Torn? Pages falling out? Put away the tape and find out how to stabilise and repair your most loved books. Aimed at those wanting to preserve their own collection. We'll go through assessing your book for repair (paper quality, type of damage, type of binding), how to safely take it apart, and how to put […]

The Western 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.

The Fairy Tale 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.

"Quick, Watson, hide, if you love me! And don't budge, whatever happens – do you hear me? Don't speak! Don't move! Just listen. Listen with all your ears..." Two thrilling tales featuring the greatest double act in literary history. In The Adventure of the Dying Detective Dr Watson does what he can to help Sherlock […]

Leeds was a lively place in this period with regular dances for the elite at the Assembly Rooms, horse racing meetings on Chapeltown Moor, cricket matches, athletics, gambling and boxing matches all being a feature of the social calendar. This lecture illustrates the extraordinary lengths the middling sort went to in order to enjoy themselves. […]

The Fairy Tale 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.  

The Fairy Tale 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.

Missing or soon to be missing spine? Covers falling off? Loose sewing? This class will take you through assessing your hardback cloth-bound book for repair, how to choose suitable materials to work with, and how to repair some of the more common problems with your books. Aimed at those looking to repair their own collection, […]