Green Libraries Week

7 - 13 October 2024

Explore the Green Reads book recommendations from our librarians, enjoy sustainability themed displays at libraries across the city or try out one of our Green Libraries events: Green Libraries Week | Leeds Inspired 

 

Digital Drop-ins 

Join us at this Digi Drop-in Special where we will be celebrating Leeds parks and green spaces by browsing a specially curated digital gallery of archive photographs on Leodis.net. 

Either bring your own device or use one of the library PCs. There will be librarians on hand to offer digital support and plenty of books to inform and inspire. 

  • Monday 2:00- 3:00pm: Yeadon Community Hub and Library 

  • Tuesday 11.30am -12.30pm: Crossgates Library 

  • Tuesday 1:00-2:00pm: Hunslet Community Hub and Library 

  • Wednesday 1:00-2:00pm: Garforth Library and One Stop 

  • Thursday 10.30-11.30am: Pudsey Community Hub and Library 

 

Story and Rhyme  

Across the city, we will be celebrating our love of nature this week with regular story and rhyme sessions introducing little ones to the idea of caring for the world around them. There will also be plenty of age-appropriate books to borrow on themes relating to looking after our planet.  

  • Tuesday 10:30am: Story Bus at BITMO Belle Isle 

  • Tuesday 1:30pm: Bramley Community Hub and Library, Story Bus at Parkfield Avenue Beeston Hill 

  • Wednesday 10:30am: Garforth Library, Story Bus at Coldcotes Circus, Gipton 

  • Wednesday 1:30pm: Story Bus at Gamble Hill Drive Farnley 

  • Thursday 10:30am: Armley Community Hub and Library, Yeadon Community Hub and Library, Holt Park Community Hub and Library, Story Bus at Holbeck Moor Road, Holbeck 

  • Thursday 1:30pm: Story Bus at Wykebeck Mount, Halton Moor 

  • Friday 10:30am: Crossgates Library 

Visit our event page for the full listings 

 

Green Libraries Week Kids Club Special 

As part of Green Libraries Week our Kids Clubs will be inspired by stories of eco heroes, wonderful wildlife and engineering solutions to save the planet with creative activities from crafts to Lego for children aged 6 and up. Please visit Ticketsource to book your free place.

  • Tuesday 3:30pm: Whinmoor Library 

  • Tuesday 3:30pm: Bramley Community Hub and Library 

  • Tuesday 3:30pm: Rothwell Community Hub and Library 

  • Wednesday 3:30pm: Hunslet Community Hub and Library 

  • Saturday 11:00am: Central Library 

 

Green Libraries Week Code Club Special 

Join us for green themed Code Clubs this Green Libraries Week where we'll be coding solutions to clean up our oceans and reduce recyclable waste going to landfill. 

Code Club is a global network for families. Visit codeclub.org for more information. 

Leeds Libraries Code Clubs are suitable for ages 8-12. Please visit Ticketsource to book your free place.

  • Saturday 5 October 10:30- 11:30am: Central Library 

  • Tuesday 8 October: 3.30-4.30pm Halton Library 

  • Wednesday 9 October 3:45- 4:45pm: Pudsey Library 

  • Thursday 10 October 3:45- 4:45pm: Chapel Allerton Library

 

Green Libraries Week Whinmoor Social 

Monday 11:30 am- 1:00 pm: Whinmoor Library 

As part of a Green Libraries Week special, our next Whinmoor Library Social will feature a visit from Groundwork’s Green Doctors. The Green Doctors can help residents stay warm, stay well, and save money on household bills.  

A Green Doctor can help a household to:  

  • take control of their energy bills,  

  • provide practical solutions to reduce energy costs,  

  • support residents to use their heating system and controls efficiently,  

  • manage damp, mould and condensation,  

  • reduce energy usage and waste and more 

 

Green Libraries Week Garforth Social 

Thursday 10:30am- 12:00pm: Garforth One Stop and Library 

As part of Green Libraries Week, Incredible Edible Garforth will be dropping in to share with us some of their fantastic expertise and inspire us all to have a go ourselves. 

It's free and there's no need to book. Refreshments are provided. 

 

Craft Club- Green Libraries Week Special 

Tuesday 1:30- 3:30pm: Central Library  

Make your own energy saving device! 

For Green Libraries Week we will be making draft excluders! 

Please bring in a pair of freshly washed and dried jeans or cords and some rice lentils etc (out of date at the back of the cupboard is fine!) 

A ribbon for the tongue if you have one too. Where possible staff can help with the machine sewing or give you a quick lesson. 

 

Our Bond with Nature a Green Libraries Week Exhibition by Balbir Singh Dance Company

Tuesday 8- Friday 11 October: Compton Centre

In celebration of Green Libraries Week 2024, Balbir Singh Dance Company (BSDC) proudly presents ‘Our Bond with Nature’—an exhibition that strengthens our connection to the environment through a shared commitment to sustainability.

 

Green Libraries Week Book Displays 

Our book collections include reads to inspire action, celebrate nature and offer practical advice. You can find Green Reads at all our libraries and reserve via our online catalogue. The following libraries will have dedicated sustainability themed displays during Green Libraries Week; Ardsley and Tingley, Armley, Central, Compton Centre, Holt Park, Middleton (St Georges Centre), Oakwood, Morley, Rothwell.