, or tunes from the carnivals, clubs and communities that played such a unique role in creating the Sound System culture then please, please get in touch with us at READ@kirklees.gov.uk
 The addresses and opening times of all our libraries can be found on our webpage at: Library Opening Times
We also have Social Stories for each library, which let you have a visual tour of the library before visiting. These Social Stories are ideal for people with Autism or Anxiety and can be found in the opening times section for each library, under the "We are going to..." heading at the top.
Creative Kirklees
 Find out the where and the when of regular events such as Lego Clubs, Storytimes and Craft groups across our libraries.
Go to www.creativekirklees.com and search using #KirkleesLibraries
Ticketsource
 For events with partner organisations and touring performances.
Go to www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries
Use our Linktree address to stay up to date with Kirklees Libraries and have easy access to our resources and services.
linktr.ee/kirkleeslibraries
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