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 Marsden Calendar Now On Sale
This year’s Marsden Calendar is now on sale throughout Marsden and also in Slawit. Where to Buy After holding the price stable for a number of years, we’ve made a
Annual General Meeting 2026
The Friends of Marsden Library AGM will take place on Monday 19th October 2026 at 6.45 pm in Marsden Library. AgendaMinutes of the 2025 AGMAnnual Report 2025 – 2026Financial Report
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
August Activities in the Library
Lots going on in the Library this summer! To book, call in at the Library, email [email protected], or call 01484 414868 Summer Story, Rhyme and Song Time For children aged
Your 2027 Marsden Calendar – Revealing the Winning Pictures
We had over 150 entries for the 2027 Marsden Calendar – thank you for your support, its such a privilege to see the entries as they come in. This year’s
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
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.
