Part of Marsden's Yorkshire Day Celebrations Only a stone's throw from the home of Rugby League, we're delighted to welcome Tony Collins to our Yorkshire Day Celebrations to explain how Yorkshire would be a shadow of itself without the assistance of the funny-shaped 'ball'. Tony is a historian and prize-winning author who has been consultant […]
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Marsden Library will be held in the Library at 6.45pm on Monday 15 th January 2024 Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 12 th December 2021 3. Matters arising 4. Trustees’ report 5. Statement of accounts 6. Appointment of […]
The winning entries in this year's Marsden Calendar Competition are on view in the foyer of the Mechanics from today. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank-you to everyone who entered and made the calendar so brilliant.
Made in Manchester: The City that Shaped the Modern World The astonishing history of how the people of Manchester and its surrounding region led the emergence of the industrial and commercial world as we know it, from the Romans to today, will be outlined in an illustrated talk by Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners: […]
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Marsden Library will be held in the Library at 6.45 pm on Monday 18 November 2024. Agenda Apologies for absence Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 15th January 2024 Matters arising Trustees’ report Statement of accounts Appointment of trustees Any other business Further Details
WOW: this event is now fully booked! Celebrate International Women's Day and World Book Night all in one go at Marsden Library! Date: Thursday 6th March Doors Open: 7pm Event: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Free: please reserve your seat in advance by leaving your name at Marsden Library or online here. Suffrage Banner by Florence E Lockwood, 1911, […]
‘I want to celebrate the physical space of libraries and take my work back into places that have given me so much.’ Each spring this 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. Using the alphabet as a […]
‘I want to celebrate the physical space of libraries and take my work back into places that have given me so much.’ Each spring this 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. Using the alphabet as a […]
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: You can find them all in the collections of the John Rylands Library in Manchester! Stella Halkyard will read from and discuss her book, Library […]