On this day in 1906 Horbury Library first opened its doors! To learn more about the history of the library, visit: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/t... #Horbury #History #Libraries #OnThisDay #Wakefield #OnThisDay @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social

Happy #ValentinesDay from #WakefieldLibrary. Choose your favourite #Romance and fall in love with a book. #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in

On this day sometime between 1987 and 1996 Alex Rider was born. There is debate among the fandom about when Alex was born. The main events of the series take place roughly within a year and Alex is consistently aged 14-15. #OnThisDay #AlexRider #AnthonyHorowitz #Spies #BookSky

Sweeten your February at Wakefield’s Rhubarb Festival! Returning to Wakefield City Centre from 20-22 February 2026, visitors can expect: 🥧Food and Drink Market 👩‍🍳Chef Demos 🎨Family Activities 🍻Rhu-Bar 🎶Street Entertainment And much more! Get all the details >> expwake.co/RhubarbFestival!

👩‍⚖️ Listen to 'The Protest' by Rob Rinder with our friends at uLibrary! Listen to it for free on smartphones, tablets and desktops! For instructions to access uLibrary, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer #Audiobooks #RobRinder #TheProtest #uLibrary

🌟 Love Star Wars comics? This is where the fun begins... Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have introduced new Star Wars comics for you to read! Read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop! For instructions to access, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer #GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics

Celebrate #ChineseNewYear with your local branch 🎉 Call in to take part in our events for children 16th-21st February Discover a great selection of books about #Chinese culture & history at #WakefieldLibrary #lunarnewyear2026 #Nationalyearofreading2026 #all_go_in_2026

Read a books 📚 an see a film 📼 Helen Mcdonald's memoir #HforHawk is the BAFTA-nominated film adaptation in Cinemas from 23rd January 2026. Visit #Wakefieldlibrary to request a book and pick up a bookmark made for the film release. #kovainternational #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026

In partnership with Wakefield Family Hubs, we will be delivering our annual ‘Story Time Prize’ We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families. This week we will be reading 'Tiger, It's Snowing' by Daishu Ma! In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk #BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library

Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website is home to more than 13,500 photographs of Wakefield District in time gone by! Here's a picture of the old Bratley's Chemist in Pontefract being demolished in 1967-8. You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk

Which actor was in the film version of these books? Let us know in the comments... #BookSky #Films #Actors #Quiz #Books

📛 Wakefield Libraries staff are going all in with these amazing badges! #NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn #Books @booktrust.org.uk @readingagency.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social

On this day in 1929 Keith Waterhouse was born. Waterhouse was born in a back to back house in Hunslet to a father who sold fruit and vegetables. After working several odd jobs he became a journalist and authors. He wrote stories about everyday life including 'Billy Lair' and 'Office Life'.

Our good friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social have exciting Terminator comics you can read! You can read them on smartphone, tablet and desktop. For instructions to access and use, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer #GraphicNovels #ReadAllTheComics #Terminator #SciFi

Happy LGBTQ+ history month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We'll be flying the Pride Flag at Pontefract Castle throughout February. You can also explore local LGBTQ+ stories on our website: museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/discover/col... #LGBTQIA #LGBTHistoryMonth #LGBTQ

On this day in 1915 Margaret Millar was born. She wrote 27 mystery and suspense novels, set almost entirely in her homeland of Canada. Millar won many awards and in 1983 the Mystery Writers of America awarded her the Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement. #OnThisDay #MargaretMillar #BookSky

😍📚 Its ‘Blind Date with a Book’ at South Elmsall Library! Choose a mystery book, take it home, unwrap it…be prepared to fall in love with a new author or genre! #Valentines #Love #Books #BookSky #BookRecs #BlindDateWithABook

😀Join the #booktrust Story Times at #WakefieldLibraries from February to March. 👍Discover the 5 shortlisted books for 2026 and vote for your favourite! Come along and have fun 👶 Visit #Wakefieldlibrary on Tuesdays 10am an 1:30pm #Nationalyearofreading2026 #go_all_in_2026

Which actor was in the film versions of these books? Let us know in the comments... #BookSky #Quiz #Films #Books #Actor

On this day in 1932 Robert Coover was born. He was one of the first 'meta fiction' authors writing books which parodied traditional story telling. One of his books called 'The Babysitter' featured the eponymous heroine travelling between alternate realities. #OnThisDay #Books #RobertCoover

🐦 We've been playing catch the Pigeon at Pontefract Library... unsuccessfully! #Libraries #Pontefract #Animals #Funny

Did you know the Bridgeton siblings were named alphabetically in the order they were born! #DidYouKnow #Bridgerton #Facts #JuliaQuinn #Netflix

On this day in 1948 Henning Mankell was born. He is best known for writing the Inspector Wallander series of books and for worldwide humanitarian work. Mankell gave Inspector Wallander the birth year of 1948 (wonder why?). #OnThisDay #HenningMankell #Wallander #Crime #Scandinavian #ScandiCrime

We are delighted to announce that from today our users can borrow the eBook version of 'Death of a Valentine' by MC Beaton! Listen to it on smartphones, tablets and desktops! Available until 4 March! For instructions to access BorrowBox, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer #MyYearInBooks #BookSky

In partnership with Wakefield Family Hubs, we will be delivering our annual ‘Story Time Prize’ We will be taking part sharing the books each week with families. This week we will be reading 'Suki Cat Astronaut' by Grace Habib In partnership with @booktrust.org.uk #BookSky #ChildrensBook #Library

On this day in 1922 Ulysses was published in book form. The story is one of the most famous Irish stories ever written. However, for decades it was challenged on the grounds of 'obscenity' and heavily restricted in many countries. It was pretty much unavailable in Ireland itself until the 1960s!

🥰 Love is in the air this month! To mark the occasion Featherstone Library have created this exciting new display, with help from volunteers! #Love #Valentines #Featherstone #Libraries

On this day in 1884 the Oxford English Dictionary was first published. It first dictionary was released in instalments until 1928, going through the entire alphabet, 44 years! #OnThisDay #Dictionary #OxfordEnglishDictionary #Books #History

The size of Tasmania compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Tasmania #Britain

Today's Lines at Lunchtime is 'You Took The Last Bus Home' by Brian Bilston #poems #LinesAtLunctime #library #librarian #literature #SpokenWord #SlamPoetry #poet

On this day in 1962 Patrick Gale was born. He is best known for writing books including 'Rough Music', the story of a prison governor's son. Gale's dad was a prison governor on the Isle of Wight. His childhood has been described as being 'in and around prisons'. #OnThisDay #PatrickGale #BookSky

The size of Victoria compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Victoria #Britain

#Meme #Memes #BookSky #Matrix

On this day in 1924 Lloyd Alexander was born. During the Second World War he was a stationed in Wales while training to be an intelligence officer. Alexander fell in love with the nation's history, landscape and mythology. It inspired his best selling Prydain series. #OnThisDay #Prydain

The size of New South Wales compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #NewSouthWales #Britain

Oompa, Loompa, doompa-dee-do- we've got a perfect audiobook for you! Oompa, Loompa, doompa-dee-dee- from our friends at uLibrary! Listen to it for free on smartphones, tablets and desktops! For instructions to access uLibrary, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer #RoadlDahl #Audiobooks

On this day in 1845 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe was published. Poe was inspired to write the poem from Charles Dicken's pet raven, Grip. A 1990 episode of 'The Simpsons' featured a retelling of the poem. #OnThisDay #Poetry #EdgarAllanPoe #TheRaven #BookSky

The size of Queensland compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Queensland #Britain

Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website is home to more than 13,500 photographs of Wakefield District in time gone by! Here's a picture of Castleford Fun Fair in 2000! You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk #Past #Nostalgia #Pictures

On this day in 1813 'Pride and Prejudice' was published. Austen started writing the story in 1796. Initially it was called 'First Impressions'. It was rejected several times by publishers. Now it is one of the most famous novels in the English language! #OnThisDay #JaneAusten #PrideAndPrejudice

The size of South Australia compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #SouthAustralia #Britain

'We Survived the Holocaust' is the incredible story of Bluma Tishgarten and Felix Goldberg, who were caught up in the Shoah. You can read it for yourself with our friends at @comicsplus.bsky.social. For instructions to access, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer #ReadAllTheComics #HolocaustMemorialDay

Images: Alan Murray-Rust / Rhubarb forcing shed at Carlton / CC BY-SA 2.0 and Image Rhubarb Festival, copyright Andrew Benge courtesy of Wakefield Council experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/rhubar... #Rhubarb @wflibraries.bsky.social @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social

On this day in 1302 Dante was exiled from his home city of Florence. #OnThisDay #Anniversary #Dante #History #Philosophy #DivineComedy

James Patterson’s first novel, ‘The Thomas Berryman Number’, was rejected by publishers 31 times! #DidYouKnow #BookSky #JamesPatterson #NationalYearOfReading

The Journals of Matthew Tomlinson, held in the Local Studies Library at Wakefield, are a fascinating insight into ordinary life in the 19th century #LocalStudies #Tomlinson

The size of Northern Territory, Australia, compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #Britain #NorthernTerritory

On this day in 2000 AE van Vogt passed away. The Canadian-born author was one of the first major Sci-Fi writers. His works included 'Black Destroyer', 'Empire of the Atom' and 'The Voyage of the Space Beagle'. #OnThisDay #Anniversary #AEVanVogt #SciFi

The size of Western Australia compared to Britain! #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Geography #Australia #WesternAustralia #Britain