Founded in 1768, The Leeds Library is steeped in history. We join a tour with David Butcher 📚 | Yorkshire Evening Post

3.8K views · 4 comments | We’ve made it to Leeds Fest and if you’re wondering what the site looks like this year and where your favourite acts will be performing, then stay tuned as we’re taking you on a whistle stop tour of Bramham Park. See you in the fields!  A huge thanks to Myprotein and Myvitamins for sending us to Leeds Festival |AD | The Hoot Leeds | Facebook

Steven Burt and Kevin Grady gave a tour of the library, and our gen z archivist write the script. Slay. | The Leeds Library

THE LEEDS LIBRARY NOW BOASTS A ROOFTOP READING TERRACE & MORE, THANKS TO A HUGE £2.3M EXPANSION 📚 The Leeds Library’s historic home has just got even bigger and better, expanding into the building next door. Work began in 2022, and this month, the exciting changes will be officially revealed to the public. Click the link in our comments for the full story 🔗 📍 The Leeds Library, 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, LS1 6AL | Leeds-List.com

This Leeds gem is hidden in plain sight! 🤯 Through a small entrance on busy Commercial Street in the city centre, stunning Leeds Library is filled with more than 140,000 books 😲 Plus it’s just had a £2.3 million expansion, and is now equipped with an events space, rooftop reading terrace and a lift making it accessible for the first time in its history 👏 Speaking of history, The Leeds Library was founded in 1768 and is the oldest independent subscription library in the UK. Some of the books s