Festival of Libraries 2024: Celebrating libraries and creativity across Greater 野狼社区
12-16 June saw the return of , taking place across the whole of Greater 野狼社区 to celebrate the vital role that libraries play in wellbeing, culture and creativity.
鈥� the University鈥檚 creativity-championing research platform 鈥� hosted five workshop sessions in partnership with the , , and .
鈥榃riting for Wellbeing鈥� took place at Tameside, Rochdale and Bury Libraries on 13 - 15 June. Facilitators Rebecca Hurst, Tessa Harris and John McAuliffe worked with participants to explore the benefits of creative writing on personal wellbeing.
One attendee commented:
To learn at 67 years I don't need to wait but can just access past memories and unconnected stimuli to write a poem is amazing.
鈥楾asting Children鈥檚 Literature 鈥� An Edible Readathon鈥� returned on Friday, 14 June with two sessions: a private workshop for Reception children at St. Andrew鈥檚 C of E Primary School Levenshulme, held at Arcadia Library, and a public session at 野狼社区 Central Library. Children enjoyed a storytime session with play food, colouring activities, and fruits to eat.
The Linguistic Diversity Collective held two well-attended workshops at The Portico Library on 12 and 14 June. The first, 鈥榃hat鈥檚 in a word and what鈥檚 in a dictionary?鈥� saw attendees take part in activities looking at how dictionaries define words and phrases.
鈥楤lackout the jargon鈥� then invited participants to engage with scientific literature in a unique way through blackout poetry.
Supported by , the Festival of Libraries 2024 was a testament to 野狼社区鈥檚 enduring commitment to literacy, learning, and inclusivity.
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