Kirklees Libraries have been awarded 'Library of Sanctuary' status once again for their work in providing a safe space for refugees. The service was the first to receive the award in Yorkshire back in ...

Plans to hand management of a number of council-run libraries to community groups are set to be axed. Labour-controlled Kirklees Council had proposed putting local volunteers in charge of eight of its ...

Mirfield Library is among eight libraries in Kirklees which could be transferred into community control Community volunteers in Kirklees have raised concerns over a council plan to transfer some ...

FOR years it has kept people page turning. Readers young and old have benefited from the arrival of the mobile library, but the development in technology may have contributed to this doorstep book ...

Children's author Alan Gibbons has written to libraries minister Ed Vaizey urging him to act against Kirklees Council's proposed library cuts. Kirklees Council has unveiled plans that could see 24 of ...

Kirklees Council could close all but two of its 26 libraries as it looks to slash its library budget by more than half. One option suggested by the council, which is aiming to cut its annual library ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Chris Mould An award-winning book author and illustrator has joined the line-up for Kirklees’ Our Cultural Heart Library ...

CONSULTATION on the future of the library service in Kirklees began yesterday, asking users for their views ahead of a planned £1.9 million budget cut. Following the consultation by Kirklees Council a ...

Community volunteers in Kirklees have raised concerns over a council plan to transfer some libraries into community control. Labour-controlled Kirklees Council is considering putting local communities ...

An award-winning book author and illustrator has joined the line-up for Kirklees’ Our Cultural Heart Library Festival which ...