Anthony Clavane - "Promised Land" - Weds 3rd November, 6pm

Free tickets are now available at Garforth Library for this upcoming event! Anthony Clavane's book has received rave reviews:

"With Promised Land, Anthony Clavane has delivered an absorbing, compelling and very personal history, and dissection, of Leeds, the city and the club. Brilliant." David Peace, author of The Damned Utd

"An original, passionate, thought-provoking and hugely enjoyable account of the highs and lows of Leeds United" Patrick Barclay, The Times

Halloween Creatures!!!

Not for the faint-hearted!!!

What's in a Name? - Monday 18th October

A free & fascinating local history talk by David Thornton!

Prehistoric Adventures - Dinosaur Drawings

Joe (aka Dr Rock) from Leeds Museums led a "Prehistoric Adventures" session this week, which over 50 children attended! After Joe's fascinating talk about dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric life, there was the opportunity to draw or colour your own dinosuar. Some of the colourful results are shown below!

Gillian Rogerson - Thursday 26th August, 1:30pm, Garforth Library

Meet fabulous children's author Gillian Rogerson, and listen to "You Can't Eat a Princess" - as featured on Cbeebies!! - on Thursday 26th August, 1:30 - 2:30pm, at Garforth Library!!

Plus "You Can't Eat a Princess" colouring and craft activities from 11:00am with the Space Hop Crew!!!

Creative writing at the Garforth Arts Festival - "One Minute Wonders"

At the Garforth Arts Festival last month professional dramatist Joe Standerline led a creative writing workshop from an unusual venue - the Garforth Library promotional trailer:

Young people had a short amount of time to plan key elements of plot & characters before delivering their stories to Joe in the space of one minute!

The results were fantastic given the circumstances, and both Joe and staff from Garforth Library were staggered at the imagination shown by the young people.

Samuel, an 11 year old, even managed to write down his short story, which he has titled "Non-Ordinary":

"Non-Ordinary"

Samuel is an ordinary kid in an ordinary town. Life is great in Brakenberry but all is not as it seems...

"Hello, I'm Dick Danes and astonishingly all adults have fallen asleep".

Samuel knows he can stop this by getting all the kids in the world to slap the adults. On his way he stumbles into a warehouse and meets Dick Danes (evil reporter). Dick throws Samuel into a big vat of blood.

Whilst Samuel struggles to get out the kids have been slapping the adults in a period of 2 days. "5, 4, 3, yes we've done it". Samuel goes to Dick's water base and throws him into the sea. He finds a girl locked up so he rescues her and she kisses him.

The End  

      

Space Hop Events every week through the Summer at Garforth Library!

To celebrate this year's Summer Reading Challenge - "Space Hop" - a different event is taking place every week at Garforth Library, led by "The Space Hop Crew"!

The dates for the events are as follows:

Thursday 12th August, 11am - 1pm
Tuesday 17th August, 11am - 1pm
Thursday 26th August, 11am - 1pm
Tuesday 31st August, 11am - 1pm

This week you'll get the chance to design an Alien Mask!!

 

Your New Garforth Library & One Stop Centre - project film

This is the film we made during 2009/2010 to document the construction of the new building and other aspects of the Garforth Big Lottery project.

Thanks to everyone who was involved in the making of this film!

Jungle Creatures & Prehistoric Adventures

Leeds Museums & Galleries are holding two exciting FREE events for kids in Garforth Library this August!!

"Jungle Creatures" (4th August):

and "Prehistoric Adventures" (25th August):

Local History Event - "The Spirit of Lotherton" - Monday 26th July

Peter Robinson - Garforth Library, 12th August - Tickets now available!!

Tickets are now available for the Peter Robinson event, taking place at Garforth Library, Thursday 12th August, 7pm.

Peter Robinson will be reading from his books, answering questions and signing his latest novel.

Tickets are FREE and are ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE GARFORTH BOOKSHOP.

Get your ticket now to avoid disappointment  - they'll go really quickly!!!

Doctor Who Day - Saturday 17th July

FREE Comedy Event for Teenagers!!!

Exams are over, the Summer Holidays are about to start, why not enjoy an evening of comedy with standup Julian Daniel!!

Thursday 15th July, 5:30 - 6:30, get your FREE TICKET ASAP from the Garforth Library counter!

It's G.R.E.A.T at Garforth Library - Young People's Steering Group

If you're aged 11 - 19 you can help Garforth Library meet the needs of people your age by being part of the Young People's Steering Group. Leave your contact details at the Library counter, or email me at: cleverbp01@leedslearning.net. Thanks, Ben (Marketing & Development Librarian).

World Cup Quiz - the answers...

Thanks to everyone who did the quiz!! The correct answers are highlighted in red.

How many teams will compete in this year’s World Cup?

a) 24
b) 32
c) 40

The Taeguk Warriors are the nick name of which country's team?

a) Korea Republic
b) Japan
c) Scotland

In which country was the last World Cup held?

a) Germany
b) France
c) Italy

What injury ruled David Beckham out of England’s World Cup Squad?

a) Torn achilles tendon
b) Broken finger
c) Bruised ribs

How many World Cup tournaments have England played in?

a) 11 (actually 12 including this one!!)
b) 13
c) 15

Which new rule is being introduced at the 2010 World Cup?

a) No yellow cards
b) No stopping before kicking a penalty
c) No goal celebrations

Who won the 1986 World Cup?

a) Germany
b) Italy
c) Argentina

When was the first World Cup held?

a) 1930
b) 1950
c) 1956

Who are the only team to have played in every World Cup?

a) Italy
b) Brazil
c) Uruguay

What was the name of the dog who found the World Cup in 1966 after it had been stolen?

a) Patches
b) Billy
c) Pickles

Why did India withdraw from the 1950 World Cup?

a) Because FIFA wouldn't allow them to play barefoot
b) because FIFA wouldn't allow them to play in trousers
c) because they couldn't afford to travel to Brazil

What type of animal was World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 World Cup?

a) Dog
b) Lion
c) Bird

Local History Talk - Monday 7th June

Smashing Skulls - 1st June, 2pm, Garforth Library

"Things that go BUMP in the Library" - 2nd June, 2pm, Garforth Library

Andrew Newbound - author of Demon Strike - hosts this fun event which will include ghostly story-telling and the chance to write your own spooky story! Andrew will also read extracts from his latest book.

Event suitable for 8years +.

Get your free ticket from the Garforth Library Counter to guarantee your place!!

New Start Garforth Event - free refreshments! - Tuesday 23rd March, 2pm - 6:30pm

New Start Garforth is the event to attend for expert advice, ideas and practical support about changing careers, starting a business, volunteering, new skills, and money advice!

The event is entirely free, including refreshments from the Baraka cafe.

Tuesday 23rd March, 2pm - 6:30pm, Garforth Library & One Stop Centre.

For more information call 0113 247 6016 or visit www.leeds.gov.uk/newstartgarforth

Children's Author Steve Hartley coming to Garforth Library at Easter!

Gervase Phinn coming to Garforth Library!

New Garforth Library opens with a bang!!!

The new Garforth Library opened with a bang in February with a series of hugely successful events.

Award winning children's author and illustrator Nick Sharratt kicked off the proceedings at the Big Family Fun Day on February 14th with over 100 children taking part in his crazy workshop. Nick is shown here receiving a box of chocolates from Lucy, a big fan of his books:

Events continued through half term including a local history talk from Adam White of Lotherton Hall, a DJ skills workshop for teenagers, family history sessions, and events by Mills & Boon author Susan Stephens, fantasy writer Adrian Tchaikovsky, and crime writer Zoe Sharp.

The children's events continued to draw the biggest crowds. 132 kids attended the Lion Learners storytime with real animals & creepy crawlies...

...and 153 kids attending the puppet show and puppet-making workshop:

Thanks to everyone who helped to make the opening weeks such a success!!!

Zoe Sharp - Thursday 25th February - Garforth Library

Please note that Sophie Hannah has withdrawn from the event at Garforth Library. But we are very proud to announce that...

Top crime writer Zoe Sharp will now be appearing on

Thursday 25th February,

7pm - 8pm, Garforth Library. 

The following quote is from the Chicago Tribune:

Male and female crime fiction readers alike will find Sharp's writing style addictively readable − one of the very best crime fiction sagas out there.

Anyone who thinks contemporary crime fiction is a genre driven by testosterone-crazed protagonists − and writers for that matter − obviously hasn't read Zoë Sharp or any of her novels featuring former British Army Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard Charlotte "Charlie" Fox. Ill-tempered, aggressive and borderline psychotic, Fox is also compassionate, introspective and highly principled: arguably one of the most enigmatic − and coolest − heroines in contemporary genre fiction.

Zoe Sharp

Thursday 25th February

7pm - 8pm

Garforth Library 

Not Long Now!!! Library & One Stop about to open!!!

The New Garforth Library & One Stop Centre will open its doors to the public on Thursday 11th February, but the fun will really start at our...

BIG Family Fun Day

Sunday 14th February
11am - 3pm

Nick Sharratt

The award-winning children's author and illustrator (including many of Jacqueline Wilson's books) will be leading a workshop, 11:30am - 1pm.

Plus - special tours of the building, green treasure hunt, live music and more...

other events...

Monday 15th February, 6pm
Local History Talk by Adam White, Curator at Lotherton Hall

Tuesday 16th February, 10:30am
Lion Learners
Children's storytime with real animals and creepy crawlies!

Wednesday 17th February, 3:30pm
DJ Skills Workshop

Thursday 18th February, 10:30am
Puppet Show & Puppet Making Workshop

Thursday 18th February, 6pm
Writing workshop with best-selling Mills & Boon author Susan Stephens

Friday 19th February, 10:30am
Library Storytime

Saturday 20th February, 11am
Fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky
Reading from his new novel, plus Q & A session and book signing

Thursday 25th February, 7pm
Sophie Hannah, best-selling crime writer