Friends of Marsden Library

Marsden Write Out Loud Poetry Night
2016-08-24 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Held every third Wednesday of the month, 19.30 – 21.30, Marsden Write Out Loud Poetry night has been running for 6 years. All are welcome to bring along their own or a favourite poem to read, or just listen and enjoy.
£2 donation to Write Out Loud funds requested.
Write Out Loud is an international poetry organisation run from Marsden: www.writeoutloud.net

Doodle a Dahl
2016-08-05 14:30 - 15:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Pencils at the ready!
Listen to Roald Dahl’s dastardly and delicious descriptions, and be inspired to create your own artwork.
Most suitable for age 5+ but all welcome. Drop in event. (George’s Marvellous Medicine)

Last Lego Club before School Hols
2016-07-16 13:45 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Every Saturday in Term Time in the Library. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Launch of the Summer Reading Challenge
2016-07-16 | West Yorkshire

Marsden Library Lego Club
2016-07-09 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-07-02 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-06-25 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-06-18 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-06-04 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-05-21 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-05-07 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-05-02 13:40 - 15:15 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom

Friends of Marsden Library Presents: Local Writers Reading - Chris Longden
2016-07-06 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Join us for the latest in our Local Writers Reading series when author Chris Longden will be reading from A Cuckoo in the Chocolate – the sequel to Mind Games and Ministers, and due out later on this year. Both books are best described as ‘light-hearted northern fiction – with a strong social message.’
Chris Longden is from Dukinfield and moved to Namibia in 2003, where she lived and worked with the Kalahari Bushmen – producing two books about them. On returning to the UK – with new family in tow – Chris settled in Netherton where she began to manage an international charity as well as becoming involved in setting up Dark Woods Coffee Roastery in Marsden.
Chris writes; both fiction and non-fiction; her blog www.funnylass.wordpress.com; to prisoners on death row; a column for the Yorkshire Times and her children’s homework (on those ‘sick of nagging them about it’ days).
Chris will be signing and selling copies of her books.
Entrance is £5, book your place below and pay on the door. Refreshments provided; proceeds to support Marsden Library.

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Marsden Calendar Competition Last Day for Uploading Entries
2016-06-30 | West Yorkshire

Friends of Marsden Library Presents: Local Writers Reading - Tim Taylor
2016-06-29 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Tim Taylor is the latest local author to take part in our Local Writers Reading series.
Join us on 29th June to hear Tim read from is two published novels: Revolution Day, a political thriller about an ageing Latin American dictator, losing his grip as his vice-President plots against him; and Zeus of Ithome, a historical novel set in ancient Greece, about the struggle of the Messenian people to free themselves from slavery.
Tim Taylor was born in Stoke on Trent, but has lived in Meltham since 2001. Formerly a civil servant, he now divides his time between creative writing and academic research/teaching in philosophy at the University of Leeds. As well as fiction, Tim writes poetry and non-fiction. He also likes playing the guitar (sometimes in public) and walking up hills.
website: http://www.tetaylor.co.uk/ blog: https://timwordsblog.wordpress.com/
Entrance is £5 (including refreshments). Book your place now, pay on the door. All proceeds to support Marsden Library.

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Robin Ince Live in Marsden
2016-06-27 19:30 - 22:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom

Marsden Library Lego Club
2016-06-11 13:45 - 15:15 | West Yorkshire

Marsden Library Lego Club
2016-05-28 13:45 - 15:15 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Every Saturday during Term Time. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Festival of Learning MOOC Cafe
2016-05-26 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Ever heard of a MOOC? It standing for Massive Open Online Course (or it might be Massive Online Open Course …). If you enjoy learning new things – for FREE – then you need to get into MOOCs. They are offered by learning providers, including some of the world’s top Universities, from across the world, on topics far too numerous to list. But I bet you’ll find something to interest you.
You can find out more about MOOCs by coming along to Marsden Library’s MOOC Cafe, part of the Festival of Learning, this Thursday (26th May). MOOsey on down, why don’t you?

Creative Writing Workshop - Searching for Treasure
2016-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Searching for Treasure – a creative writing workshop at Marsden Library.
In this workshop we will be engaging with old photographs to produce poems or prose writing. Please bring an old photograph of yourself or family member, or a significant place or event.
Suitable for all abilities.
FREE but booking essential as numbers restricted. Phone 01484 414868 and ask for Marsden Library.

Family Fun Walk and Tea in the Mechanics
2016-05-15 14:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Joint event with Marsden Mechanics.
Fun walk to raise money to refurbish the library in time for its re-opening in September. The walk, suitable for all ages and fitness level will be around Marsden and will be followed by tea, treats and games in the Mechanics Hall.

Dementia Awareness Week Begins (until 21st)
2016-05-15 | West Yorkshire
National Dementia Awareness Week 2016

Festival of Learning 2016 (until June 30th)
2016-05-01 | West Yorkshire
Formerly Adult Learners’ Week
Festival of Learning 2016

Shakespeare in Shorts
2016-04-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
6 popular Shakespeare plays, bitesized, hip-hopped and animated for BBC Learning by multi award-winning Fettle Animation
FREE

Marsden Library Lego Club
2016-04-30 13:45 - 15:15, 2016-04-23 13:45 - 17:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Every Saturday in the Library. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Marsden Cuckoo Festival - Cuckoo Making Workshops
2016-04-23 13:30 - 14:45, 2016-04-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom

400 Years Since Shakespeare's Death
2016-04-23 | West Yorkshire

World Book Night
2016-04-23 | West Yorkshire
World Book Night 2016
