Welcome to Leeds Libraries newsletter,
Hello and welcome to our newsletter for Leeds Libraries. We have plenty of events for you to enjoy in April. Visit your local library this month for lots of fun family activities and plan a trip to Leeds Central Library to enjoy the Breaking the News exhibition. Keep reading to find out more.
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Events for the family this month
This Easter holiday we bring you an exciting menu of workshops from the Reading Pictures: Seeing Stories Festival and welcome you to have a go at coding as you prepare the garden for spring. You can also jump aboard the Story Bus as it tours Leeds. There's something for all the family.
Reading Pictures: Seeing Stories Festival
Reading Pictures Seeing Stories will give children and young people the opportunity to meet and learn from illustrators and artists. Explore and discover the power of pictures with us this month.
The Return of The Iron Man: Illustration Workshop with Chris Mould
Celebrated illustrator Chris Mould will share his drawing skills, demonstrating how he created his vision of Ted Hughes’s The Iron Man. He will also discuss the creative process and his love of storytelling, showcasing excerpts from his book.
Creating Comic-Book Characters with Jack Fallows
Join illustrator, cartoonist and model-maker Jack Fallows for 90 minutes of comic-book character creation
Saturday Family Film Club: Movies from the Bookshelves
Stories spring from the page onto the screen at our regular film club where we select best-loved books that have been adapted as movies for a family audience.
Find out more and book a place.
Stomp stomp, big fuss, here comes the Story Bus
Our Story Buses are making some extra special stops over Easter, explore our beautiful bus and join us for a Story and Rhyme time Egg-stravaganza.
If you are lucky enough to be going to the Leeds Young People's Film Festival at Millennium Square Leeds on the 13th of April, we will be there from 1:30-4pm.
Don't forget about our regular Story & Rhyme sessions at Libraries across Leeds.
Find out more: leedsinspired.co.uk/collection/whats-leeds-libraries
 Change your world with code
If you care about nature and want to have a go at coding you can join us for:
Seeds and STEM: Family Crafts and Coding Workshop
Let your ideas bloom and blossom at our Easter holidays session where you’ll create newspaper seed pots, construct colourful and quirky Lego plant holders, and code a BBC micro:bit moisture sensor to find out when your flora needs water.
Various sessions across Leeds.
Nature:bots at Leeds Industrial Museum
Ever wanted to create your very own terrarium or find out how you can care for nature using tech and creativity? Join us on Friday 8 April for an afternoon of experimenting and creating in the industrial setting of Leeds Industrial Museum.
You can also join one of our regular Code Clubs at Leeds Central Library or the Creator Space at The Compton Centre.
Find out more and book your place: Leedsinspired.co.uk/collection/whats-leeds-libraries
Healthy Holidays
If you are looking for child-friendly activities and free, nutritious children’s meals during the school break, then our Healthy Holidays sessions could be perfect for you and your family.
All of the activities are free and range from craft and art workshops to ice skating, swimming and days out at visitor attractions like Temple Newsam. We also run sessions at your local Community Hub and Library.
For a free place, your child will need to be eligible for free school meals and be of primary or secondary school age. You will need to get in touch with your local Healthy Holidays venue and book a place for your child beforehand. Find out where your nearest sessions will be at leeds.gov.uk/children-and-families/healthy-holidays
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We are thrilled to announce that we are welcoming Leeds based theatre company Libellule to Central Library for our festive show in December this year. The entire family can enjoy a theatre experience which will share magical stories and expand the imagination. We'll release the tickets through our new newsletter, sign up and be the first to book for the festive show.
Sign up to the Leeds Libraries Children and Family newsletter here.
Discover the treasures of the library
We invite you to a treasure trove of talks this month. Enjoy a discussion focusing on the first moving images filmed in Leeds and delve into a variety of historic gems with Breaking The News and the Local & Family History Library.
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures
In 1888 in Leeds, Louis Le Prince shot what many now consider to be the world’s first films.
Film-maker and researcher Irfan Shah will be talking to writer Paul Fischer about his ground-breaking new biography of Le Prince and trying to discover the truth about the many myths surrounding the man behind the camera.
Join us on Thursday 28 April and enjoy a complementary drink on arrival: leedsinspired.co.uk/events/man-who-invented-motion-pictures
Six Under-Ripe Bananas – Shopping at Hyde Park in the Sixties
Hear from Jane Bower on Wednesday 27 April as she shares her memories of the shops and shopkeepers from her childhood.
You can also discover more about Leeds Central Library on a heritage tour or find support to research your family history.
Find out more: ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents
Old News: Read All About It!
The news has shaped the world we live in for centuries. Today we carry it everywhere we go.
In this workshop we will explore Leeds Library’s historic newspaper collections, dating back to the 17th century. Find out more about the different ways news has been reported since the English Civil War through to the present day.
We will also discuss what makes the news where you live? How does a local story become a headline grabber or how does someone make it into the history books? Join us at Boston Spa Library on Tuesday 5 April.
Disabled Activists in the News
In this talk, we’ll hear from Gill Crawshaw and Ruth Malkin, prominent DAN activists in Leeds and Bradford in the 90s, about why the network aimed to engage with the press on their own terms. They will be talking to Steve Graby from Leeds Disabled People’s Organisation about how disabled people are represented in the news - and whether that is different today. Join us at Leeds Central Library on Wednesday 6 April.
Make sure to visit the Breaking The News exhibition in Room 700, Leeds Central Library before it closes this Thursday 7 April. To find out more about the exhibition and to book onto one of the talks visit: leedsinspired.co.uk/collection/breaking-news
Lift someone out of loneliness
Loneliness is an issue that can affect us all, young or old, at any point in our lives. We might live in a busy city or a rural location, on our own or with others and still feel isolated.
There are plenty of simple actions you can take to help lift someone out of loneliness and in doing so, it might help you to feel less lonely too. Find out more about the steps you can take to help yourself and those around you and where you can find further support: nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/lifes-challenges/loneliness
Death Cafe at Leeds Central Library
Death Cafés are an international movement dedicated to encouraging discussion about death and dying in a relaxed environment.
Join us as Leeds Central Library on Wednesday 27 April for a welcome opportunity to ask those awkward questions you’ve always wanted to ask. Find sources of support and help, including lots of books available to loan.
Follow this link for further information: leedsinspired.co.uk/events/death-cafe
Let's Create
The role of Libraries as the ‘cultural cornerstones of communities’ is at heart of Let’s Create and the new ACE Investment Principles.
We are passionate about the potential for our libraries in Leeds to support cultural engagement and would love to talk with cultural partners about future opportunities to work together.
Please join us for a webinar on Wednesday 13 April to find out about what our library service can offer. The aim of the session is to provide a starting point to inform future conversations about collaborative working so that together we can support vibrant and engaged cultural communities in Leeds.
We look forward to meeting you, register here: bit.ly/LetsCreateLL
View a programme of creative workshops in our Drawing Room, Leeds Art Library here.
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