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  • A collage on a blue background. It shows a cat in a spaceship and a star against an orange planet-shaped background. There are a frog and some leaves against a green planet-shaped background. And, a fish and some coral against a blue planet-shaped background. There are also a bird and a rocket!
    Free

    Story Explorers in Leeds

    19 February – 30 May 2026

    Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.

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  • A cheeky green dragon with yellow eyes drawn by illustrator Chris Riddell on a purple background. The dragon is surrounded by smoke and stars.
    Coming soon

    Fairy Tales

    27 March – 23 August 2026

    A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

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  1. A set of ultraviolet, infrared, and visible light images of an illuminated late antique manuscript written in Ancient Greek

    Multispectral Gaze

    Friday 19 June 10.00

    New Art-Historical and Palaeographical Approaches to the Cotton Genesis.

    More info
  2. Three images from the British Library archive. The first is an illustration of two people walking in the snow, the second is the cover of a book till "The Railway Traveller's Walk Through Oxford and the third is of the person on a path gathering flowers.

    Paths Through Britain

    Thursday 25 June 19.00

    Nicholas Crane and Chris Butterfield explore ancient routes, the enduring power of walking, and the landscapes that shape us.

    More info
  3. A collage image of seven people on stages, performing or talking to an unseen audience.
    Years 1 – 2
    Free

    Celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge

    Friday 10 July

    Save the date for this joyous jamboree of Key Stage 1 reading.

    More info
  4. Image shows a group of adult learners seated at tables looking at a screen and listening to an educator
    Five-day course

    Writer's Summer School: Revitalise Your Writing

    Monday 20 – Friday 24 July

    Refresh your writing process at our week-long summer school for writers.

    More info
  5. Three women sat in a row, all in profile, one is speaking into a microphone

    EPICo Conference 2026

    Wednesday 30 September – Friday 2 October

    The European Print Initiatives Collaboration (EPICo) Conference 2026.

    More info
  6. A man and a woman talk at a business centre (BIPC) in Brighton Library.
    Free

    One-to-One Information Clinics: Business and Intellectual Property

    Multiple dates

    Sign up for a free one hour Information and Intellectual Property advice session with a member of our BIPC Team.

    More info
  7. Illustration showing cartoon children wearing orange jumpers playing with boats and tree branches, they stand on an open book. The background colour of the image is bright yellow
    Years 3 – 6
    Free

    Refugee’s Journey: A Drama Workshop

    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Leeds
    Use drama activities to explore space and characterisation, while learning about the experiences of refugees.
    More info
  8. Photograph of children in Tudor costumes included velvet caps and white ruffs, they are standing in an ornately decorated room with green patterned wallpaper and gold picture frames.
    Years 7 – 11

    Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens

    Term-time, Leeds
    Experience Tudor life and explore the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots.
    More info
  9. Illustration on a green background. Cartoon children standing on an open book. One child holds a homemade megaphone made of an inside out umbrella with trumpets attached to it.
    Years 3 – 6
    Free

    Write Like a Poet

    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, Leeds
    What makes a poem? Do they have to rhyme? Can they be silly?
    More info
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