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We do, of course, have books. Fiction books for pleasure. Non-fiction for learning and information. Books for all ages. We also have quiet spaces to study and just read.
What Can I Borrow? You can borrow books, maps, DVDs, E-Books, Audiobooks, e-Audiobooks, Playaway MP3s and E-Magazines. You can borrow up to 25 items at any one time. Children can also borrow 25 items. In all libraries you will be given a single ‘credit card’ type ticket which you will need to present each time you borrow material. All libraries use the computerised library card. You can reserve any item we have in stock for free. Just pop into your library or you can do it online. You can renew books by visiting your local library, online, or via our automated phone line 01274 430094. http://capitadiscovery.co.uk/bradford/
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What about E-Books, E-Audiobooks and Electronic Magazines? These items do not count towards your 25 items. You can currently borrow 4 e-books and 2-e-audiobooks. You can download as many e-magazines as you like. An e-book, e-audiobook or e-magazine is an electronic version, which can be downloaded onto your device.
Your Digital Library Bradford Libraries offer free online resources to members, many of which are available 24/7. Our 24/7 resources can be accessed anywhere you can reach the internet - just log in with your library card number. Some resources are only available at specific libraries in Bradford. Library staff may need to log you in, so please ask. Our free online resources include newspaper and magazine articles, business help, family history, dictionaries, encyclopedias, music and more.
E-Books and E-Audiobooks
Computer Learning
Bradford Libraries can now offer customers e-books and e-audiobooks through a new interactive app.
• D on’t be afraid of a mouse! All Bradford’s libraries offer free access to computers and the Internet. You can enrol on a free course to learn how to use a computer . As you become a confident computer user, you will be able to access the wealth of information available online. Staff will be on hand to help you to learn the basics.
BorrowBox is an online app which allows library members to download e-books and e-audiobooks straight to their smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. This free service is now available and library members will be able to browse, download and read items 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• U nemployed people actively seeking work can drop into our free work clubs where they can learn basic computer skills, create or update their CV, log onto Universal Jobmatch, and set up an email account.
Computers and Wifi
For all our online resources visit: www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries247
• A ll our libraries have free Wifi for laptops, tablets and smartphones. Library members are also allowed to use our PC’s 10 hours per week, and a maximum of 2 hours per day. These PCs also have printing facilities.
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Libraries for Under Fives
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Libraries for under fives
Bookstart Bear Club
Sharing books and stories is all about having fun together.
Babies and pre-school children join Bookstart Bear Club – where they will collect stickers at each visit and a certifcate every sixth visit. Along the way they will also receive incentives including a free Bookstart Teddy Bear, picture books and vouchers for free swims. Do not worry if your child wants to hang onto a favourite book, plus you can renew them by calling the library or online.
It’s never too early to introduce babies to the colourful world of books. We encourage parents to get library cards for their babies. Libraries are really friendly places to go. Children have their own area where they can play and look at books. We have a wide collection of board books and picture books for you to borrow and share. Books are for using. Accidents happen – we are happy to make allowances for damage as long as it doesn’t happen too often. There are no fines on overdue books for children.
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Storytimes and Rhymetimes Most of our libraries hold storytimes and rhymetimes. Please check website for details
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Bookstart
These fun story sacks are available to borrow on an adult library card for three weeks. Each bag contains a good quality picture book, games and fun educational resources linked to the story or rhyme.
Bookstart is organised in Bradford through the Library Service. There are two packs containing FREE books and support information for parents.
Bradford Libraries Rhyme Challenge
Bookstart Baby Pack – Get this pack through the health visitor at 7-9 months.
The Bradford Libraries Rhyme Challenge takes place during September – March each year. The challenge is simple – parents and children learn five specific rhymes together and receive a certificate. Libraries, children’s centres, toddler groups and nurseries can all undertake the challenge.
Services for Early Years Settings Early Years Settings can have a library card to borrow books and storysacks. This is called Book Ahead. The settings can also bring their children along to the library to help exchange the books (call a few weeks in advance and the library may even put on a storytime for your group). Book Ahead group tickets receive no fines. Settings/Organisations can also borrow the Bookstart Bear costume to promote Bookstart, book sharing and the Library Service.
Treasure Gift – Get this pack through your nursery during the academic year that your child turns four. All packs are available at local libraries – eligibility applies. There are more bookpacks for children with additional needs including visual impairment, hearing impairment and fine motor skills delay.
Contact Details If you have any queries regarding Libraries for under fives please contact Susan Brewster-Craig, Development Officer Early Years 01274 433684 susan.brewster-craig@bradford.gov.uk www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries
Libraries for Children and Young People
Books for Children and Young Adults We have an extensive children’s book collection, fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels, with new books arriving daily in all of our libraries. Children can request books for free and we love to have book suggestions from children and young adults. We also have dyslexia friendly, large print, Braille and audio books.
Children and Young People Library Tickets Children and Young People have their own library ticket and anyone under 16 doesn’t pay fines on overdue books. Children can borrow up to 25 items and can renew books online as well as in person or over the telephone.
Summer Reading Challenge This is a national scheme to encourage children from 4 to 11 years to read for enjoyment throughout the summer holidays. All our libraries offer the Summer Reading Challenge from mid July to mid September and we have an extensive number of activities and events over the summer to support the challenge. Information for parents about the challenge and all our summer events can be found on www. bradford.gov.uk/libraries as well as in our Summer Reading Challenge events booklet, available in all our libraries, City Hall, Information Shops and other public services. It is also available to download from our website.
Summer Reading Challenge Young Ambassadors We offer young people between 13 and 21yrs the chance to volunteer as a Young Ambassador, to support the Summer Reading Challenge and summer activities. For further information contact the Development Officer for Young People.
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Holiday Activities
Class Visits
We offer a variety of free school holiday events and activities aimed at all ages. These include author and poet visits, art and themed workshops, theatre and storyteling performances and craft activities. Information on forthcoming events can be found on our website www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries, at your local library, and the local press.
All our libraries welcome class visits. We can offer your school a standard class visit which includes library tour and story time or we can tailor your class visit to your needs. Look out for our special National Curriculum linked events offered to schools. For class visits contact your local library or the Development Officer for Young People.
Teen Reading Group
School Events
Open to 11 to 16 years olds (Y7 to Y11). The group meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month from 4.30pm - 5.30pm at City Library.
We offer a variety of events open to schools throughout term time. These include author visits, art & themed workshops, theatre and storytelling performances as well as supporting reading initiatives. Information on forthcoming events is usually sent to School Literacy Coordinators and listed on Bradford Schools Online.
Home Educated Reading Group Open to all families who home educate. The group meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month from 11am - 12noon at Keighley Library.
Contact Details If you have queries regarding Libraries for Children and Young People please contact Christinea Donnelly, Development Officer for Young People 01274 433915 christinea.donnelly@bradford.gov.uk
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Local Studies and Family History Bradford Local Studies Library Margaret McMillan Tower Princes Way Bradford BD1 1NN 01274 433688 local.studies@bradford.gov.uk Keighley Local Studies Library North Street Keighley BD21 3SX 01535 618215 keighleylocalstudies@bradford.gov.uk
About Local Studies The two main Local Studies libraries in the district are in Bradford and Keighley. All our libraries in the Bradford district can also provide a wealth of local knowledge as well as help with finding family history information online. Whether it’s a general interest in your local heritage or a study of a particular aspect of local or family history, friendly and supportive members of staff are available to help – just ask! As well as books, our collections include various types of printed and digital material including newspapers, maps, photographs, census, electoral registers, directories, parish records and much more. Everyone is welcome to visit us and look at the collections but as many items are unique and irreplaceable most of the Local Studies collection is not on public display. To see anything just make your selection from our catalogue or ask a member of staff. As well as our reference collections many of our books can be borrowed for home reading with a library card. Visitors to Bradford and Keighley also have use of a digital film/ fiche scanner and a digital book scanner. Memory boxes are also available for loan for reminiscence on a variety of themes. These contain multi-sensory objects, pictures and attractive books and are available on request from Bradford Local Studies Library.
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Online The Bradford Collection The Bradford collection covers the history and development of the whole of Bradford district. It has its roots in the first public library in Bradford which was established in 1872. We are constantly adding current local material so the collection spans many years right up to the present day. Today, Bradford Local Studies library is housed in the recently refurbished library at Margaret McMillan Tower along with the Bradford branch of the West Yorkshire Archive Service.
The Keighley Collection Keighley Local Studies library is on the first floor of Keighley’s historic Carnegie library, the first public library in England to be funded by Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1904. It includes the extensive Keighley Town Archives covering all aspects of Keighley’s history as well as an excellent Bronte collection.
The library service provides free access to genealogy and historical newspaper websites in every library, including ancestry library, find my past, British newspaper archive and nineteenth century newspapers. Ancestry Library offers comprehensive genealogical information available online with access to historical records such as Census returns, Birth Marriage and Death indexes, Military records and much more. Find My Past also provides a range of historical records including the 1939 register containing the details of 41 million people. Explore the wealth of resources in the library via our blog at https://bradfordlocalstudies. wordpress.com/ Here you can find out about upcoming events, read the latest features and book reviews or browse through our hundreds of historic photographs of Bradford and the surrounding areas available online via flickr.
Events Whether it’s our family history drop in sessions in Bradford and Keighley or it’s our talks, open days or learning sessions you are interested in, look out for details in our libraries or on the ‘local studies events’ tab on our website. This can be accessed via our blog: https://bradfordlocalstudies.wordpress.com/
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Reading and Writing Reading Groups
Writers Groups
Reading groups are a great way to meet people and talk about books. We have over 80 reading groups in schools, pubs, community centres, churches, private homes and libraries. Groups usually meet once a month. We provide sets of books to our reading groups free of charge. As well as general fiction book sets we also have specialist book sets for adults who are lapsed or new to reading or for whom English is a second language.
Bradford Libraries has several writers groups at different locations and times. Whether you’re an experienced writer looking to develop your writing or you are starting out on your writing journey you’ll find a writers group is a great place to share your writing, receive feedback and support and pass on tips and ideas. The meetings are relaxed and informal. The groups may run slightly differently from one another but there will usually be an exercise or theme set by the group.
Creative Writing Courses
These groups are untutored.
We offer creative writing courses for beginners and improvers taught by established creative writing tutors.
Author events and workshops
These courses include writing short stories, memoir, poetry, writing for well being and more. Each course usually lasts for 10 weeks with the opportunity to continue.
We frequently have visits from authors and poets throughout the year - sometimes they will give a talk about their work and books and sometimes they will provide writing workshops. We hold regular poetry readings both with established poets and open-mic sessions for all. We like to get creative in our book making and zine workshops. We’ve even had a graphic novel workshop and workshops on how to promote your book!
Contact Details If you have a query regarding Reading or Writing Groups and Creative Writing Courses or author events, please contact Dionne Hood, Development Officer for Reading and Stock, tel 01535 618211 dionne.hood@bradford.gov.uk
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Accessible for All Home Delivery Service Bradford libraries offer free home delivery services for those people who are elderly or have a disability, who are unable to visit a library themselves. We deliver once every 4 weeks. Please contact 01274 433669 or homelibraryservice@bradford.gov.uk for further information.
Visually Impaired As a library member there are many ways you can access books and information. You can borrow an MP3 player with preloaded popular titles. You can also download and listen to audiobooks on your computer, smart phone or tablet. There are books and magazines and reference material that can be downloaded onto your device, and you can choose the size of the text. As well as a large collection of large print books, City Library has a digital magnifier, which can be used to magnify any book or document. We have Access2Books, in most libraries’, which are picture books with added Braille, to enable parents and carers to share books with young children.
Communication and Memory Problems With Boardmaker you can design signs using communication symbols, which help people on the autistic spectrum, or anyone with disability or impairment that affects communication and memory. Bradford Libraries has a collection of memory boxes located in Bradford Local Studies Library. The boxes are themed and contain a selection of multi-sensory objects, pictures, and a beautifully illustrated book. The boxes can be used to stimulate conversation and memory, and are often especially effective with people with dementia. ‘Pictures To Share’ books are designed for people with dementia and are available at most libraries. They are themed large, colourful books with photographs and pictures. Bradford Libraries also has Dyslexia Friendly books for children and young adults
Sensory Story Times Bradford Libraries offers sensory story times with age appropriate literature for children and adults with special educational needs.
Contact Details If you have any queries regarding the above please contact Helen Green, Access and Inclusion Officer helen.green@bradford.gov.uk or contact your local library
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Bradford Libraries Baildon 01274 581425 Bingley 01274 438780 City 01274 433600 Clayton 01274 880689 Eccleshill 01274 431544 Ilkley 01943 436225 Keighley 01535 618212 Laisterdyke 01274 434724 Manningham 01274 435353 Shipley 01274 437150 Wibsey 01274 679043 Wyke 01274 431598 For address, open hours and further details of the libraries, and also of the community managed libraries, please refer to www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries
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