Kirklees Libraries win award for supporting isolated residents with their English language skills
Kirklees Libraries have done it again after winning yet another national award.
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Commemorating history, music and natural disasters with Kirklees Libraries
This year’s Local Community and History Month is packed with exhibitions, events, and activities throughout May and June, enabling people in Kirklees to discover the past in new and interesting ways.
Read moreSensory celebrations at Batley Library to mark Dementia Action Week in Kirklees
Dementia Action Week is back in Kirklees with a range of support available for anyone seeking help and advice on how to manage the condition.
Read moreLibrary and customer service functions to integrate for residents in Kirklees
Councillors have approved proposals that will integrate customer service and library functions in Kirklees.
Read moreRefined plans for first phase of Our Cultural Heart, Huddersfield submitted
We have submitted refined plans for Phase One of Our Cultural Heart, which includes a new food hall and library, as the project moves into delivery mode.
Read moreNew Year’s Honour for former Kirklees Chief Librarian
Carol Stump has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours for 2024. She retired in 2022 from the role of Chief Librarian at Kirklees Libraries after 45 years. She receives the honour for services to public libraries. A lifetime of libraries Carol’s was a lifelong journey starting with her role as a 16-year old Library Assistant at Huddersfield
Read moreTrail tracing American Black abolitionists historical footprints in Kirklees
The movement to end the transatlantic slave trade is well documented but few people may know that during the nineteenth century, Black abolitionists campaigned in what is today known as Kirklees.
Read moreLocal author shares working undercover memoirs for Movember
Liam Thomas, a former detective with the Metropolitan Police turned author and playwright is to appear at Cleckheaton Library and Holmfirth Library to discuss his open and honest memoir.
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