Free
A free drop in session to make beautiful poppies from the pages of discarded books as an act of remembrance for the fallen during WWI.
Phone:01904 552828
Edinburgh and York are two ancient cities, both with a rich social history. Dr Kim Bevan from The Retreat will discuss the fascinating past and future of mental health care in York and Catherine Walker, Curator of the War Poets Collection at Edinburgh Napier University will provide a historical glimpse into life at Craiglockhart War Hospital.
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A conversation between Antonia Hodgson and Tom Harper. Antonia and Tom will be talking about how they turn criminal fact into criminal fiction from both a historical and modern day perspective.
Antonia Hodgson is the author of three historical crime novels set in Georgian England featuring Thomas Hawkins. Her latest novel in the series, set at one of Britain’s first World Heritage sites, A Death at Fountains Abbey is historical crime writing of the highest level: gripping, atmospheric, witty and exciting.
York resident Tom Harper has written twelve crime thrillers, both historical and contemporary. His latest novel, Black River, features an expedition to find a lost city buried deep in the Amazonian jungle which soon starts to go horribly wrong. Tom Harper writes truly ripping yarns. The kind of high-octane entertainment that keeps you turning the pages
Come along to our fantastic fun-filled session of stories and crafts with children’s author, Bat Oren. Meet the Knitted Dolls, hear their stories and get creative with crafts.
This is a FREE session, but booking is advised as places are limited. This event is suitable for 5+ years.
For more information or to book a place please contact York Explore Library on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.
Manga Monday
Date: Mon 15 Aug
Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Cost: Free drop in. £2 for Arrietty Garden session
Book Spine Poetry Challenge
Date: Mon 15 Aug – Fri 19 Aug
Cost: Free
Keep Calm and Colour
Date: Tue 16 Aug
Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Cost: £2
Mindfulness
Date: Wed 17 Aug
Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Cost: £2
Yoga
Date: Thu 18 Aug
Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Cost: £2
Criminal Friday
Date: Fri 19 Aug
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Cost: Free drop in sessions and £2 for materials
York Explore Library :
Fri 12 Aug :
Various times :
£2
Lets Get Ready To Grumble is an interactive musical performance suited to outdoor and woodland settings.
Aimed at 6 -12 years olds, but appropriate for much younger audiences, the 30 minute performance features anarchic humour, physical slapstick, live music and sock puppetry. A subversive take on classic children’s fairytales,
Lets Get Ready To Grumble takes inspiration from the Little Red Riding Hood featured in Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, Michael Rosen’s imaginative storytelling and the musical stylings of Tim Minchin.
Grumbly Bear is a cranky, cantankerous young bear, always grumbling about this, that and the other. The residents of Grumbly Wood are fearful of his bellyaching and avoid troubling him at all costs. One day, he meets the feisty Little Red, who confronts him on his grumbliness and encourages him to embark on grumbly management, with mixed success. Through the therapies dispensed by woodland creature friends and through a journey of self-discovery, the residents of Grumbly Wood learn to accept and appreciate Grumbly Bear for his many talents.
Adaptable for a variety of spaces and locations, the performance requires no sound or lighting tech, and the only set is one small pop-up tent and some signage. The performance features three cast members, five specially-written songs and selection of hand-made sock puppets, with the audience encouraged to join in the songs and interact with the show.
We are touring family-friendly festivals and events from May 2016 onwards to Green Man, Deer Shed and Riverside Festival.
There are three sessions available
11.30am – 12.00pm
1.30pm – 2.00pm
2.30pm – 3.00pm
To book tickets or for any more information please contact any York Library or York Explore on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk
York Explore Library :
Wed 10 Aug :
6.30pm – 7.30pm :
£6 (£5 with a York Card)
Susan Fletcher won the Whitbread Prize for First Novel in 2004 for her debut novel Eve Green which also won the Betty Trask Prize in 2005 and was on Richard and Judy’s Summer Read list the same year.
Let Me Tell You about a Man I Knew is her sixth novel, narrated by the wife of the doctor who tended van Gogh in his last, madly frenetic painting years.
“As I began to research I discovered there had been a warden at the asylum in Provence, Charles Trabuc. But he’d also had a wife. And intriguingly, Van Gogh had painted them both. It was on seeing Jeanne’s portrait – her high-necked dress as if being restrained, and the soft, sad kindness to her face – that I felt my new novel settle around me. I knew, with certainty, whose story I would tell. Whilst I’ve used Van Gogh’s letters, art and numerous biographies as a basis for this novel, Jeanne’s tale is all my own. It is her year, as I imagine it – her year of knowing this extraordinary man and how it altered her.”
Tickets can be bought online or at any York library.
There are 100 tickets available.
York Explore Library :
Sat 6 Aug :
12.00pm – 4.00pm :
Free
An exciting and innovative new production by Beach Hut Theatre Company takes place at York Explore Library. The free-to-attend performances called ‘Natural Shocks’ are a roller-coaster exploration of Shakespeare’s work as a dramatist and lyricist.
Seven extracts from seven famous works of Shakespeare have inspired seven newly commissioned short plays. These plays, in combination with the original Shakespearean extracts that inspired them, will be repeatedly performed throughout the day in a contemporary art setting designed by artist Andy Black. A selection of song lyrics from various plays has generated an eighth musical performance piece with an especially written original score by John Pattison.
This site-specific event celebrates the heritage of the Bard in an exciting, challenging and innovative way in this anniversary year of his death.
Further details about Beach Hut Theatre, new productions and projects are available at: www.beachhuttheatre.co.uk : Facebook Page – Beach Hut Theatre Company : Twitter – @BeachHutTheatre.
The plays will be performed throughout the whole of York Explore Library. Not all plays are suitable for young children
For further information please contact York Explore Library on 01904 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.
York Explore Library :
Wed 20 Jul :
6.30pm – 7.30pm :
£4 (£3 with a York Card)
Sarah Maine will be speaking about writing her debut novel The House Between Tides – a beautiful and haunting historical mystery.
Hear the author speak about her debut novel set in the Outer Hebrides, The House Between Tides.
In the present day, Hetty Deveraux returns to the family home of Muirlan House on a remote Hebridean island estate following the untimely death of her parents. Torn between selling the house and turning it into a hotel, Hetty undertakes urgent repairs, accidentally uncovering human remains.
Who has been lying beneath the floorboards for a century? Were they murdered? Through diaries and letters she finds, Hetty discovers that the house was occupied at the turn of the century by distant relative Beatrice Blake, a young aristocratic woman recently married to renowned naturalist and painter, Theodore Blake. With socialist and suffragist leanings Beatrice is soon in conflict with her autocratic new husband, who is distant, and wrapped up in Cameron, a young man from the island.
As Beatrice is also drawn to Cameron, life for them becomes dangerous, sparking a chain of events that will change many lives, leaving Hetty to assemble the jigsaw of clues piece by piece one hundred years later, as she obsessively chases the truth.
Fans of Kate Morton will love this atmospheric and immersive novel.
Tickets cost £4 (£3 with a York Card)
Tickets can be bought online at www.feelinginspired.co.uk or at any York library.
There are a maximum of 50 tickets available.
York Explore Library:
Thu 14 Jul :
6.30pm – 7.30pm :
£4 (£3 with a York Card)
Our crime panel is back to discuss the detectives, murderers and plots that have led them to a life of crime… writing.
Author David Mark is leading our collective of crime writers, Helen Cadbury, Danielle Ramsay, Nick Quantrill and Amit Dhand in a discussion on how they write and what they find so thrilling about crime writing.
Tickets cost £4 (£3 with a York Card)
Tickets can be bought online at www.feelinginspired.co.uk or at any York library.
There are a maximum of 50 tickets avaiable.
