Barnsley Book Festival

12/07/2026

Exciting! 👀👀

It's July, but already thinking about Barnsley Book Festival 2027!

I wonder what colours the branding will be this year??? The Pantone swatch book is out and ready for action...

07/07/2026

07/07/2026

FIVE creative artists' projects will be helping celebrate the National Year of Reading at local libraries this year. Fu... Local News Barnsley South Yorkshire

29/06/2026

Our next Open Mic night is Friday 3rd July, starting at 7pm.
We would love to hear your poems or songs accompanied by acoustic instruments, or bring along your favourite poem or song to perform, we don't mind which!
A fun evening is guaranteed!
Spread the word 😁
Maurice Dobson Museum, Vicar Road, Darfield S73 9JZ

25/06/2026

Wow! How beautiful is Darfield Library's garden in the sunshine?

We had such a fun time exploring it with local author Katie Taylor at this year's festival!

How lovely is our garden looking at Darfield Library? Thanks to our lovely volunteers for doing such a fabulous job looking after it.

Why not call in and take a look for yourself? It's the perfect place to come and sit for a while; to read, eat lunch or just enjoy some peace and quiet. Or maybe you'd like to join our gardening club which meets on Mondays from 3.30-4.30pm. All are welcome - ask in the library for more details.

24/06/2026

Michelle Rawlins Author will be chatting about her fabulous Women of Steel and Steel Girls series at Worsbrough Library this Friday (26 June).

Booking and more information can be found in the shared post.

Have you booked your place at our FREE author talk with Michelle Rawlins?

Michelle will be at Worsbrough Library this Friday to discuss her 'Steel Girls' novel series which explores the lives of the incredible South Yorkshire women who became the backbone of Sheffield's steel industry during World War 2. Book your ticket today and join us to learn more about the women who rallied to win the war for Britain.

📅 Friday 26 June
⌚ 5.30pm
📍 Worsbrough Library
✨Book your place here: https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/libraries/events-at-our-libraries/

30/04/2026

26/04/2026

📘 Happy Independent Book Shop Week! 📘

Especially great to see The Book Vault on the front page BBC news today (and thank you for a mention of the Barnsley Book Festival!).

What are you reading this week? Let us know 📚

The Book Vault and Truman Books have been chosen as Book Champions for Independent Bookshop Week.

23/04/2026

Some great author events coming up.

🌎 HAPPY WORLD BOOK NIGHT! 📚

On World Book Night, we're looking forward to welcoming all these wonderful authors to Barnsley Libraries over the next few months.
Whether you're a fan of folk horror, historical drama, romance or crime - there's something for everyone at these free talks.
Book online: https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/libraries/events-at-our-libraries/

18/04/2026

This will be a brilliant talk!

Val Wood's romantic historical novels are amongst the most loaned titles in UK libraries. Aged 91, Val is a force of nature - her latest book, A Woman of Fortune, was published last November.
Come to Library @ the Lightbox on Saturday 9 May (1.30pm) to hear Val discuss her writing life and sign copies of her books.
Born in Castleford, she has written 30 novels, all set in Hull and the East Riding. Her first novel, The Hungry Tide, was published in 1993 and won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Romantic Fiction.
Over the years, Val and her work have been featured on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and in the BBC documentary 'Books That Made Britain'.
Book a free place here: https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/libraries/events-at-our-libraries/