Calderdale Council is supporting the Pageturners Children’s Reading Festival – a week long, regional festival promoting reading amongst young people. The festival, now in its second year, has been organised jointly between Calderdale’s Discover Children’s Library service, Kirklees Library Services and the University of Huddersfield, and will feature an exciting line up of authors and… read more … about Pageturners is back!>>
Budding young authors in Calderdale are being encouraged to show off their creative flair as Calderdale Council launches its own local writing competition to coincide with the BBC’s 500 words contest. BBC Radio 2 has recently launched its national competition to encourage young people to write a fictional story of no more than 500 words,… read more … about Kids get creative with 500 words>>
National Libraries Day is just around the corner, and Calderdale libraries have lots of great activities planned to celebrate. Saturday 7 February is National Libraries Day. This annual event celebrates libraries and highlights the free services and opportunities available, and the joy that a library membership can bring. If you’re looking to keep the children… read more … about Show your support for National Libraries Day>>
Visitors to libraries and leisure centres in Calderdale will soon be able access web information on their smart phones and tablets, as free Wi-Fi is being introduced in a number of Council buildings across the borough. You can already enjoy Wi-Fi connectivity in Halifax Central Library, Todmorden Library, King Cross Library, Hebden Bridge Library and… read more … about Connection boost for Calderdale>>
Talented teen Joel Duncan, Calderdale’s Young Poet Laureate, has penned a poem inspired by Calderdale Council’s exciting project to build the new Central Library and Archive in Halifax. Joel, age 19 from Halifax, was eager to visit the construction site to see the new library taking shape. With thoughts of the striking building, state of… read more … about Poetry in motion at new library site>>
Work is well underway to transform the historic Piece Hall and create a new, state-of-the-art Central Library and Archive in Halifax town centre. As part of this work, diggers and other heavy vehicles are accessing the site from Square Road. To keep pedestrians safe, part of the footpath alongside Square Church on Square Road has… read more … about Take extra care while work underway>>
A talk at the Central Library, Halifax, will give people an insight into life in Calderdale during the First World War, as part of the Council’s continued work to mark the centenary of its outbreak. The latest of the series of World War One lunchtime talks takes place on Remembrance Day, Tuesday 11 November, at… read more … about Remembrance Day talk at Central Library>>
There’s now a new convenient way to borrow books from Calderdale libraries, without even leaving your sofa! Calderdale Council’s latest online service brings the pick of current publishing to your tablet or smartphone. If you’re a Calderdale library member you can now browse and download from a choice of over 400 free eBook titles, to… read more … about eBooks have arrived!>>
Calderdale’s Ben invited to address Parliament Sharing the joy of stories, songs and rhymes with families is something that Ben Lawrence does every day as Calderdale Council’s Early Years Librarian and Bookstart Co-ordinator. But it’s not every day he gets to showcase his work in Parliament. Ben was invited to speak at a reception for… read more … about Ben gets called to Westminster>>
