Leeds Libraries

22/10/2026

📚✨ Morley Literature Festival returns from 5-8 November!

Join the celebration of stories, creativity and community, with events for children, young people and families featuring authors, artists, illustrators and performers from across the region and beyond.

This year's programme explores identity, heritage, belonging and self-expression through books, art, storytelling and conversation, while showcasing local talent and supporting Morley's growing cultural scene.

Featuring: ⭐ George Webster ⭐ Iqbal Hussain ⭐ Milly Johnson Matson Taylor and many more

Comic-making workshops ⭐ Zine-making ⭐ Interactive digital arts ⭐ Family storytelling and creative activities

🎟️ Search Morley Literature Festival on Eventbrite, Facebook or Instagram.

21/10/2026

From first dates and first homes to... grandma throwing a cake in the river and... statues coming alive at night? Whatever weird and wonderful memories you have of Leeds, thank you for sharing them as part of our interactive Leeds400 map! Our exhibition is open until 11 November, so there's still time to reminisce with other citizens of Leeds and explore our city's history through Leeds Libraries' collection.

19/10/2026

🦇🎃 LEEDS ZINE LIBRARY LATES: HALLOW’ZINE! 👻🐈‍⬛

Get ready for a monster of a night at Leeds City Library! 🕷️

Join us for our spookiest Zine Library Late this Halloween season, packed with creepy creativity, crafty fun and a suitably spooky soundtrack. 🖤

✨ What’s on the night?
🧟 Make your own spooky zine
🎃 Create monster badges
🪡 Sew your very own felt creatures
🎶 Enjoy our Halloween playlist
📚 Explore the zine library and get inspired!

Whether you’re a seasoned zine maker or just curious to give it a go, come along, get creative and meet fellow zine enthusiasts.

📅 Wednesday 21 October 2026
⏰ 5:30–7:50pm
📍 Leeds City Library, 1st Floor, Drawing Room
🔞 Ages 16+

🎟️ Book your free place here:
https://www.ticketsource.com/leedslibraryevents/t-plyzkln

Come for the zines, stay for the monsters! 👻🦇

16/10/2026

Following the move to our new catalogue, some customers are experiencing issues with the app. For now, please delete the app and manage your library account through the catalogue on the Leeds Libraries website. Our new app is coming soon!

16/10/2026

The greats never go out of style. Joan Barfoot's 1980 novel of maternal flight has had a new lease of life with its republication this year. What better time than now to revisit a classic! Thanks to our anonymous reviewer for putting us onto it.

What's your favourite underrated classic? Let us know using our online form (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/WyWMDrRRpX) or filling out a review card at any Leeds Library site.

15/10/2026

Check out our activities in this fab list of family friendly things to do! 👇

15/10/2026

Our latest exhibition Leodis: 400 Years of Leeds in the Leeds Libraries Collections takes you on a whistlestop tour of our city as told by our wide-ranging material. Have you ever wondered what the oldest item we have in stock is? Or maybe the largest? Or maybe even... the deadliest...?

Come along to Leeds City Library and until 11th November immerse yourself in the history of your city.

14/10/2026

📚✨ What a brilliant day for the Leeds Book Awards 2027!

Yesterday, we brought together a fantastic cross-section of Leeds Libraries and School Library Service staff for our shortlisting meeting. There were plenty of great conversations, lots of book love, and some tough decisions to make!

We’ve now selected three brilliant books for each of our four categories:

📖 Middle Grade Fiction
🎨 Middle Grade Graphics
📚 Teen Fiction
✨ Teen Graphics

We can’t wait to share our shortlists with you all in December! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who took part and helped us celebrate the very best newly published books for children and young people, championing diverse authors, characters, voices and genres.

Stay tuned! 👀

14/10/2026

A new community-led programme is launching across the city, bringing together local residents, community groups, council services and partners to make neighbourhoods cleaner, greener and stronger.

Love Leeds will work alongside local communities to identify priorities, develop action plans and deliver visible improvements across Leeds.

Introducing Love Leeds 🌳

A new community-led programme is launching across Leeds, bringing together residents, community groups, council services and partners to make neighbourhoods cleaner, greener and stronger.

Love Leeds will work alongside local people to identify priorities, develop action plans and deliver visible improvements in communities across the city.

To find out more and get involved, visit the link in the comments 👇

13/10/2026

This winter help protect yourself and those around you by getting vaccinated.

Free flu vaccinations are available for eligible groups, including people with long-term health conditions, pregnant women, children aged 2 and 3, people aged 65 and over, people experiencing homelessness and other eligible groups.

Other free winter vaccinations, including COVID-19 and RSV vaccines, are also available for eligible people.

You can check your eligibility and book a free vaccination through your GP practice, a participating community pharmacy, the NHS App, or via the link in the comments. 👇