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
2027 Calendar Competition Closed!
Thank you for all the wonderful entries. Judging is now underway … watch this space!
Now Booking: Author Event – Luke Barley, Reviving the Woods that Made Britain
with Huddersfield Literature Festival Join Luke Barley, the National Trust’s senior adviser on woodland, on a journey into the woods, to discover the trees that made Britain. Ancient woods are
NEW DATE: Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlisted – The Others, Sheena Kayalil
Tickets bought for the original date in June remain valid, unless you requested a refund Join us for an evening with Sheena Kayalil, discussing her fourth novel, The Others. Longlisted
Now Booking: Women’s Prize Shortlisted Marcia Hutchinson, The Mercy Step
Join us for an evening with Marcia Hutchinson, discussing her semi-autobiographical debut novel ‘The Mercy Step’. Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026. A precocious Mercy makes her
Story Trail – True or Poo??
10th April, 1.30 – 4.30. Collect your Story Trail sheet from the Library and hunt for the answers in Marsden Park.
Now Booking: Poetry Evening with John McAuliffe
Poet John McAuliffe will read from a selection of his work, and talk about his inspiration and influences. John McAuliffe is an Irish poet, who has lived in Manchester since
Now Booking: Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal, with Robin Ince
It’s a HUGE pleasure once again to welcome Robin Ince to Marsden, with his latest book, ‘Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal’. A powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity,