Library love
My cousin shared this on Instagram and I love it! In fact I’ve some books to return to the library this week!
The Library Chair
My mum pointed out to me a new feature in here little reading nook – a library chair. So called because it serves two vital functions…
Little Free Library in Leeds Dock
This evening, while out walking through Leeds Dock, I came across this very sweet little free library! I got so giddy to see ‘Take a Book,…
Day to Night Reading Challenge with @HudLib
University of Huddersfield is running a really interesting reading challenge over on it’s twitter (@HudLib) and instagram (@HudLib) The challenge is to see how many books…
Christmas Reading Challenge – 04 – Lakeshore Christmas – Susan Wiggs
Delighted and excited to announce that @BookElfLeeds has a brand new reading challenge! Jess had decided to seek out the Christmas Spirit in contemporary fiction. And…
EVENT – Leeds Libraries Quiz Takeover
Leeds Libraries Quiz Takeover Venue: White Swan Leeds, Swan Street, Leeds Date: Thursday 19th of February 2015 Time: 7:00pm SUPER FANTASTIC QUIZ: from 8:00pm! Leeds Libraries will be taking over…
101 Poems about Childhood
As well as recently becoming an aunt; many of my friends have brought splendid little people into the world. Naturally, my first impulse has been to…
In Praise of – Children Reading
A Lament There have been many times that I have been embarrassed to be caught with a book. Like when I’ve wandered away at a party…
Happy Library Day
Poetry Challenge 2013 Here at Leeds Book Club, we’re always looking for new poems and poets…well I say we…me mostly. This year, we’ve invited our friends…
Leeds Libraries is hosting a Tolkien event!
A talk will be held at Leeds Libraries to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and work in Leeds. Venue: Central Library Date: 14th of December 2012 Time:…
EBacc-wards
This is my personal opinion-not that of LeedsBookClub. Sometimes you just need to get a rant off your chest! In a world where a one in…
Happy International Literacy Day
Happy International Literacy Day Since 1965, the 8th of September has been celebrated to promote literacy internationally. The theme for 2012 is Cultivating Peace. …
Crime On Tour @ Leeds Central Library
I do love reading the odd spot of crime, I suppose it’s one of my guilty pleasures. A day wrapped in Harry Hole’s Smith and Western…
Twilight- a gateway book
This blog is going to read heavily of my blowing my own trumpet, but it’s feeling like a pretty big bloody trumpet so I wanted to…
Is Literacy a Necessity?
Today is World Book Day. Children up and down the land are dressing up as their favourite characters; the second thing down on Google is ‘World…
Library Poem – A Protest By Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson, Waterstones Children’s Laureate, has written a dedicated poem to celebrate National Libraries Day. Library Poem Everyone is welcome to walk through the door. It…
National Libraries Day 2012!
As you might know, we at LeedsBookClub love our libraries. We passionately believe that these are an essential national resource that MUST be preserved for the…
Errrrrr Libraries Much?
I am fuming. Wikipedia is down. This is because they believe in freedom of information which apparently this new law in the US, which I don’t…
Cuts are bad, Mkay
Full disclosure; I’m middle class. Horribly middle class. And I vote. And I’m young (ish) and I have a regular, if petite, income. If I’d only…
The Chester Beatty Library
In the heart of Dublin, situated in the gardens of Dublin Castle, a treat for all book lovers awaits. A library, rare book collection, museum and…
British Library goes Google!
Google (specifically Google Books) has been joining forces with libraries around the world to digitise documents from the past, then making them available to the internet trawling public free…
E-Books, Free books and audiobooks. Oh My!
(Last week, a friend of mine confessed that she had no idea where to find a good selection for her eReader. I’ve done a little digging…
Oh the suffragette and the librarian can be friends…
This is a response to something I read on a blog (linked in title-warning it is a link to a political party blog, this is no…
BookElf’s piece on the Leeds Guardian … with photo!
Leeds Central Library protest: Defending people’s right to learnIn the region of 50 people held a sit-down protest in Leeds Central Library against council plans to…
#savelibraries
Want to save libraries but live online? Never fear! You too can be part of Save Libraries Day, tomorrow on the 5th of February. Despite what…
Why Libraries in Leeds are so important.
Ahem, as featured on today’s Guardian Leeds “Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for…
Borrowed Books
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other people have lent me. -…
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