The It’s So Good It’s Criminal Season Please note that due to licensing restrictions, you must be a member of the Leeds Library to attend this screening, and we are not able to advertise details of the film publicly beforehand. Join fellow Members of the Library for an afternoon in front of the silver screen.

Take your favourite paperback from dull to fab in just one day. Using a variety of decorative papers, this class will help you rebind your paper back books into a hardback volume suited to the contents. Starting with removing the original cover, this class will cover creating endpapers, measuring for your text block, creating your […]

Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library on Commercial Street and wanted to find out more about our beautiful building and its collection? ...Then book a free tour! The Leeds Library is the oldest surviving members’ subscription library in the UK. Founded in 1768, the Library moved to its current purpose-built premises on Commercial […]

The pontificate of Pope John XXII (1316-1334) was characterised by conflict, drama and several assassination attempts involving baptised wax figures, arsenic, ‘harmful powders’ and the use of bread to smuggle these substances into the papal palace. None of the accounts of these plots are entirely convincing, but they provide a fascinating snapshot into the life […]

A new exhibition of local artists at one of Leeds’ oldest cultural institutions, right in the heart of the city. "Art at No.15 is a contemporary art collective dedicated to showcasing and supporting artists from Yorkshire and the North. Through exhibitions, events and creative collaborations, we celebrate local talent while building connections with cultural partners […]

Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library on Commercial Street and wanted to find out more about our beautiful building and its collection? …Then book a free tour! The Leeds Library is the oldest surviving members’ subscription library in the UK. Founded in 1768, the Library moved to its current purpose-built premises on Commercial […]

The It’s So Good It’s Criminal Season Please note that due to licensing restrictions, you must be a member of the Leeds Library to attend this screening, and we are not able to advertise details of the film publicly beforehand. Join fellow Members of the Library for an afternoon in front of the silver screen.