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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.
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Food Matters for Food Lovers
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
Late at the Library with a fabulous night of music, performance and solstice shenanigans. Guest DJ Zakia Sewell.

Family Workshop: Finding Courage with Erika Meza
Sunday 21 June 11.15 Sharing untold stories.

Family Workshop: Magical pixies and James Turner
Sunday 21 June 13.00 Create your own comic.

Family Workshop: Monster Mayhem with Thiago de Moraes
Sunday 21 June 14.15 Get creative designing your own wild monsters.

Family Workshop: Comic Jam
Sunday 21 June 15.30 Unleash your creativity!

How to make your first hire
Monday 22 June 14.00 This workshop will provide practical tips so you can hire your first team member with confidence and without costly mistakes.

How to Party in Pompeii, with Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins
Monday 22 June, 19.00 The celebrated classicists dig into the food of the Romans, at this Instant Classics live recording.

Bennie Kara explores representation in literary texts
Tuesday 23 June 16.00 An adaptation of the most popular workshop at the Lit in Colour Teacher Conference 2025.
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.