We’re delighted that HLF has been able to announce a new date for the Yorkshire Shepherdess: Sunday 27th September. If you already have tickets they will remain valid, keep hold of them and bring them in print or digital...
The Library Service has taken the decision to suspend Storytime for the time being. Keep safe, keep reading and take care everyone, and we’ll see you all soon. xxx
This Event Has Been Cancelled: Simon Armitage writes “With great sadness and reluctance I’m sorry to announce that I am postponing my tour of libraries for the week 16 – 21 March 2020. I have arrived at this decision...
Live Screening from the British Library Using the alphabet as a guide, each spring for the next decade Simon Armitage will give readings across the UK, from the flagship libraries of the big cities to smaller libraries serving rural...
It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of Costa-short-listed Amanda Huggins to Marsden Library on 10th June, alongside exciting new talent Sarah Linley. Amanda Huggins is the author of three collections of short stories and a...
The Mechanics, which gives Marsden Library a home, has been hit by an unexpected breakdown of the entire heating system, major theft, and storm damage. The costs are estimated at £5000. Anything you can give, no matter how large or...
Just a few copies of the 2020 Marsden Calendar remain at various outlets in the village and online. Grab a sale bargain, only £5. Offer open until end January. When they’re gone they’re gone. Next year’s competition will open...
Does your New Year’s Resolution include any of: looking for a new challenge getting more involved in your community learning new skills getting out and making new friends? You’re in the right place! Why not consider volunteering in the...
The Library will be closed from 23 December, reopening in the New Year on January 2nd. A Merry Christmas and Happy Reading from Everyone at Friends of Marsden Library!
Last Wednesday (6th November) saw a jam-packed Marsden Mechanics Hall reverberating with a much needed right-good laugh, as we welcomed prominent comedian Mark Thomas to Marsden. As one audience member said afterwards, Mark’s work is not just funny, its...