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A free talk at Cradley Library on Tuesday 13 May promises an intriguing insight into the lives of Jack the Ripper’s victims.

Dudley’s thirteen libraries are all offering a wide range of free activities for children this Easter.

Tips on how to stress less and live better are the subject of a free talk being given at Coseley Library on 3 April at 6.30pm.

Local author Michael Braccia, from Stourbridge, will be launching his new novel ‘Vision of Another Life’ at Dudley Library on 8 April at 7pm.

Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton among 53 new places across England receiving new tranche of funding

Lye Library in Dudley has been chosen as a finalist in The Bookseller’s Library of the Year award for 2025.

Community forum funding has received a boost with the £240,000 for small community bids and events reinstated.

Have you ever wondered where superstitions come from and why they’re so powerful? Join Professor Black at Sedgley Library, Dudley, on 1 March at 1pm to be enlightened – and a little scared.

Cradley Library in Dudley is running a monthly creative writing group from Thursday 27 February.

From making bunny headbands, 3D cats and dog finger puppets to Lego construction, rattle and rhyme, board games, film shows and storytimes, there’s a wide range of free activities to keep the family happy in Dudley’s libraries this half term.

Brierley Hill Library is taking part in a World Book Day Costume Swap – a chance for anyone looking for a new child’s outfit to exchange it for one already used, completely free of charge.

Residents can find out what is happening in their area at public community meetings being held across the borough next month.