Upcoming Library Events…

Two events to look out for at Keighley Library…

Saturday 21st September 2024 – The Men of Worth Project are marking the 100th anniversary of the Keighley Roll of Honour 1914-18 and the War Memorial in Town Hall Square by mounting a special exhibition. It opens this Saturday and highlights the names of people omitted from the original Roll, following extensive research by the Project. Andy Wade will be giving a talk at 10.30 am.

Saturday 5th October 2024 – There will be a talk on influential Labour politician Philip Snowden, who was born in Cowling and served on Keighley Council before becoming an MP, first for Blackburn then for Colne Valley. The talk will take the form of a panel, hosted by Alex Clifford with guests Professor Keith Laybourn, Professor Andrew Thorpe and Will Barber, between 2.30pm and 4pm.

September 2024 Events

Plenty of activities lining up for September…

Sunday 1st September – Keighley Bus Museum is having an Open Day at their Dalton Lane site. The History Society has a display.

Saturday 7th September – Keighley Show. The History Society has a stall – hope to see lots of you there. We will have a special offer on History Society membership for new members – pay for 2025 membership and get the rest of 2024 thrown in. Membership is £15 (cash-only please).

Monday 9th September – The History Society is holding a guided walk around Keighley town centre as part of the Keighley Walking Festival. Meet at the Town Hall Square at 1pm (distance is about 1.5 miles, comfortable shows advised).

Wednesday 11th September – September’s History Society meeting is Eddie Kelly talking about the ‘Lost & Forgotten Inns & Public Houses of Keighley’. This meeting is on Zoom (NOT in the library) and is a members-only meeting.

Hope to see as many of you as possible at these different events.

August Talk on History of Library

Great coverage in this week’s Keighley News of the forthcoming History Society meeting. Tim Neal will be telling the 120 years story of Keighley Library by dropping off at twelve key dates during its history and talking about the innovations and key people involved.

The talk is on Wednesday 14th August 2024, upstairs in the local studies library of Keighley Library. The meeting starts about 7.20pm. Please use the entrance on Albert Street.

Anyone is welcome to come along. It is free to History Society members and £3.50 to anyone else, no need to book in advance. History Society members can also join in via Zoom.

Yorkshire Day Display

Happy Yorkshire Day 2024!

For one day only (Thursday 1st August 2024), the History Society is celebrating with a display of the town and surrounding area’s history in one of the shops in the Airedale Shopping Centre. If you get the chance, please pop in to say hello.

We are in the unit between Clarks shoe shop and Clinton’s card shop from 10 am until 4pm today.