Three brave little Viking girls save the day in this bold and funny adventure story for little rebels, by the creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Little Red and I Can Catch a Monster, Bethan Woollvin. Once upon a time in a Viking village, everything seems to be going wrong. Chickens are disappearing, trees are falling down, and there's lots and lots of crashing and bashing. The silly Chieftain won't listen to the three littlest Vikings, but can they work together to figure out what's going on and save the day? Three Little Vikings is all about cooperation, bravery, and getting your voice heard!

Build, craft, write, draw and code a story at our monthly Kids Club. Each session will have a different activity inspired by books and stories. A free family-friendly event recommend for children aged 6+. All children to be accompanied by an adult. This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter for Children and Families: bit.ly/CFLibrariesNewsletter We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: leeds.gov.uk/libraries

Renowned novelist Caryl Phillips spent his childhood in Leeds and remains a committed Leeds United fan. While known around the world for his powerful fiction, hes also frequently written about being a football fan, including the complexities of being a Black fan of Leeds United in the 1960s and 70s. As part of the Voice of the Fans exhibition, in conversation with Professor Andrew Warnes, Phillips discusses his experience as a fan, of writing about football and what Leeds United means to the city he grew up in. Part of Voice of the Fans [https://libraries.leeds.gov.uk/what-you-can-do/voice-fans-exhibition], an exhibition co-produced by the British Library and Leeds Libraries, which explores over 60 years of fan-made media from their collections that has defined the beautiful game. At Leeds Central Library from 9 May to 10 August, with a smaller display touring to Leeds branch libraries throughout autumn/winter 2025.

If you are having difficulty with your family history research then join our team of family history librarians at the Central Library for a free consultation: from first steps using Ancestry to more advanced queries, we're on hand to help. We can primarily assist with family history in the Leeds and West Yorkshire area; the consultation is open to anyone, however, as we may be able to offer general advice depending on your circumstances. Please book one 30-minute slot - we may be able to see you for longer than 30-minutes depending on customer demand on the day, but the session may have to end at the end of the period if we have other bookings. You can book another session on another date if you think you will need extra assistance. You only need to book once ticket per enquiry - i.e. if you are coming with another family member and both have the same question please only book one ticket. The consultation will take place on the 2nd Floor of the Central Library in the Local and Family History department. If you are unable to attend in-person but still require a consultation, please call our department on 0113 37 86982 and ask to speak to a Librarian.

Join us for this live and interactive version of our popular Family History workshop, for a friendly introduction to key concepts and resources for complete beginners. This session involves hands-on use of library iPads, which will be supplied. If you prefer to use your own device (like a laptop or other tablet) you can bring it with you. Please arrive in good time to connect to the library Wi-Fi and for our staff to navigate you to the pages we will be using. Free but booking required atwww.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents [http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents] This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up toLeeds Libraries Newsletter [https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKLEEDS/subscriber/new?topic id=UKLEEDS 356] We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: leeds.gov.uk/libraries [http://www.leeds.gov.uk/libraries]

Humphry Repton was the successor to Capability Brown as Britains pre-eminent landscape gardener. He was renowned for inventing the Red Book. This was an artwork for prospective clients that combined hand-written design proposals with theatrical before-and-after watercolour illustrations. Nine were produced for Yorkshire clients. The talk will include Reptons commission from Earl Fitzwilliam at Wentworth Woodhouse (1791-1794), which introduced him to patronage in Yorkshire. It will then focus on those adjacent to Leeds for the new aristocrats at Harewood (1800), the industrialist, Benjamin Gott, at Armley House (1810) and the banker, John Blayds II at Oulton Hall (1810). Dr Patrick Eyres is co-author, with Karen Lynch, of On The Spot: The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton, Landscape Gardener (2018), which is now available as a PDF for a mere 10.00 from www.NewArcadianPress.co.uk. This talk is part of the Heritage Open Days Festival 2025

Let us take you on a journey through the history of Leeds and highlight treasures from our library collections. Pop along to the 2nd floor of Leeds Central Library to explore collections dating from the 17th century in our Heritage Open Day showcase event. Focusing on this year's Architecture theme, we will transport visitors through the history of Leeds and explore the city's buildings and green spaces. Librarians will handpick their favourite examples, from historic maps to beautiful prints and everything in-between. This event is free and no booking is required. Just drop in anytime between 11am - 2pm. Part of the 2025 Heritage Open Days Festival.

The Central Library Building by George Corson (1829-1910) offers spectacular interiors including the Tiled Hall caf both reflecting Corson's eclectic interests which included Islamic architecture. This is a chance for families and children to explore colour, geometry and pattern through drawing, painting, collage, printing and decoupage. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult. This event is supported by the Leeds Civic Trust Grants Scheme.

Learn sewing machine skills to make your own pad and make pads to support women here and overseas. Drop in session. During these sessions we are sewing reusable, washable period packs that will be distributed in Kenya alongside quality menstrual health education. We welcome all sewing abilities to get involved with the workshops. They are a fun, relaxing and productive way to spend an afternoon. Freedom4Girls work to support those who menstruate by challenging the stigmas, taboos and gender inequalities associated with menstruation. We do this by providing education, providing period products, promoting product choice and supporting environmentally and financially sustainable options. Suitable for ages 14+

Venture into life drawing in this relaxed, supportive four-week course taught by experienced artist and tutor Boris Cruse. You'll explore figure drawing, including line, gesture and shade, and develop your own artistic style. Professional artist and Northlight Artistic Director Boris Cruse has many years' experience teaching with arts organisations in Leeds and beyond. This four week course runs on Mondays 5:30pm - 7:30pm 1, 8, 22, 29 September All materials and refreshments included This course is for those 18+

Join us on the final day of Voice of the Fans for a private viewing of the exhibition. Members of the curatorial team will be on hand to answer any questions and give you an insight into the makings of the exhibition and what comes next. Tea, coffee and a small selection of biscuits will be provided for attendees to enjoy in our Art Library on the 1st Floor. Part of Voice of the Fans [https://libraries.leeds.gov.uk/what-you-can-do/voice-fans-exhibition], an exhibition co-produced by the British Library and Leeds Libraries, which explores over 60 years of fan-made media from their collections that has defined the beautiful game. At Leeds Central Library from 9 May to 10 August, with a smaller display touring to Leeds branch libraries throughout autumn/winter 2025.

Hansel and Gretel argue about everything: who's the loudest, the fastest, the smartest, and who gets the most Christmas presents?! So, when they wake up lost in the forest one day, they even disagree about how they came to be there! But with only a trail of breadcrumbs to guide them home, they'll have to put aside their differences to make it home in time for tea! This new family show full of music, magic and puppetry from Wrongsemble celebrates how the simplest story can become the wildest fairytale in the hands of the right storyteller! A family-friendly pay-what-you-decide event recommended for children aged 3+. All children must be accompanied by adult. This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter for Children and Families: bit.ly/CFLibrariesNewsletter We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: leeds.gov.uk/libraries

Its Green Fingers first day at school, and so far nobody has spotted his bright green hands. But then GOO! GUNK! GLOOP! What a mess! Why are they suddenly misbehaving? It doesnt help that heinous headmaster Mr Marigold despises anything dirty but is something magical going on? Maybe the answers can be found in the mysterious school garden? Nominated for a BBC POPCORN NEW WRITING AWARD, this Dahl-esque treat from Fladam (Flo Poskitt & Adam Sowter) and Ben Tansey, directed by Kate Veysey, has been delighting audiences around the country (including a joyous run at GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL). Hilarious yet heartfelt, this is a show for anyone thats ever felt a bit different. A family-friendly pay-what-you-decide event recommended for children aged 3+. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter for Children and Families: bit.ly/CFLibrariesNewsletter We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: leeds.gov.uk/libraries

Learn how to use fabric and thread to tell stories in our drop-in textile workshops. The project artists will expertly guide you to create embroidered, patchworked and embellished pieces of textile art as part of the Threads of Freedom project. You dont need any experience to join in as they will guide you through designing and creating your piece inspired by the history of Leeds and the Leodis photographic archives. Every contribution matters. While we may not be able to include all individual works in the final textile artwork, your creativity and ideas will help inspire and shape the overall piece. This is a collective project, and your voice is an important part of it. All sessions are free. We ask you to fill in a form for our funders and let us know if you do not wish to be photographed.

The workshop will explore hand embroidery techniques such as couching and goldwork, combined with dried and pressed flowers from my community gardens to make embellishments. The work explores the meditative processes of both hand stitch and gardening combined. Please arrive early to visit the exhibition. The exhibition at Leeds Central Library will explore the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening. Inspired by the British Librarys major exhibition (2 May-10 August), we are part of a network of 30 library services celebrating gardening through the UK-wide Elnaz is an embroidery artist and educator based in Yorkshire. Dedicated to sharing textile skills and promoting the importance of embroidery as an art form for the future and for community wellbeing. She has taught embroidery throughout the community, within primary, secondary and higher education as well as community groups and organisations. 2020 commended for the teaching excellence award in embroidery via the Embroiderers Guild and became an Embroiderers Guild Scholar after the successful launch of a virtual embroidery school Embroider Your Future. Her practice explores ways of transforming traditional embroidery techniques through choice of unusual materials; she is inspired by industrial and natural upcycled materials and the ways in which she can embellish, connect or transform these items through stitch to develop a surface or form. Her unique embroidery style has allowed her to work across fashion, jewellery and installation contexts since graduating from Manchester School of Art in 2014. Living Knowledge Network. Unearthed: The Power of Gardening | Leeds Library 14+ 10

To celebrate this years Summer Reading Challenge theme, we will be making our own Story Gardens in lots of exciting ways. You will code robot bees and programme moisture sensors to keep plants hydrated, you will construct eye-catching plant pots with Lego and recreate historical landscapes, and you will craft colourful flowers and nature scenes from popular books. A free family-friendly event recommended for children aged 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter for Children and Families: bit.ly/CFLibrariesNewsletter We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: leeds.gov.uk/libraries

Gently but expertly guided by Monair, you will be observing from life and the examples in Art Library books and Special Collections to produce botanical drawings.You will learn colour mixing and transfer all your ideas to a final piece using Winsor and Newton watercolour paints. All materials are included and the paint palette will be yours to take home. Open to all abilities. Age 14+