Dual-Language Story & Rhyme
Join us at local libraries across the city for fun sessions of sharing stories and rhymes as part of the Leeds City of Languages festival!
Leeds Libraries is partnering with the University of Leeds to deliver an exciting programme of dual-language Story & Rhyme; sessions will feature stories in languages from around the world as well as English.
Leeds City of Languages celebrates the rich diversity of languages and cultures across Yorkshire, making this a great opportunity to explore different languages for families. Free event for under fives and their families, just turn up.
Italian/German
Monday 13:30-14:30, Oakwood Library
Ukrainian
Tuesday 10.30-11.30, Moor Allerton Library
French
Thursday 10.30-11.30, Wetherby Library
Mandarin
Thursday 10.30-11.30, Leeds City Library
Bengali, Welsh, Romanian and Spanish
Friday 10.30-11.30, Compton Centre
Portuguese
Friday 13:30-14:30, Farsley Library
This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter for Children and Families: bit.ly/FamilyLibraryNews To join the library, find your closest library or get in touch: libraries.leeds.gov.uk
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