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 […]

NOT Bah, humbug! 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 for a festive afternoon in front of the silver screen. This time it's a Christmas special […]

Take a trip to Baker Street and spend Christmas with Sherlock Holmes in this engaging stage show starring award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin as the famed detective. This original theatrical adaptation features the Conan Doyle classic ‘The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle’ and other festive delights!   Don’t Go Into the Cellar theatre company bring you […]

Join fellow members of the library and their guests to wish each other a Merry Christmas! Each ticke entitles you to one free drink token per ticket (wine, sherry or soft drinks); and we'll be running a paid bar. There will also be bingo, tombola, and other seasonal fun and games. Please note that you […]

R M Lloyd Parry of Nunkie Theatre recreates two tales from the master of the English ghost story. First performed to friends at Christmas at King’s College, Cambridge, his eerie tales have woven their way into the fabric of our imaginations. Nunkie Theatre bring two of these uncanny stories of lurking malevolence back to life […]

Gerald Dickens’ internationally-renowned performance brings his great-great grandfather’s tale alive! Dickens returns to The Leeds Library with his masterful one-man performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’.   The internationally-renowned show features more than 30 different characters and Gerald inhabits each one as his great-great grandfather did over a hundred years ago. From the first line to […]

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 […]