Wakefield Libraries
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We are the library service for Wakefield and its surrounding towns and villages.
Follow us for news, reviews & events, plus oodles of free online resources, learning courses & historical photographs!
🔗 https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries
Follow us for news, reviews & events, plus oodles of free online resources, learning courses & historical photographs!
🔗 https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries
🌟 Love Star Wars comics? This is where the fun begins...
Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have introduced new Star Wars comics for you to read!
Read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop!
For instructions to access, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics
Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have introduced new Star Wars comics for you to read!
Read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop!
For instructions to access, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🌟 Love Star Wars comics? This is where the fun begins...
Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have introduced new Star Wars comics for you to read!
Read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop!
For instructions to access, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics
Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have introduced new Star Wars comics for you to read!
Read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop!
For instructions to access, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics
Celebrate #ChineseNewYear with your local branch 🎉
Call in to take part in our events for children 16th-21st February
Discover a great selection of books about #Chinese culture & history at #WakefieldLibrary
#lunarnewyear2026 #Nationalyearofreading2026 #all_go_in_2026
Call in to take part in our events for children 16th-21st February
Discover a great selection of books about #Chinese culture & history at #WakefieldLibrary
#lunarnewyear2026 #Nationalyearofreading2026 #all_go_in_2026
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Celebrate #ChineseNewYear with your local branch 🎉
Call in to take part in our events for children 16th-21st February
Discover a great selection of books about #Chinese culture & history at #WakefieldLibrary
#lunarnewyear2026 #Nationalyearofreading2026 #all_go_in_2026
Call in to take part in our events for children 16th-21st February
Discover a great selection of books about #Chinese culture & history at #WakefieldLibrary
#lunarnewyear2026 #Nationalyearofreading2026 #all_go_in_2026
Read a books 📚 an see a film 📼
Helen Mcdonald's memoir #HforHawk is the BAFTA-nominated film adaptation in Cinemas from 23rd January 2026.
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary to request a book and pick up a bookmark made for the film release.
#kovainternational #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
Helen Mcdonald's memoir #HforHawk is the BAFTA-nominated film adaptation in Cinemas from 23rd January 2026.
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary to request a book and pick up a bookmark made for the film release.
#kovainternational #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Read a books 📚 an see a film 📼
Helen Mcdonald's memoir #HforHawk is the BAFTA-nominated film adaptation in Cinemas from 23rd January 2026.
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary to request a book and pick up a bookmark made for the film release.
#kovainternational #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
Helen Mcdonald's memoir #HforHawk is the BAFTA-nominated film adaptation in Cinemas from 23rd January 2026.
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary to request a book and pick up a bookmark made for the film release.
#kovainternational #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
In partnership with Wakefield Family Hubs, we will be delivering our annual ‘Story Time Prize’
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Tiger, It's Snowing' by Daishu Ma!
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Tiger, It's Snowing' by Daishu Ma!
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In partnership with Wakefield Family Hubs, we will be delivering our annual ‘Story Time Prize’
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Tiger, It's Snowing' by Daishu Ma!
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Tiger, It's Snowing' by Daishu Ma!
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website is home to more than 13,500 photographs of Wakefield District in time gone by!
Here's a picture of the old Bratley's Chemist in Pontefract being demolished in 1967-8.
You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk
Here's a picture of the old Bratley's Chemist in Pontefract being demolished in 1967-8.
You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website is home to more than 13,500 photographs of Wakefield District in time gone by!
Here's a picture of the old Bratley's Chemist in Pontefract being demolished in 1967-8.
You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk
Here's a picture of the old Bratley's Chemist in Pontefract being demolished in 1967-8.
You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk
📛 Wakefield Libraries staff are going all in with these amazing badges!
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn #Books
@booktrust.org.uk
@readingagency.bsky.social
@cilip.bsky.social
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn #Books
@booktrust.org.uk
@readingagency.bsky.social
@cilip.bsky.social
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
📛 Wakefield Libraries staff are going all in with these amazing badges!
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn #Books
@booktrust.org.uk
@readingagency.bsky.social
@cilip.bsky.social
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
#NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn #Books
@booktrust.org.uk
@readingagency.bsky.social
@cilip.bsky.social
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
On this day in 1929 Keith Waterhouse was born.
Waterhouse was born in a back to back house in Hunslet to a father who sold fruit and vegetables. After working several odd jobs he became a journalist and authors. He wrote stories about everyday life including 'Billy Lair' and 'Office Life'.
Waterhouse was born in a back to back house in Hunslet to a father who sold fruit and vegetables. After working several odd jobs he became a journalist and authors. He wrote stories about everyday life including 'Billy Lair' and 'Office Life'.
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On this day in 1929 Keith Waterhouse was born.
Waterhouse was born in a back to back house in Hunslet to a father who sold fruit and vegetables. After working several odd jobs he became a journalist and authors. He wrote stories about everyday life including 'Billy Lair' and 'Office Life'.
Waterhouse was born in a back to back house in Hunslet to a father who sold fruit and vegetables. After working several odd jobs he became a journalist and authors. He wrote stories about everyday life including 'Billy Lair' and 'Office Life'.
Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have exciting Terminator comics you can read!
You can read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop.
For instructions to access and use, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics #Terminator #SciFi
You can read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop.
For instructions to access and use, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics #Terminator #SciFi
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have exciting Terminator comics you can read!
You can read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop.
For instructions to access and use, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics #Terminator #SciFi
You can read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop.
For instructions to access and use, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics #Terminator #SciFi
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Happy LGBTQ+ history month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We'll be flying the Pride Flag at Pontefract Castle throughout February.
You can also explore local LGBTQ+ stories on our website: museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/discover/col...
#LGBTQIA #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQ
We'll be flying the Pride Flag at Pontefract Castle throughout February.
You can also explore local LGBTQ+ stories on our website: museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/discover/col...
#LGBTQIA #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQ
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Happy LGBTQ+ history month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
We'll be flying the Pride Flag at Pontefract Castle throughout February.
You can also explore local LGBTQ+ stories on our website: museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/discover/col...
#LGBTQIA #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQ
We'll be flying the Pride Flag at Pontefract Castle throughout February.
You can also explore local LGBTQ+ stories on our website: museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/discover/col...
#LGBTQIA #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQ
On this day in 1915 Margaret Millar was born.
She wrote 27 mystery and suspense novels, set almost entirely in her homeland of Canada. Millar won many awards and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
#OnThisDay #MargaretMillar #BookSky
She wrote 27 mystery and suspense novels, set almost entirely in her homeland of Canada. Millar won many awards and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
#OnThisDay #MargaretMillar #BookSky
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
On this day in 1915 Margaret Millar was born.
She wrote 27 mystery and suspense novels, set almost entirely in her homeland of Canada. Millar won many awards and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
#OnThisDay #MargaretMillar #BookSky
She wrote 27 mystery and suspense novels, set almost entirely in her homeland of Canada. Millar won many awards and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
#OnThisDay #MargaretMillar #BookSky
😍📚 Its ‘Blind Date with a Book’ at South Elmsall Library!
Choose a mystery book, take it home, unwrap it…be prepared to fall in love with a new author or genre!
#Valentines #Love #Books #BookSky #BookRecs #BlindDateWithABook
Choose a mystery book, take it home, unwrap it…be prepared to fall in love with a new author or genre!
#Valentines #Love #Books #BookSky #BookRecs #BlindDateWithABook
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
😍📚 Its ‘Blind Date with a Book’ at South Elmsall Library!
Choose a mystery book, take it home, unwrap it…be prepared to fall in love with a new author or genre!
#Valentines #Love #Books #BookSky #BookRecs #BlindDateWithABook
Choose a mystery book, take it home, unwrap it…be prepared to fall in love with a new author or genre!
#Valentines #Love #Books #BookSky #BookRecs #BlindDateWithABook
😀Join the #booktrust Story Times at #WakefieldLibraries from February to March.
👍Discover the 5 shortlisted books for 2026 and vote for your favourite!
Come along and have fun 👶
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary on Tuesdays 10am an 1:30pm
#Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
👍Discover the 5 shortlisted books for 2026 and vote for your favourite!
Come along and have fun 👶
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary on Tuesdays 10am an 1:30pm
#Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
😀Join the #booktrust Story Times at #WakefieldLibraries from February to March.
👍Discover the 5 shortlisted books for 2026 and vote for your favourite!
Come along and have fun 👶
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary on Tuesdays 10am an 1:30pm
#Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
👍Discover the 5 shortlisted books for 2026 and vote for your favourite!
Come along and have fun 👶
Visit #Wakefieldlibrary on Tuesdays 10am an 1:30pm
#Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026
On this day in 1932 Robert Coover was born.
He was one of the first 'meta fiction' authors writing books which parodied traditional story telling. One of his books called 'The Babysitter' featured the eponymous heroine travelling between alternate realities.
#OnThisDay #Books #RobertCoover
He was one of the first 'meta fiction' authors writing books which parodied traditional story telling. One of his books called 'The Babysitter' featured the eponymous heroine travelling between alternate realities.
#OnThisDay #Books #RobertCoover
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On this day in 1932 Robert Coover was born.
He was one of the first 'meta fiction' authors writing books which parodied traditional story telling. One of his books called 'The Babysitter' featured the eponymous heroine travelling between alternate realities.
#OnThisDay #Books #RobertCoover
He was one of the first 'meta fiction' authors writing books which parodied traditional story telling. One of his books called 'The Babysitter' featured the eponymous heroine travelling between alternate realities.
#OnThisDay #Books #RobertCoover
🐦 We've been playing catch the Pigeon at Pontefract Library... unsuccessfully!
#Libraries #Pontefract #Animals #Funny
#Libraries #Pontefract #Animals #Funny
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🐦 We've been playing catch the Pigeon at Pontefract Library... unsuccessfully!
#Libraries #Pontefract #Animals #Funny
#Libraries #Pontefract #Animals #Funny
Did you know the Bridgeton siblings were named alphabetically in the order they were born!
#DidYouKnow #Bridgerton #Facts #JuliaQuinn #Netflix
#DidYouKnow #Bridgerton #Facts #JuliaQuinn #Netflix
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Did you know the Bridgeton siblings were named alphabetically in the order they were born!
#DidYouKnow #Bridgerton #Facts #JuliaQuinn #Netflix
#DidYouKnow #Bridgerton #Facts #JuliaQuinn #Netflix
On this day in 1948 Henning Mankell was born.
He is best known for writing the Inspector Wallander series of books and for worldwide humanitarian work.
Mankell gave Inspector Wallander the birth year of 1948 (wonder why?).
#OnThisDay #HenningMankell #Wallander #Crime #Scandinavian #ScandiCrime
He is best known for writing the Inspector Wallander series of books and for worldwide humanitarian work.
Mankell gave Inspector Wallander the birth year of 1948 (wonder why?).
#OnThisDay #HenningMankell #Wallander #Crime #Scandinavian #ScandiCrime
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
On this day in 1948 Henning Mankell was born.
He is best known for writing the Inspector Wallander series of books and for worldwide humanitarian work.
Mankell gave Inspector Wallander the birth year of 1948 (wonder why?).
#OnThisDay #HenningMankell #Wallander #Crime #Scandinavian #ScandiCrime
He is best known for writing the Inspector Wallander series of books and for worldwide humanitarian work.
Mankell gave Inspector Wallander the birth year of 1948 (wonder why?).
#OnThisDay #HenningMankell #Wallander #Crime #Scandinavian #ScandiCrime
We are delighted to announce that from today our users can borrow the eBook version of 'Death of a Valentine' by MC Beaton!
Listen to it on smartphones, tablets and desktops!
Available until 4 March!
For instructions to access BorrowBox, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#MyYearInBooks #BookSky
Listen to it on smartphones, tablets and desktops!
Available until 4 March!
For instructions to access BorrowBox, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#MyYearInBooks #BookSky
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
We are delighted to announce that from today our users can borrow the eBook version of 'Death of a Valentine' by MC Beaton!
Listen to it on smartphones, tablets and desktops!
Available until 4 March!
For instructions to access BorrowBox, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#MyYearInBooks #BookSky
Listen to it on smartphones, tablets and desktops!
Available until 4 March!
For instructions to access BorrowBox, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#MyYearInBooks #BookSky
In partnership with Wakefield Family Hubs, we will be delivering our annual ‘Story Time Prize’
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Suki Cat Astronaut' by Grace Habib
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Suki Cat Astronaut' by Grace Habib
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
In partnership with Wakefield Family Hubs, we will be delivering our annual ‘Story Time Prize’
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Suki Cat Astronaut' by Grace Habib
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families.
This week we will be reading 'Suki Cat Astronaut' by Grace Habib
In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk
#BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library
On this day in 1922 Ulysses was published in book form.
The story is one of the most famous Irish stories ever written. However, for decades it was challenged on the grounds of 'obscenity' and heavily restricted in many countries. It was pretty much unavailable in Ireland itself until the 1960s!
The story is one of the most famous Irish stories ever written. However, for decades it was challenged on the grounds of 'obscenity' and heavily restricted in many countries. It was pretty much unavailable in Ireland itself until the 1960s!
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
On this day in 1922 Ulysses was published in book form.
The story is one of the most famous Irish stories ever written. However, for decades it was challenged on the grounds of 'obscenity' and heavily restricted in many countries. It was pretty much unavailable in Ireland itself until the 1960s!
The story is one of the most famous Irish stories ever written. However, for decades it was challenged on the grounds of 'obscenity' and heavily restricted in many countries. It was pretty much unavailable in Ireland itself until the 1960s!
🥰 Love is in the air this month!
To mark the occasion Featherstone Library have created this exciting new display, with help from volunteers!
#Love #Valentines #Featherstone #Libraries
To mark the occasion Featherstone Library have created this exciting new display, with help from volunteers!
#Love #Valentines #Featherstone #Libraries
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🥰 Love is in the air this month!
To mark the occasion Featherstone Library have created this exciting new display, with help from volunteers!
#Love #Valentines #Featherstone #Libraries
To mark the occasion Featherstone Library have created this exciting new display, with help from volunteers!
#Love #Valentines #Featherstone #Libraries
On this day in 1884 the Oxford English Dictionary was first published.
It first dictionary was released in instalments until 1928, going through the entire alphabet, 44 years!
#OnThisDay #Dictionary #OxfordEnglishDictionary #Books #History
It first dictionary was released in instalments until 1928, going through the entire alphabet, 44 years!
#OnThisDay #Dictionary #OxfordEnglishDictionary #Books #History
February 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
On this day in 1884 the Oxford English Dictionary was first published.
It first dictionary was released in instalments until 1928, going through the entire alphabet, 44 years!
#OnThisDay #Dictionary #OxfordEnglishDictionary #Books #History
It first dictionary was released in instalments until 1928, going through the entire alphabet, 44 years!
#OnThisDay #Dictionary #OxfordEnglishDictionary #Books #History
The size of Tasmania compared to Britain!
#Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Tasmania #Britain
#Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Tasmania #Britain
January 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The size of Tasmania compared to Britain!
#Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Tasmania #Britain
#Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Tasmania #Britain
Today's Lines at Lunchtime is 'You Took The Last Bus Home' by Brian Bilston
#poems #LinesAtLunctime #library #librarian #literature #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #poet
#poems #LinesAtLunctime #library #librarian #literature #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #poet
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Today's Lines at Lunchtime is 'You Took The Last Bus Home' by Brian Bilston
#poems #LinesAtLunctime #library #librarian #literature #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #poet
#poems #LinesAtLunctime #library #librarian #literature #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #poet