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WE’D LIKE YOU TO BE OUR FRIEND! BIRSTALL LIBRARY - is a social hub for the village – after all, as well as being first & foremost a LIBRARY -

BIRSTALL LIBRARY - is a social hub for the village – after all, as well as being first & foremost a LIBRARY - it has Birstall’s last remaining public toilet in it! Joking aside, it is the jewel in our civic crown – and all – young, old, the shopping trolley, wheelchair & the pushchair user - can be assured of a friendly welcome. On top of all this, it provides educational and recreational activiti

es for the whole of the community too (the readers’ group, Knit & Natter, the writing group, Health Walks, monthly coffee mornings with speakers, Story Time & children’s activities – to name but a few ...). The recently formed FRIENDS OF BIRSTALL LIBRARY aims to keep it that way – in fact, we seek to promote & support our wonderful library and its services at every opportunity. There is a FRIENDS noticeboard in the library itself & the FRIENDS committee meets once a month
At the moment, our main concern is that the library be KEPT OPEN, with:
⦁ adequate professional staff
⦁ appropriate opening hours
⦁ the widest possible range of books, newspapers, magazines and other materials in audio, visual and electronic formats and
⦁ a team of volunteers to support the library staff whenever we’re needed ...
*SO – USE YOUR LIBRARY
(IT NEEDS YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER ...)*
*TAKE PART IN AN ACTIVITY – OR SET ONE UP OF YOUR OWN*
*KEEP AN EYE ON THE ‘FRIENDS’ NOTICEBOARD –
AND PLEASE JOIN US!

11/06/2026

Join us at the library for our next History Group session on Tuesday, 16th of June, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Enjoy a coffee and chat about this month's topic: Eleanor of Aquitaine!

02/06/2026

Welcome to our June Newsletter

16/05/2026

Our Coffee Plus talk at the library this month is on Tuesday, 26th of May, at 10:30 am. Our wonderful volunteer, Stephen Walker, will be giving a talk on Female War Artists of World War I. We hope you can make it!

14/05/2026

We are having a Comic/Manga Workshop at Birstall library on Wednesday, 27th of May, from 10:30 am to 12 pm.

Celebrate all things comic and manga, and create your very own characters guided by the expert hand of illustrator, Guy Williams.

No experience needed. Suitable for children aged 7 and above, with adult supervision.

Book your place on: www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries

06/05/2026

Join us at the library for our History Group session on Tuesday, 12th of May, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Enjoy a coffee and chat about this month's topics: William Marshal, Magna Carta, Maud Marshal, Siege of Rochester Castle, and the Angevin Dynasty!

02/05/2026

Welcome to our May Newsletter

21/04/2026

Our Coffee Plus talk this month is on Tuesday, 28th of April, at 10:30 am. Colin Hobson of Kirkburton History Group will be presenting a talk on The Rag Trade - Rag and Bone Men! We hope you can make it!

08/04/2026

Join us at the library for our first History Group session on Tuesday, 21st of April, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Enjoy a coffee and chat about this month's topics: the Byzantine Age and Augustan poets such as Ovid, Horace, and Virgil!

01/04/2026

Welcome to our April Newsletter

24/03/2026

Our popular Little Birstall Bloomers are back on Wednesday, 8th of April, from 10:30 am to 12 pm. Children will enjoy many fun growing activities! Suitable for ages 4 and above.

Book your place at the library or by calling 01484 414868 to avoid missing out!

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