Library events

An hour's walk around Pontefract to benefit the mind and soul.

Weekly Councillors: 9.30-10.30 drop-in session for guidance

Health Walk - 11-12 noon 1-hour local walk - Monthly First Wednesday in the month

Health Watch Wakefield - 10-12.30 Here to help get the best from local health and care services

JWP -10-14.00 Come and chat with us about a whole range of legal issues

Penderels Trust -10-12.30 A charity helping people live independently

Weekly U3A Spanish conversation group. For further details please contact U3A - link below.

Local councillor's surgery for resident's issues.

A computer session aimed at helping with gadgets and basic computer skills.

Duplo stay and play

Home Education is a weekly opportunity for families who Home Educate to meet up and interact with others. It’s a chance to meet new friends, learn new skills and utilise the facilities in the library setting.

Story time and rhymes.

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01977 722745 for more details

Myths and Legends based Storytime

Join us for making little Romans at Sandal Library!

This event will follow our weekly Story and Rhyme time.

This event is part of 'WordFest', our annual celebration of the written word in its many forms.

Come along and join in the fun! No booking is required.

Stories and Rhymes for the Under 5’s. Booking is essential.

Story and Rhyme time with a craft activity

Free event

aimed at under 5’s. 

Come along, meet new friends and have a go! Bring your own knitting.

Fun, friendly group. All ages welcome.

Story and Rhyme time with a craft activity,

Come along meet new friends.

Join our fun-filled building group at Stanley Library. Create anything you want using our wide selection of engineering toys and games. LEGO, K’nex, marble runs, building straws, magnets and more… The possibilities are endless at BUILD Club!

Join us at Stanley Library for our relaxed games club. Have a game of chess or dominoes or try your hand at a round of cards. Refreshments served.

Catch up with homework, catch up with friends, and unwind at the end of the school day.

Term time only.

Get fit with us at Hemsworth Library! A weekly guided walk starting and ending at the library, followed by a warm drink to finish off.

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01924 302525 for more information

Craft Activitiy for younger readers create a mini character.

This will include Story and Rhyme time.

A chance to explore a different world as you immerse yourself in this VR experience.

Under 5's storytime and craft. TERM TIME ONLY 

Under 5's storytime with rhymes and crafts every Tuesday.

Come along and enjoy the fun with stories and rhymes. Booking is not required.

Come along and join in the fun! No booking is required.

Come along meet new friends and have a go at our weekly quiz.

Variety of subjects covered.

Free event aimed at adults, refreshments provided

Short, interactive story sessions for Under 5's. Great way to introduce them to the library and books. Term Time Only. Contact any of the team at Normanton Library T: 01924 302525 or email: normantonlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk

Come along meet new friends and have a go at our weekly quiz.

Variety of subjects covered.

Free event aimed at adults, refreshments provided.

Support sessions to help you to stop smoking.

Call into one of our group sessions between 9.30 & 10.30 every Friday morning or telephone 01924 252174.
Our website address is www.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk if you'd like more information.

Contact the front desk on arrival.

Spend a relaxing morning at Stanley Library in our friendly mindfulness session. Try your hand at some water colour painting, adult colouring, brainteasers and puzzles. Refreshments served.

Students social gives you a chance to have a go at different activities including crafts, drawing, games whilst meeting new friends.

Duplo stay and play

Enjoy a cozy hour with your stitches - knitting, crochet, macrame or just a chat!

Bring your own or borrow ours!

Story time and rhymes.

Try your hand at Diamond Art! This unique way of making art is therapeutic and fun. Have a chat and a coffee while you create too!

This group requires you to bring your own diamond art supplies, but friendly advice is available on where to begin.

Chair based yoga is a gentle form of yoga suitable for all fitness levels from very basic to advanced. Join us to start your journey to improve your fitness, in warm friendly surroundings, and make new friends.

Contact the library on 01977 722084 for more details 

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01924 303130 for more details

Join us for a myths & Legends themed story time

Drop in crafts and lego sessions every Saturday. Test out your building skills with our large selection of lego, then use your creative side to craft something wonderful. Contact Castleford Library 01977 722 085

Join us every Saturday for a morning of fun with Games and Lego. Contact: horburylibrary@wakefield.gov.uk 01924 303060

Come along to our Saturday Morning Lego Hour. Contact: 01924 305376 or wakefieldlibrarymuseum@wakefield.gov.uk

Drop-in crafts session for all the family.

Great way to meet new friends

Free to play, refreshments provided (donations gratefully received)

Lego

Get Creative with the Library Mega Blocks or Lego.

Unleash your creativity at our newest creative venture at Hemsworth Library. Our art group is the perfect chance to practice your skills, try something new and meet new people.

Delve into your family history with an ancestry session at Stanley Library. Was one of your relatives famous, or infamous? Find out at Stanley Library!

Bring the family along as our Friends Group provide fun in the form of crafting, beading, knitting, colouring, and pretty much anything else you want! Suitable for all ages.

Have a go at building our Myths and Legends themed Lego challenge

Along with the Tolkien display you will get the chance to meet Gandalf the Grey & friends and take selfies.

There will also be a collection of the swords on display used in the movies.

Craft for older children with Roman Boat/Jason and the Argonauts, some story telling around Jason and the Argonauts

A day of fun Halloween crafts for all the family. 

Fairy Scavenger hunt and activities.

Come along to meet Ben Aaronovitch he will be talking about his writing and answering your questions.

Under 5's storytime and craft. TERM TIME ONLY 

Join our weekly craft group to create something simple, stylish, and pretty with a new twist each week all whilst having a chat.

Pop into the library to enquire!

All crafts including card making, cross stitch, knitting, art or just bring your own

Free event

aimed at adults, refreshments provided

Join us for a fun filled session of stories, song and activities. Come and enjoy a story and play games on our Tovertafel.

Adult Bingo sessions Every Monday Refreshments available. Contact: stanleylibrary@wakefield.gov.uk 01924 303130

Informal weekly group. Bring your own WIP, have a chat and a cuppa. Run in partnership with The Well Project. Contact detail: Normanton Library – normantonlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk 01924 302525

Do you like poetry? Do you like writing? Our poetry group meets every month to read through the poetry that they have written on a certain topic. Some are serious topics, and some…..not so serious!

Good games, good coffee and good company. What more do you need for a Monday afternoon? See you there!

Story time afternoon session – perfectly timed before the school pick up run!

CAB citizen advice weekly session.

Join a walk of usually 1-2 hours to improve your mood, reduce stress, make new friends, and just enjoy the countryside

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01977 727692 for more details

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01924 302104 for more details

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility and mobile.

Contact the library on 01924 303060 for more details

Join us for a myths & Legends themed recycling craft

To Book please contact South Elmsall library tel. 01977 723220 or email.  southelmsalllibrary@wakefield.gov.uk

As part of WordFest, we will be hosting two amazing workshops with Chris Mould!

Chris is talented artist, who has illustrated adaptations of classic stories, including ‘The Iron Man’ and ‘War of the Worlds’.

Come and learn how to draw with him in our libraries!

Join us at Sandal Library for a craft themed around Jason and the Argonauts. Make a little Greek ship!

Step into the magic of myths and folklore with this family-friendly storytelling and lantern-making experience. Enjoy captivating local tales, create your own glowing paper lantern, and join a magical mini light parade that brings the stories to life. Perfect for all ages, Lanterns of Legend combines performance, creativity, and community spirit in a dazzling celebration of Wakefield’s legends.

Drop in Halloween Craft event

The trees have closed in, the path has disappeared, night has fallen... can you find your way out of the Forbidden Forest? Join Story Trails this Wordfest to solve the mystery of the forest. Suitable for families with children aged 7+

Let your imaginations run wild when you create your very own maps. What will feature on your map? To complete the afternoon, decorate a treasure chest that you can then take home to store all your own treasures.

Under 5's storytime with rhymes and crafts every Tuesday.

Come along and enjoy the fun with stories and rhymes. Booking is not required.

Having trouble with your tablet? A problem with your phone? Gadget Person is here to help with all your technology queries

A weekly toddler session for children from birth to 5.

Runs term time only.

Dyslexia support. Booking is Essential. Please call, 01924 303 355

Unleash your creativity at our newest creative venture at Hemsworth Library. Our art group is the perfect chance to practice your skills, try something new and meet new people.

Join us for crafts, either bring your own or have a go at trying a new craft, meet new friends for a fun morning.

First and Third Tuesday of The Month

Bring your own crafting materials.

Share skills and learn new ones in a relaxed and informal setting

01924 305376

wakefieldlibrarymuseum@wakefield.gov.uk

First and Third Tuesday of The Month

Bring your own crafting materials.

Share skills and learn new ones in a relaxed and informal setting

Join our friendly, welcoming coffee morning at Airedale Library. Bring old friends and make new friends. Have a chat and put the world to rights. Enjoy a hot drink and a biscuit. All welcome.

Join a walk of usually 1-2 hours to improve your mood, reduce stress, make new friends, and just enjoy the countryside

Join a walk of usually 1-2 hours to improve your mood, reduce stress, make new friends, and just enjoy the countryside

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01924 303355 for more details

Do you want to learn how to use your smartphone or tablet? Why not register for this taster day with Age UK. It will cover things like setting up an email, using What’s App, making face time calls, installing and using apps, internet use, managing photos plus more. Weekly sessions 

Join us for a myths & Legends themed story time

Join our good friends at Biffa for recycled myths and legends crafts!

This event is part of 'WordFest', our annual celebration of the written word in its many forms.

Sand based craft with a Myths and Legends theme

Create a moving dragon puppet to celebrate Wordfest’s Myths and Legends 

Create a moving dragon puppet to celebrate Wordfest’s Myths and Legends 

Sand art pictures.

An hour's walk around Pontefract to benefit the mind and soul.

Weekly Councillors: 9.30-10.30 drop-in session for guidance

Health Walk - 11-12 noon 1-hour local walk - Monthly First Wednesday in the month

Health Watch Wakefield - 10-12.30 Here to help get the best from local health and care services

JWP -10-14.00 Come and chat with us about a whole range of legal issues

Penderels Trust -10-12.30 A charity helping people live independently

Weekly U3A Spanish conversation group. For further details please contact U3A - link below.

Local councillor's surgery for resident's issues.

A computer session aimed at helping with gadgets and basic computer skills.

Duplo stay and play

Home Education is a weekly opportunity for families who Home Educate to meet up and interact with others. It’s a chance to meet new friends, learn new skills and utilise the facilities in the library setting.

Story time and rhymes.

Join us for our weekly seated exercise activity to help improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

Contact the library on 01977 722745 for more details

The trees have closed in, the path has disappeared, night has fallen... Can you find your way out of the Forbidden Forest?

Join Story Trails this WordFest to solve the mystery of the forest in this fun guided story, containing riddles, puzzles and playful adventure for families.

Suncatcher Colouring craft – colour in a mythical character

Fancy Dress Storytime – Come dressed as your favourite Myth or Legend Character

Step into the magic of myths and folklore with this family-friendly storytelling and lantern-making experience. Enjoy captivating local tales, create your own glowing paper lantern, and join a magical mini light parade that brings the stories to life. Perfect for all ages, Lanterns of Legend combines performance, creativity, and community spirit in a dazzling celebration of Wakefield’s legends.

Bring the children along for a hands-on slime making workshop. Each child will take home a pot of slime that they have created.