Week of Events
Monday, February 10, 2025
No events on this day.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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February 11, 2025 -Caryl Phillips: Another Man in the Street
Caryl Phillips: Another Man in the Street
Caryl Phillips was born in St Kitts and grew up in Leeds. Now a Professor of English at Yale University, he’s internationally acclaimed for his novels, essays and play scripts. He’s also a patron of the Leeds Library, so we are delighted to be hosting this exciting event where Caryl will be reading from his […]
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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February 12, 2025 -Members’ Film Club – CVC2025
Members’ Film Club – CVC2025
"...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. This […]
Thursday, February 13, 2025
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February 13, 2025 -Prospective member tour of The Leeds Library
Prospective member tour of The Leeds Library
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 […]
Friday, February 14, 2025
No events on this day.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
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February 15, 2025 -Make your own hardback notebook
Make your own hardback notebook
Join Linette from Anachronalia in the beautiful surroundings of The Leeds Library and learn how to create your own A6 hardback notebook from scratch. In this day-long workshop, you’ll look at sewing pages together, attaching endpapers, rounding and lining the spine, making up the covers, and finally, casing-in your book. You’ll be using book cloth […]
Sunday, February 16, 2025
No events on this day.
