From the WMDC Press and Communications Office
CELEBRATING WORLD
BOOK WEEK
13 FEBRUARY 2006
To
celebrate reading and literacy Wakefield Library Service is devoting a
week to books.
World
Book Day is on Thursday 2 March which will be incorporated into
Wakefield's World Book Week from Saturday 24 February to Saturday 4 March
Cabinet
Member for Culture, Tourism and Sport Denise Jeffery said: "Libraries
have always had something worthwhile to shout about. They are open to
everyone, it is easy to join and it is free. For World Book Week we have
organised an action packed week of events and we hope that as many people
as possible call into their local library to see what is happening."
Special
guests include author Jonathon Tulloch, whose book Season Ticket was
filmed as Purely Belter. He will be at Pontefract Library on Monday 27
February at 10am. Huddersfield-based Deric Longdon, who wrote Diana's
Story and Lost for Words, will be speaking at Flanshaw Library on Thursday
2 March, at 10am. Tickets are available for the Deric Longdon event from
the library on 01924 302270.
Artist
Richard Bell is leading two workshops for the pupils, parents and carers
from St Michael's School at Flanshaw Library focusing on web blogging.
Author
Steven Way is visiting Havercroft and Airedale Libraries to lead workshops
for pupils, parents and carers from Havercroft School and Redhill Junior
School.
Babies
and toddlers can still enjoy regular story times at Featherstone,
Castleford, Outwood, Knottingley, Altofts, Pontefract, Drury Lane,
Airedale, Sandal, Kettlethorpe, Hemsworth and Ossett libraries. Parents
and carers can also choose from a selection of Quick Reads.
Poet
Michael Yates will be at Normanton Library on Thursday 2 March at 4pm to
lead a poetry workshop looking at life in the town to create a book called
Normanton Naturally. Visitors can also view the new mini museum on writing
materials.
On
Friday 3 March at Knottingley Library, 11.30am, there is a talk on fashion
and footwear, and a chance to see the new mini museum collection A Walk
through the Past. People can take their old photographs to learn how to
date them using styles and fashions as clues.
Citizens
can order books or join online as well as visiting libraries http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/Libraries/LibrariesOnline
For
further details of times and dates phone Library Headquarters, 01924
302210 or email lib.admin@wakefield.gov.uk
Ref:
PR715
Date: 13/02/06
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