News
Search by keyword or filter by tags
52 items found, showing page 2 of 5
02 Jan 2024
City’s historic live music project is just the ticket
Generations of musical memories are being captured for a new project in Leeds which is reliving some of the city’s most iconic gigs.
Hundreds of tickets which once secured entry to memorable live performances by a host of music legends including The Beatles, Elton John and U2 have been collected for the Leodis online archive.

09 Nov 2023
Timeless tales and mythical dragons take library visitors on a storybook adventure
Classic storybooks filled with centuries of captivating fairy tales are being opened up this week as dragons land in Leeds for a spellbinding new exhibition.
Visitors to Leeds Central Library are being invited to step inside the pages of antique works by iconic storytellers such as The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen as the library explores the remarkable realm of fantasy.

02 Oct 2023
Antique photo find takes librarians on surprise voyage of discovery
A classic case of not judging a book by its cover took librarians in Leeds on a fascinating photographic journey through a daring Antarctic rescue mission.
During routine cataloguing in Leeds Central Library’s strongroom, special collections librarian Rhian Isaac found what appeared to be an unassuming family photo album tucked away on a shelf.

22 Aug 2023
Library’s precious atlas charts a course through nation’s history
An incredibly rare copy of one of the first UK atlases ever created will be going on display at a library in Leeds.
Containing 35 detailed, hand coloured maps of the counties of England and Wales, the fascinating book was created by the Yorkshire-born ‘father of English cartography’ Christopher Saxton in 1579 after getting royal permission from Queen Elizabeth I.

20 Feb 2023
Aspiring start-ups and local small businesses invited to Start-up Day 2023
The Business & IP Centre (BIPC) is encouraging start-ups and small businesses to attend a day jam-packed with free business support, activities and inspirational speakers as part of Start-up Day 2023.