Celebrate Christmas at the Leeds Library! We will be providing a buffet, and a free drink comes with each ticket. And of course there will be bingo, tombola, a raffle, music, and a paid bar. Each member may bring up to one non-member guest.

Books and Bubbles Librarian's tour of The Leeds Library: Exclusive, in-depth tours of the library and its treasures with one of our librarians and a glass of fizz* Take the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes tour of the oldest surviving subscription library in the country. You’ll be guided by one of our librarians, and invited to […]

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 […]

Join us at The Leeds Library for an evening of poetry with two acclaimed writers, Sean O'Brien and Lydia Kennaway. Drawing on themes of landscape, memory, history and the traces we leave behind, both poets will read from their latest books and discuss the inspirations behind their work. Join us at The Leeds Library for […]