Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library 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 Street in 1808, and […]

Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library 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 Street in 1808, and […]

"...it's the pictures that got small..." 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.

Have you ever walked past The Leeds Library 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 Street in 1808, and […]

This workshop will explore writing poems inspired by The Leeds Library and The Thoresby Society’s collection of photographs of Leeds. Intended for all levels of experience in creative writing, we’ll discover the stories just waiting to be told, in the way only you can tell them. It’s not essential, but you may wish to explore […]

"...it's the pictures that got small..." The 150th Film Club! 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 […]

Veteran Northern poet James Nash launches his fourth collection of sonnets (and more). Notes of Your Music sets out to celebrate what may be gone, or flag up what might be celebrated before it goes. James is a long-term resident of Leeds and Bridlington. His third collection of poems, Coma Songs, was published in 2003 […]

Come down and grab yourself a bargain! Prices start from 50p, and all proceeds go to support the library.