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Black Country Partners Awarded Nearly £1.3 Million From Sport England To Tackle Physical Inactivity

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

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Lye makes Library of the Year shortlist

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

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Community funding boosted

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

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Superstitions at Sedgley

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.

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New writing group at Cradley Library

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

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Half term activities at Dudley Libraries

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.

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Brierley Hill offers World Book Day Costume Swap

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.

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Residents invited to public community meetings

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

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Lye Library reopens

Lye Library has reopened after major refurbishment.

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Improvements to Dudley Schools Library Service

Changes to improve the Dudley Schools Library Service are being implemented this January.

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Storytime in Dudley

Dudley libraries are running storytime sessions for children aged under 5 as part of the BookTrust Storytime programme.

Photo (Credit Hayley Madden Poetry Society) Former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho OBE

Bursary opportunity for local children’s authors

Published children’s authors in the wider Dudley area are being given the opportunity of starting the new year with a bursary awarded by the new GLL Literary Foundation.