  Newsletter Edition: October 2024
With Green Libraries Week, and National Poetry Day, falling in October (pun intended...) we thought it'd be a good opportunity for you all to get creative and write some poetry. Half term is coming up, so there's lots of time to get out in nature and get inspired. Go for a walk in a local park, around your town or village, take part in one of our half term storytrails, or crunch leaves up and down your street or garden. Think about the sounds, smells, tastes and textures around you. Is it a cool, clear, crisp, sunny day, or a moody, grey stomping around sort of a day? What can you see? Are you cold or wrapped up snuggly and warm?
Have a look at our library poetry books for inspiration, either in our libraries or in our online collection on Overdrive or Libby. A Year of Nature Poems by Poet Laureate Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd is a great starting point.
We'd love to read your poems, so if you share on socials, don't forget to tag us!
We've got a whole ghost of spine-tingling books in the Spooky themed Library Adventures collection online on Overdrive and on our app, Libby.
You can also visit your local library to search out some spooky books ready for Halloween...Does your library have the Spooky theme at the moment? If so, check out the spook-tacular displays of new books. If your library is celebrating a different theme, remember, all our regular books are still there on the shelves, so if you fancy being frightened, are jiggling for a jump-scare or want to unravel the myths of the paranormal with a non-fiction book, just come and look, or ask the staff...if you dare...
 Yes, it's been out for 4 years, but this Yoto Carnegie Award winning tale is just as fresh and relevant as ever, and with it being October....we couldn't resist!
This is the book for you if you've dreamed of living wild, being wild and fully embracing nature. Katya Balen beautifully guides us through the story of October and her Dad who live in the woods and know every tree, rock and lake. Their seemly idyllic existence however is shattered the year October turns 11, the year she rescues a baby barn owl, the year her Dad falls from a tree and the year her biological mother reappears. Katya manages to capture the emotions and chaos of a life turned upside down, plucked from the tranquil woodland and thrust into the bustling "real world".
We have physical copies of this book in our library buildings, and we have eBook copies and also eAudio books- both of which you can download for free through our free Libby app.
If the copy you'd like is being borrowed by someone else, no worries, just put in a free reservation and you'll get a copy when one becomes available! Whilst you are waiting...check our Katya Balen's many other books, including, Foxlights, The Light In Everything, Ghostlines, The Thames and Tide Club and Little House.
Join us for an Autumn story trail this half term. Our inspiration is a wild and wondrous story of true bravery and discovering friendship in the most unexpected of places. Search for the pictures, experience the story and get creative with crafts.
These self guided events are free of charge and can be pre-booked through Ticketsource to help with our planning (or just turn up if it's a last minute decision!).
Monday 28th October
Slaithwaite Library
Drop in between 10am – 12.30pm
Tuesday 29th October
Cleckheaton Library
Drop in between 10.30am – 1.30pm
Wednesday 30th October
Skelmanthorpe Library
Drop in between 2.30 – 4.30pm
Thursday 31st October
Lindley Library
Drop in between 10am – 12.30pm
 ★★★★★ “Brilliant and barmy panto leaves audience in stitches” - Huddersfield Examiner
Get creative designing the purrfect feline friend for your chance to win up to 4 tickets to Lawrence Batley Theatre’s spellbinding winter pantomime, Dick Whittington!
Dick Whittington is fed up of being down on his luck. So one day he decides to embark on an epic quest. He's heard the streets of London are paved with gold, so along with his loveable cat, he sets off from Huddersfield to seek his fame and fortune...
Call into your local library to collect a colouring sheet then send a photo of your design by Mon 4 November to info@thelbt.org or tag us on socials
@lawrencebatleytheatre
We can’t wait to see your PAWsitevly magical creations! Dick Whittington runs at Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield from Mon 2 – Tue 31 December 2024. For
more information, visit the Lawrence Batley Theatre website at thelbt.org
 Our Local Studies team have been getting spooky by delving into Yorkshire Myths and Legends this month. There are said to be all sorts of creatures with connections to our local landscape, including dragons, ghosts, giants, devils and even Robin Hood himself! The picture above is of a Barguest..."an evil spirit in the form of a dog or pig or other animal, displaying teeth, claws and large, flaming eyes said to be an omen of bad fortune in Yorkshire legend."-The Yorkshire Dictionary of Dialect, Tradition and Folklore.
Find out more about our local legends at our Local Studies Library on Victoria Lane in Huddersfield and on our Local studies website. The book Yorkshire Dragons, Giants and other Folk Tales by Andrew Walsh, is a fantastic starting place.
 Monday 28th October, 12.30pm -3pm at the Jubilee Centre in Paddock
Everyone is welcome at this free Family Fun Day. Enjoy a hot meal, raffle, refreshments, games and activities.
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