Heritage

Join our team of Librarians to get up-close and personal with a curated selection of items from the Central Library collections.

This talk on the history and role of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) will illustrate how the CWGC ensures that the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth that died in the world wars are commemorated across 23,000 sites in over 150 countries so that the human cost of war is remembered for ever.

This session will focus on how to research your military ancestors in both national and local records.

Join our team of Librarians to get up-close and personal with a curated selection of items from the Central Library collections.

Join us at Leeds Central Library with science historian Professor Topham for a talk based on his prize-winning study, Reading the Book of Nature (2022), where he will explore why the book was published, what was remarkable about it, and what readers made of it.

Join our team of Librarians to get up-close and personal with a curated selection of treasures from the Central Library collections.

Join our librarian team to explore the history of Leeds in the 17th century through the Leeds Libraries collections.

Discover 400 years of Leeds' history through the rich and inspiring collections of Leeds Libraries.

Join us for an entertaining trip behind the scenes of our magnificent Grade II* listed building.

Join us at Leeds Central Library for this live and interactive version of our popular Family History workshop, for a friendly introduction to key concepts and resources for complete beginners.