Roz Goddard, former Birmingham Poet Laureate,will introduce Tiffany Murray, local author of Happy Accidents and Diamond Star Halo. Both will read from their work and talk about their love of libraries and reading. Tiffany Murray with Poet Roz Goddard - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 - Hereford Library, Woolhope Room
Poet and journalist Adam Horovitz spent some of his childhood living in Herefordshire. He has been poet in residence at the Glastonbury festival and he launched his first full length poetry collection "Turning" in 2011 at the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Adam Horovitz at Hereford Library - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 - Hereford Library, Woolhope Room
Author and illustrator Ian Beck will give a talk on Edward Ardizzone's life and his much loved children’s books including Little Tim, supporting the current exhibition of Edward Ardizzones work at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition will run from the 28th January to 14th March. Tickets for the talk are £2 and are available from Leominster Library. Talk by Ian Beck - Fri, 24 Feb 2012 - Leominster Library, 8 Buttercross
Hereford Library will mark National Libraries Day with performances by poets Roz Goddard and Adam Horovitz and writer Tiffany Murray. Roz Goddard, former Birmingham Poet Laureate and new co-ordinator of the West Midlands Readers Network, will begin proceedings at 11.30am with some of her poetry, she will then introduce local author Tiffany Murray. Tiffany is the author of Happy Accidents and Diamond Star Halo and a well loved author at the Hay Festival. Tiffany spent much of her childhood at Hereford library reading avidly. In the afternoon from 2pm the poet Adam Horovitz will be talking about his love for libraries and will perform some of his poignant and beautiful poetry. Tickets are free but spaces are limited, contact Hereford Library on 01432 383600 to book your place in advance.
Please note: these events take place in the historic Woolhope Room and access is via stairs only. Pease contact Hereford Library if you have any concerns.Writing Squads are for budding young writers that want to develop their writing skills and have lots of fun too. If you love to write, stories, poems, articles or even tweets then this is the group for you. The Writing Squads are led by professional writer Brenda Read-Brown, with support from writer Deborah Alma. The groups meet monthly on Saturdays from 9.30am - 11.30am (8 - 10 year olds) 11.45am - 1.45pm (11-12 year olds) and 2pm to 4pm (13-16 year olds). The dates for sessions in 2012 are 25th Feb, 24th March 28th April, 26th May, 16th June. The sessions cost £5 and it is essential to reserve a place in advance as some of these sessions are full - please contact Joanne Penn at Writing West Midlands on 0121 246 2774 or joanne@writingwestmidlands.org.
The Hereford Write On Writing Squads is a project of Writing West Midlands in association with Herefordshire Libraries.
Play the games, paint your miniatures and meet fellow gamers at our Wargaming Workshops. Suitable for new or experienced gamers aged 10-18. Regular Games Workshops take place at Hereford Library every Friday, at Ross Library once a month, and at Leominster Library every other Wednesday. All sessions run from 5pm-7pm. These workshops are free, but please book in advance to guarantee a place. For any assistance please contact one of our staff members at the relevant library, Jon Backhouse: Hereford, Steve Jones: Ross and Stuart McEwan: Leominster.