Tag: Leeds Central Library

Library to host festive storybook spectacular this Christmas

Visitors to Leeds Central Library can take a spellbinding step into an enchanting storybook world this Christmas thanks to a series of immersive live performances. From Saturday 10 December 2022, the library’s atmospheric Room 700 will be the setting for Libellule Theatre’s magical production of The Storymaker’s Apprentice throughout next

Julie & Wayne discuss family histories on Radio Leeds

Last week Wayne Levitt and Julie Holmes went into Radio Leeds to talk to Nick Ahad about family histories. Following South Leeds Life’s coverage of Leeds Libraries campaign featuring Wayne’s discovery of his family links to a Victoria Cross holder, BBC Radio Leeds got in touch to feature the story

Julies Ancestery Team, Visit Family History Department At Leeds Central Libary.

[slideshow_deploy id=’26463′]   The ancestry (family Tree) team led by Julie made our way to Leeds library on Monday morning 21st July. Julie, myself, Frank, Wayne, Alan and Philip spent a few hours researching our Family trees. Julie has been researching Family Trees for many years and at the moment

Join Leeds Museums in researching the WW1 Leeds Pals

  With the 100th anniversary of World War One fast approaching, Leeds Museums are offering volunteering opportunities to become a local history researcher. Leeds Museums has teamed up with the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to research the history of the Leeds Pals – a regiment raised in