What’s on in York: The Undead Kingdom – The Unnatural History of the English Vampire

Oct _30Undead

York Explore Library :

Tues 30 Oct :

6.30pm – 7.30pm :

£5

What if we told you that the vampire was more than mere superstition? And what if we told you that its birthplace wasn’t mountainous Transylvania, but leafy England? The walking dead of authentic folklore are distinct from the debonair bloodsucker found in popular culture. But the bloodline is there.

Acclaimed author and occult historian Gavin Baddeley leads us on a vampire-hunt through a Renaissance Venetian leper colony, via a cursed medieval crypt in a Slovakian chapel. We conclude, worryingly close to home, on the North Yorkshire Wolds, as the audience are invited to solve a sinister enigma still confounding historians today.

Follow Gavin on Twitter @GavinBaddeley

To book tickets please click here.

 

 

What’s on in York: Haunted Dringhouses!

Oct _30Haunted

Dringhouses Library :

Tue 30 Oct :

6.00pm – 7.30pm :

£2

Dringhouses Library after dark is a different place: ghosts fly through the rafters, witches make potions in the children’s section, skeletons read the crime books, and monsters lurk by the computers.

Enter if you dare!

This haunted library will be suitable for children aged 4-10 years, no scares too big, just spooky fun and Halloween crafts as you explore the library at night.

To book tickets please click here.

What’s on in York: Family Day at York Explore Library

York Explore Library :

Tue 30 Oct :

1.30pm – 4.30pm :

Free

Oct _30Family DayFun for all the family.

We will have lots of different activities you and an adult to try, including crafts and storytime.

Just drop in for one or stay longer and try them all!

We also have two other events on the same day

Minecraft Mastercrafter – Build a Haunted House

10.00am – 12.00pm

pickaxe in minecraft designDo you have what it takes to become Minecraft Mastercrafter 2018?

Come along and build a creepy Minecraft haunted house complete with zombies, spiders and pumpkins! The event is free but booking at the library essential.

E-reading Explained!

2.30pm – 3.30pm

Join us for a whirlwind tour of all the many ways you can enjoy books and audiobooks on your digital device.

We’ll be demonstrating the best e-reading resources including Amazon, Kobo, Google Play Books and our very own Explore E-Library.

Booking at your local library essential.

To book tickets please call York Explore Library on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk