 Last Sunday was Remembrance Day, a time for learning and reflection. Over the years, Barrington Stoke has worked with authors to publish stories designed to help young readers understand the history of this important day.
You can find many of these super-readable, dyslexia-friendly books in our libraries. Follow this link to check availability and have a book delivered to the library of your choosing.
 Here's a selection of children's books to celebrate Inter Faith week and support its aims: Interfaith Week Sunday 10th November - Sunday 17th November Children's titles | Kirklees Council (syndetics.com)
The three aims of the Week are:
- Strengthening good inter faith relations at all levels
- Increasing awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society
- Increasing understanding between people of religious and non-religious beliefs
Find out more about Inter Faith Week
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Kirklees Libraries play a crucial community role for Uniform Exchange … and have done so for more than 10 years.
Uniform Exchange founder and project director Kate France said: “We wouldn’t have set up in the first place without the help of Kirklees libraries and couldn’t have run the charity without their support. People can donate school uniform there and once it’s been sorted and cleaned at Uniform Exchange the bags of uniform go back out to the libraries for collection by people who have requested it."
Kate added: “It just shows what can be achieved with charities and libraries working together for the good of the communities they both serve. Library staff are brilliant – we have some great ambassadors for Uniform Exchange among them – and so committed to helping people to make sure they get what they need. Some even help them fill out request forms.
Find out more about how to support Uniform Exchange's Winter Coat Appeal 2024.
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 Elena Arévalo Melville is an award-winning Latin American author and illustrator of children's books.
Her work deals with themes of belonging, community, empathy, identity and resilience. Her picture book Umbrella won the inaugural Queen’s Knickers Award, was endorsed by Amnesty International, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and is a White Raven book. Elki is not my Dog, which she wrote and is illustrated by Tonka Uzu, was announced as a Carnegie nominee this month.
We had the pleasure of joining Elena in a fabulous virtual event with a local school this month. Look for Elena's books to borrow from our libraries.
 Customers are happy with the new layout at Huddersfield Library and tell us it has a more welcoming atmosphere. Why not see for yourself and on Saturday 30th November, combine a trip to Huddersfield Library in Civic Centre 3 with some free family fun at the 2024 Christmas market?
The town centre will be filled with local musicians, attractions, live reindeer, seasonally themed workshops and walkabout acts, and Christmas markets with gifts, food and drinks. Activities will be free for all, including live music stages, Santa’s Grotto, photo booths and snowboard and reindeer rodeo.
Find out more about the 2024 Christmas celebrations in Huddersfield and Dewsbury
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