Marsden Library – What’s Happening?
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
Our 2024 Author Events Programme
Thanks to support from Marsden’s brilliant local charity, the Cuckoo’s Nest, we’re excited to announce we can bring a whole programme of author events to Marsden this year. Dates for
Marsden Calendar 2019 now available online
The 2019 calendar is now available to buy online as well as in Marsden and Slawit. Buy Online Find Out Where to Buy Locally
Now Booking: The Blue of You with Amanda Huggins
We’re excited to welcome Amanda Huggins back to Marsden Library to read from and talk about her latest novella, The Blue of You. Can you ever paint over the past?
Now on Sale! 2026 Marsden Calendar
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Marsden Calendar, which you can buy from our wonderful supporters in Marsden and Slawit. The perfect Christmas present, and all proceeds are used to
The winners of the Calendar Competition are here
Thank you to all our entrants – it was a bumper year this year, and the judges had a really tough set of choices to make. We think they’ve done
Now Booking: Determination, with Tawseef Khan
Northern Bookshelf Live from New Writing North Determination Jamila Shah is twenty-nine and exhausted. An immigration solicitor tasked with running the precious family law firm, Jamila is prone to being woken in the middle
Northern Bookshelf Live at Marsden Library
Marsden Library is part of Northern Bookshelf Live 2025 – connecting the best writers with libraries and readers across the North of England We’re delighted to have been chosen to
Now Booking: A Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, with Sarah Brooks
The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands – Readings and Q&A Come join us at Marsden Library for an evening of literary escapism. Sarah will read from her debut novel and Sunday
Now booking: A Wilding Year, Hannah Dale
We’re very happy to be continuing our partnership with the Huddersfield Literature Festival, bringing the festival to the far reaches of the Colne Valley. This year we feature an illustrated
The Poet Laureate is in … Marsden Library
Celebrating Libraries with Simon Armitage On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the Friends of Marsden Library welcomed Simon Armitage, the PoetLaureate to Marsden to read in his home library. Simon is
Library Budget Confirmed
We are happy to announce that the Full Kirklees MBC approved the proposed budget for the Library Service on 5 March. The withdrawal of the proposed reduction to the Library