Library community and events

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Events

The library organises a range of events aimed at our students and staff throughout the year. Here you can see what is coming up next, book a place and also read about our past events.

City of Culture BD2025 Living Library event

We are pleased to announce our forthcoming Living Library event to celebrate the City of Culture 2025.

This time the theme will be: "What libraries mean to me"

Many of the city's libraries will be taking part, each hosting their own events during November 2025:

Bradford College - Tues 11 Nov, 12:00-14:00
University of Bradford - Weds 12 Nov, 12:00-14:00
Commonweal Collection - Thurs 13 Nov, 12:30-15:00
Bradford Public Library - Fri 14 Nov, 14:00-16:00

Don't judge a book by its cover!

Living Library books are people from our community in Bradford who will share a personal experience or perspective on life. Borrow a living book in a safe space and take the opportunity to have a conversation and learn more about their experience. Read more about our past Living Library events.

Why be a Living Book?

Would you like to volunteer to talk to others about your life story, building understanding of your culture and history, to develop a more inclusive and accepting environment for all of Bradford’s diverse staff and students?

Watch the story of ‘Living Book’ Nico Kalkusinski, who spoke at our Living Library launch event.

University of Bradford’s Living Library: Nico

Why be a reader?

‘Borrow’ a Living Book in a safe space and take the unique opportunity to have an open, respectful conversation to hear more about the personal life experience of the Living Book. Listen, talk, and learn.

Ana Jara Gonzalez’s experience of attending the University of Bradford’s Living Library launch event as a ‘Reader’.

University of Bradford’s Living Library: Ana

Library Event Coordinators

Student Event Coordinators (Library Services) volunteer to help run library-based activities and events in the "Library Community Group". Working as a team they develop and plan a programme of innovative events for the library community.

Read more about the role and benefits, including recruitment for this role.

Student Event Coordinators and Student Advisory Group members with library staff.

Library book club

The Library runs a regular book club in collaboration with Bradford Libraries who kindly provide us a number of books to borrow. For each title chosen, the group then meet to discuss the book. The book club is friendly, informal and open to all students and staff - do come and join us!

Read about our previous book club titles and meetings.

Next title in book club

After the fall by Charity Norman

We will be meeting on Wednesday 4 March: 12:00 – 13:00 in Room 0.17 of the library (please ask at the library desk for directions) to discuss the book.

Do pick up a copy at the library counter and join us - we hope to see you there!