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Featured exhibitions

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

    Fairy Tales

    27 March – 23 August 2026

    A family adventure through magical worlds and enchanted stories.

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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

    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.

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  1. A row of poetry pamphlets on a shelf
    Free

    The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets

    Tuesday 9 June 18.30

    Hear the most exciting new poetry published in the UK and see the winners revealed.

    More info
  2. An arrow on a sign pointing to the right

    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.

    More info
  3. A black and white artwork projected on a screen, featuring a large eye, with a house where the pupil should be, and the wording 'Nobody chooses to be a refugee!'
    Years 3 – 11
    Free

    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.

    More info
  4. Young children dancing with their arms in the air
    Free

    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.

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

    Multispectral Gaze: New Approaches to the Cotton Genesis

    Friday 19 June 10.00

    In memory of John Lowden.

    More info
  6. Image shows course tutor, Mallika Basu, standing at a table with four course participants, there are images from food magazines on the table, the group are discussing food photography
    Two-day course

    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.

    More info
  7. Mermaid Chunky posing in the woods with yellow ribbons

    A Midsummer Night’s Fairy Tale, with Mermaid Chunky

    Saturday 20 June 18.30

    Late at the Library.

    More info
  8. 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, Phoebe Smith and Chris Butterfield explore ancient routes, the enduring power of walking, and the landscapes that shape us.

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  9. Joseph Coelho jumping against a background of blue sky
    Years 1 – 2
    Free

    Celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge

    Friday 10 July 10.30

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

    More info
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