Enter the Marsden Calendar Competition 2018
2018-04-11 - 2018-06-30 | West Yorkshire

Half Moon Books Poetry Showcase and Launch for National Poetry Day
2018-10-04 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
We’re continuing our collaboration with The Poetry Village to bring you a very special evening of poetry to celebrate this year’s Poetry Day. Direct from the poetry town of Otley, we will be showcasing some of the most exciting new poetry published by local community interest company, Half Moon Press.
The event will be hosted by local poet and artist, David Coldwell.
Requested Entry Donation: £2
Bottle Bar … and Cake!
Find out more about the poets: Andy Armitage, Rachel Kerr, Barbara Howerska, Alicia Fernandez, Nick Allen

Author Night: Crime Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Stories
2018-11-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Northern Writers Reading presents …
Dave Rigby and Amanda Huggins
Wednesday 28th November
Doors at 7pm, 7.30 – 8.30
Marsden Library
Free entry, suggested donation £2 to cover room hire
Refreshments available.

Author Event: An Evening with Sarah Hussain
2019-01-30 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Sarah Hussain is a Huddersfield based author and educator. Her first novel ‘Escaped from Syria’ was a winner finalist in the People’s Book Prize Award and her short story collection ‘Sit up, Stand up, Speak up’ was released in 2017. In 2018 she won the Ms Shakespeare competition in Yorkshire and was commissioned to write a monologue, which was performed on International Women’s day.
Sarah will be talking about her latest work, Sit Up, Stand Up, Speak Up: An Emotional Short Story Collection. Are you able to capture a thought and challenge it? We grow up with a set of beliefs and values, influenced by the society we grow up in. This collection of fictional stories invites you to explore your ideas and challenge your mind.
Suggested Donation: £2

Author Talk, Reading and Book Signing - John Ling
2019-03-06 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
John Ling is a former children’s librarian, then teacher of deaf kids, and later, autistic kids. Now he is a mediator for special needs families, and facilitator for Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP).Always a writer and poet.
“I could smell them and hear them long before I could see them. Soon the grove was filled with movement. They came on me from all sides at a rush, as if they had planned to ambush me. But I was not afraid. Far from it. I was filled with joy…”
This diverse collection of sixteen short stories includes murder and mystery, humour and hallucination, poignancy and plotting, fantasy and fun. The characters are varied and compelling and each story leaves you with a thought-provoking ending…
John will read from The Paper Aeroplane Man, take questions, sell and sign books.
From the Reviews
“Very entertaining … all the stories are testament to the author’s perceptive observation of human life in all its guises … A first-rate story teller”.
“A lively collection of short stories … It is tempting to devour the whole book in an evening, but there is real reward in reading slowly and savouring each morsel.”
“Tells it like it is in this part of the world … the black humour, and the tragic-comic reality of human experience are all there. These are stories about come-uppance, about tragic misunderstanding, about adversity, unfairness and bureaucracy, about injustice, humiliation and malice laced with warmth and compassion. Plus a touch of the supernatural. Highly recommended!”

The Lost Words Story Walk
2019-07-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
The Lost Words is a joyful celebration of nature words and the natural world they invoke. The wonderful hand-painted illustrations are our inspiration for these delightful storywalks. Along the way we will be stopping to share poems and sketch or photograph the things we find.
Recommended for families with children aged 6+
Marsden Library
Friday 16th August, 2pm
Booking required: www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries

CANCELLED: Simon Armitage Live Screening in Marsden Library
2020-03-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
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 after seeing so many other events being put on hold or cancelled, and I feel the only logical and sensible decision is to do the same. The week would have involved meeting upward of a thousand people and travelling around England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on public transport; as well as needing to look after myself and my family I need to think responsibly about audiences, staff at the venues, fellow poets and everyone else connected with the tour. Hopefully these events will be rescheduled once the world is a calmer and clearer place. In the meantime, my thanks and sincere apologies to all the wonderful libraries and librarians of Britain who had been working so hard to make this happen. We are hoping to reschedule this event.

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 and remote communities. It’s a journey that involves local poets and students, and celebrates the library as one of the great and necessary institutions of human civilisation.
Friday March 20th, 7.30 – 9.00, Marsden Library, FREE, BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Full Details and Tickets
Laureate’s Library Tour
