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

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

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

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

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

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

Q: What do all these have in common? William Wordsworth’s hair Marcel Proust’s hair Mrs Gaskell’s sewing scissors The lining of Walt Whitman’s hat Delia Derbyshire’s wartime gas mask A:

Good News – Library Budget potential reprieve for 2025-26 At its Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 11 February 2025 Kirklees Council agreed to withdraw its proposed £800,000 reduction to the Library