Events
Libraries full of the joys of spring
Wednesday 15 February 2012 to Wednesday 15 February 2012
Local comic poet Mike Barfield is visiting Knaresborough and Ripon libraries next month to celebrate the onset of spring with a mix of poems, songs and jokes.rnrn
Children of all ages as well as adults are invited to attend these fun-filled seasonal celebrations of All Things Spring which will take place during half term.rnrnMike Barfield is a children's poet, and cartoonist with 25 years of experience, who has also worked in TV, radio, books, newspapers and magazines - as well as schools, libraries and museums.rnrnHis sessions will take place on February 15th at 11am in Ripon library and at 2pm in Knaresborough library. Tickets for the event cost £3 in advance from Ripon library rnon 0845 034 9524 or via email: Ripon.Library@northyorks.gov.uk and from Knaresborough Library on Tel: 0845 300 5112 or via email: Knaresborough.Library@northyorks.gov.ukrnrnCounty Councillor Chris Metcalfe, North Yorkshire’s Executive Member for Library Services said: “These sessions promise to be full of fun as well as enabling children to explore language and music in a lively setting. Our libraries are ideal venues for families and communities to get together for entertainment as well as learning.”rnrnContact: Deborah Thornton (01609 53) (Knaresborough) or Greg Kubas Ripon library 01609 798402rn
