| Date/Time | Location | Event | Age | Description |
1–15 October Library Hours | Wakefield Library | Postcards From Wakefield Exhibition | Adults | A thought-provoking exhibition of postcards written by local people on the theme of positive mental health. |
3 October 10.30am;
2pm | Stanley Library | Words That Sing! | Preschool Families | A music, rhyme and craft workshop for young families exploring the lyrical sounds of our language. With Charlie Wells. |
3 October 2pm | Castleford Library | Overdue | 12+ | A play set in a library, Overdue looks at what to do with those young people who no-one knows what to do with. With Paul Bateson. |
3 October 10am; 11am; 1pm; 2pm | Pontefract Library | Storytelling Box | Families LD friendly | Live interactive storytelling from Stride Theatre. Young people and their families create their own story. |
3 October 10am; 11.10am; 12.20pm; 2pm; 3.10pm | Airedale Library | Telling Tall Tales | Families aged 5+ | Wakefield Theatre Royal presents four stories performed by a well-known actor and accompanied by a facilitator and a musician. |
3 October 11am | Wakefield Library | The Rebel Woman's Wardrobe | Adults | This energising talk showcases the lives of six historical British women, and how they used the clothes which constrained them to make a powerful impact. |
5 October 2pm | Horbury Library | Recycled Words Craft Session | Adults | Renewii presents a craft session where participants reuse and recycle old words into new sculptures. |
10 October 10.30am; 2pm | Sandal Library | Words That Sing! | Preschool Families | A music, rhyme and craft workshop for young families exploring the lyrical sounds of our language. With Charlie Wells. |
10 October 2pm | Horbury Library | Overdue | 12+ | A play set in a library, Overdue looks at what to do with those young people who no-one knows what to do with. With Paul Bateson. |
10 October 10am; 11am; 1pm; 2pm | Airedale Library | Storytelling Box | Families LD friendly | Live interactive storytelling from Stride Theatre. Young people and their families create their own story. |
10 October 10am; 11.10am; 12.20pm; 2pm; 3.10pm | Pontefract Library | Telling Tall Tales | Families aged 5+ | Wakefield Theatre Royal presents four stories performed by a well-known actor and accompanied by a facilitator and a musician. |
12 October 10am | Airedale Library | Recycled Words Craft Session | Preschool Families | Renewii presents a craft session where participants reuse and recycle old words into new sculptures. |
14 October 2pm | Wakefield Library | Recycled Words Craft Session | Preschool Families | Renewii presents a craft session where participants reuse and recycle old words into new sculptures. |
17 October 10.30am; 2pm | Airedale Library | Words That Sing! | Preschool Families | A music, rhyme and craft workshop for young families exploring the lyrical sounds of our language. With Charlie Wells. |
17 October 2pm | Pontefract Library | Overdue | 12+ | A play set in a library, Overdue looks at what to do with those young people who no-one knows what to do with. With Paul Bateson. |
17 October 10am; 11am; 1pm; 2pm | Normanton Library | Storytelling Box | Families LD friendly | Live interactive storytelling from Stride Theatre. Young people and their families create their own story. |
17 October 10am; 11.10am; 12.20pm; 2pm; 3.10pm | Featherstone Library | Telling Tall Tales | Families aged 5+ | Wakefield Theatre Royal presents four stories performed by a well-known actor and accompanied by a facilitator and a musician. |
23 October – 19 December Library Hours | Wakefield Library | Unfinished Business and Supressed Suffragists Exhibitions | Adults | Two linked exhibitions. Unfinished Business is an exhibition from the British library on women's rights, and Suppressed Suffragists is a response to those themes by local women. |
24 October 10.30am; 2pm | Castleford Library | Words That Sing! | Preschool Families | A music, rhyme and craft workshop for young families exploring the lyrical sounds of our language. With Charlie Wells. |
24 October 2pm | Hemsworth Library | Overdue | 12+ | A play set in a library, Overdue looks at what to do with those young people who no-one knows what to do with. With Paul Bateson. |
24 October 10am; 11am; 1pm; 2pm | Featherstone Library | Storytelling Box | Families LD friendly | Live interactive storytelling from Stride Theatre. Young people and their families create their own story. |
26 October 10am | Airedale Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
26 October 2.30pm | Normanton Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
27 October 11am | Hemsworth Library | Recycled Words Craft Session | Families aged 5+ | Renewii presents a craft session where participants reuse and recycle old words into new sculptures. |
27 October 2pm | South Elmsall Library | Recycled Words Craft Session | Families aged 5+ | Renewii presents a craft session where participants reuse and recycle old words into new sculptures. |
27 October 11am–1pm | Wakefield Library | Unfinished Business Craft Workshop | Families and adults | Led by Dream Time creative this craft workshop lets participants create their own dolly peg suffragette to march for women's rights! |
27 October 10am | Hemsworth Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
27 October 2.30pm | South Elmsall Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
28 October 2pm | Horbury Library | Recycled Words Craft Session | Families aged 5+ | Renewii presents a craft session where participants reuse and recycle old words into new sculptures. |
29 October 10am | Horbury Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
29 October 2.30pm | Wakefield Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
30 October 10am | Pontefract Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |
30 October 2.30pm | Castleford Library | Christopher Nibble | Preschool Families | Topsy Turvy Theatre present the story of a guinea pig trying to halt the disappearance of the delicious dandelion! |