Library Adventures
Welcome to Library Adventures, a free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4-11.
About the programme
Children, or Library Adventurers, can take part at any library in Kirklees. Your quest is to journey through your Library Adventures pack with six fantastic themes to explore. The Adventurer pack is full of fun crafts, reading suggestions, facts, and creative activities. You can collect stickers, bookmarks, certificates and more throughout the year.
There are separate versions of the Library Adventures pack for older and younger children. Just pick the pack which best suits your Library Adventurer when you arrive at the library.
All you need to join the Library Adventures journey, is a Kirklees library card. A library card is free and can be obtained online or in person at any Kirklees Library. No ID required.
Request a free library card from our How to join page.
Adventure reading lists
Delve into reading lists for each theme to start your adventure.
Adventure themes
Every Kirklees library will host a Library Adventures realm. These were chosen by children from across Kirklees. This year the themes are Animal Planet, Space Explorer, Rainforest, Spooky, Magical lands, and Oceans. Throughout the year you will be able to explore all six themes at your local library.
July to August
- Animal Planet at Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike
- Magical Lands at Holmfirth, Honley, Marsden, Meltham
- Oceans at Almondbury, Golcar, Rawthorpe Dalton, Slaithwaite
- Rainforests at Dewsbury, Kirkheaton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe (Greenwood Centre)
- Space Explorer at Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield, Lindley
- Spooky at Denby Dale, Kirkburton, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe
September to October
- Animal Planet at Denby Dale, Kirkburton, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe
- Magical Lands at Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike
- Oceans at Holmfirth, Honley, Marsden, Meltham
- Rainforests at Almondbury, Golcar, Rawthorpe Dalton, Slaithwaite
- Space Explorer at Dewsbury, Kirkheaton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe (Greenwood Centre)
- Spooky at Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield, Lindley
November to December
- Animal Planet at Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield, Lindley
- Magical Lands at Denby Dale, Kirkburton, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe
- Oceans at Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike
- Rainforests at Holmfirth, Honley, Marsden, Meltham
- Space Explorer at Almondbury, Golcar, Rawthorpe Dalton, Slaithwaite
- Spooky at Dewsbury, Kirkheaton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe (Greenwood Centre)
January to February
- Animal Planet at Dewsbury, Kirkheaton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe (Greenwood Centre)
- Magical Lands at Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield, Lindley
- Oceans at Denby Dale, Kirkburton, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe
- Rainforests at Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike
- Space Explorer at Holmfirth, Honley, Marsden, Meltham
- Spooky at Almondbury, Golcar, Rawthorpe Dalton, Slaithwaite
March to April
- Animal Planet at Almondbury, Golcar, Rawthorpe Dalton, Slaithwaite
- Magical Lands at Dewsbury, Kirkheaton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe (Greenwood Centre)
- Oceans at Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield, Lindley
- Rainforests at Denby Dale, Kirkburton, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe
- Space Explorer at Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike
- Spooky at Holmfirth, Honley, Marsden, Meltham
May to June
- Animal Planet at Holmfirth, Honley, Marsden, Meltham
- Magical Lands at Almondbury, Golcar, Rawthorpe Dalton, Slaithwaite
- Oceans at Dewsbury, Kirkheaton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe (Greenwood Centre)
- Rainforests at Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield, Lindley
- Space Explorer at Denby Dale, Kirkburton, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe
- Spooky at Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike
Imagined by children, created by Kirklees Libraries
Library Adventures is developed alongside local children.
