We’re excited to welcome Brian Groom back to Marsden Mechanics Hall. After wowing us with his wide-ranging ‘The Northerners: A History’ he’s turned his attention to Manchester, ‘the world’s first
This year’s calendar is now on sale! It’s just £8.50 (price held for two years now). As ever, it’s a stunning calendar capturing the spirit of Marsden and the Colne
Find out more about volunteering in the Library at our Information Afternoon on Wednesday 9th October. Volunteers help to keep the Library open by working alongside Library staff. Full training
The Library Service has listened to your feedback and is no longer proposing to make Marsden a Community-Managed Library You can read the BBC News write-up here, we think it’s
Your first look at the 2025 Marsden Calendar – Proceeds to Friends of Marsden Library Winning photographers: Jane Whitham, Nicola Hannan, Neil Ottaway, Richard Whitelaw, Ian Ladbrooke, Dilys Lonsdale, John
We’ve had a great spring and summer of author events in Marsden Library, thanks to the Cuckoo’s Nest for the support.! We celebrated International Women’s Day in March with Ali
Children’s Story Competition 2024 Yorkshire Festival of Story Children’s Story Competition is back for another year with a brand new theme, new judge and great prizes up for grabs! The
Award-winning author Amanda Huggins will be sharing her latest collection of short fiction, Each of Us a Petal. Taking us on a journey through Japan, from the hustle of city
A Joint Statement by Friends of Marsden Library and Marsden Community Trust You may have seen newspaper coverage in recent weeks about Council proposals to change the way some libraries
Big shout out to Huddersfield Literature Festival for continuing to support our collaboration and bring exciting authors up the Valley to Marsden. This year we were privileged to host Amy-Jane