Free family activities launched by Big Malarkey organisers 27th April 2020 Big Malarkey Festival organisers are hoping to celebrate the creativity of Hull children with a series of weekly activities as they launch Hibernation Inspiration. The literature festival, due to take place in June, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. But starting today, a new free activity will be offered each week until the […] Read more Cancellations Coronavirus Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Libraries News What's on Big Malarkey FestivalHull Libraries
How Hull residents can access a world of literature online 17th April 2020 Libraries in Hull have had to adapt in the face of coronavirus. People are currently unable to visit their local library – but that doesn’t mean they can’t browse and borrow books. Hull Libraries service has seen a significant rise in people loaning e-books and audiobooks online. In March, the amount of people accessing the […] Read more Leisure & Culture Libraries News AudiobooksBorrowBoxCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonE-booksHull Culture and LeisureHull LibrariesRB Digital
Stories for children delivered directly into homes in Hull 7th April 2020 Stories are being posted online to help keep children entertained and their imaginations active. The partnership between Hull Libraries, Hull Schools’ Library Service and Groundwork is delivering children’s literature directly into people’s homes. Hull Story Time will see familiar faces from the world of children’s literature, and perhaps beyond, reading aloud stories. On Friday author […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Bad KnightCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonGood KnightHull LibrariesHull Story TimeTom Knight
Coronavirus: Update on Hull leisure site closures and cancellations 26th March 2020 Hull Culture and Leisure (HCAL) has issued an update on the closure of leisure facilities in the city. HCAL, which manages leisure facilities owned by Hull City Council, has closed all its sites except parks until further notice to slow the spread of coronavirus. The decision follows Government advice to reduce social interaction to help […] Read more Cancellations Closures Coronavirus Hull City Hall Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture Museums News Public Health East ParkEast Park Animal Education CentreEnnerdaleHull LibrariesWoodford
Humber Mouth literature festival announces first events 12th March 2020 Hull’s premier literature festival has revealed its first events for 2020. Curated and hosted by Jennifer Hodgson, Humber Mouth’s reader-in-residence, these events for readers and writers will welcome some of the country’s best and most important contemporary writers to Hull. All events are free and will take place at Hull Central Library’s stunning James Reckitt […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull Central LibraryHull LibrariesHumber Mouth
Get Online Week comes to Hull Libraries 16th October 2019 Can you believe 5.3 million people have never been online in the UK? Now is the time to get connected as it is national Get Online Week – and Hull Libraries are getting involved. This week, libraries across Hull are offering free sessions to help people brush up on their web skills. #GetOnlineWeek 2019 is […] Read more News Get Online WeekHull Libraries
Young Hull readers out of this world ahead of space-themed fREADom Quest event 4th October 2019 More than 1,000 Hull children are feeling over the moon after taking part in this year’s fREADom Quest to read six books over the summer holidays. That’s because the 1,200 children who completed the quest are now invited to attend a space-themed event at Hull City Hall on Sunday. Nick Arnold, author of the Horrible […] Read more Education and Learning Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News fREADom QuestHull Libraries
5 Hull acts taking over at Edinburgh Fringe 2nd August 2019 Five Hull theatre makers are taking over at Edinburgh Fringe as the world’s largest arts festival gets under way. With support from Hull Truck Theatre, Absolutely Cultured and Back To Ours, the local contingent is taking five exciting shows, all of which were seen for the first time right here in Hull. Whether you’re heading […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Absolutely CulturedBack to OursHull LibrariesHull Truck Theatre
A month of imagination and storytelling at Hull Libraries 5th June 2019 Hull libraries are inviting children to enter a world of stories, characters and imagination this month. The Big Malarkey Festival returns from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 June in East Park. Before then, a series of free children’s reading sessions will celebrate the magic of the bedtime story. Families are invited to visit their local […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Hull LibrariesThe Big Malarkey Festival
