What’s on
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

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

The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets
Hear the most exciting new poetry published in the UK and see the winners revealed.

Books Mean Business
Wednesday 10 June 10.00 Writing a book can help with getting your brand better known, engaging with your customers and showcasing your expertise.

Refugee Week: No Place Like Home
Monday 15 June 13.00 The Sanctuary Foundation’s No Place Like Home competition prize-giving ceremony returns to the Library.

Fairy Tales: Schools Festival of Storytelling
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 June, 10.30 and 11.30 Celebrate the spellbinding power of stories at our Fairy Tales Festival of Storytelling for primary schools.

Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis
Friday 19 June 10.00 In memory of John Lowden.

Food Matters for Food Lovers
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June, 10.30 This two-day course will inspire, inform, and equip you with the knowledge and skills to think, eat and write about food in a more meaningful way.

A Midsummer Night’s Fairy Tale, with Mermaid Chunky
Saturday 20 June 18.30 Late at the Library.

Paths Through Britain
Thursday 25 June 19.00 Nicholas Crane, Phoebe Smith and Chris Butterfield explore ancient routes, the enduring power of walking, and the landscapes that shape us.

Celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge
Friday 10 July 10.30 Save the date for this joyous jamboree of Key Stage 1 reading.
Featured exhibitions

Fairy Tales
27 March – 23 August 2026 A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

Story Explorers in Leeds
Thursday 19 February – Saturday 29 August Our Story Explorers exhibition is launching off to Leeds! Play your way around this family exhibition co-produced with Leeds Libraries.