Tales of witches, dragons and ghosts are the just some of the highlights of an annual campaign exploring North Yorkshire’s rich history.
To celebrate Local and Community History Month in May, the library service has joined up with museums, artists and storytellers to host a range of folklore-themed events.
Northallerton Library will be hosting a dragon-themed story telling session by Hoglets Theatre followed by a puppet-making workshop from 10am on Saturday, May 20.
North Yorkshire County Record Office will also hold pop-up archive displays with sessions from 10am to 2pm on Wednesday, May 10, at Skipton Library, from 10am to 2pm on Friday, May 12, at Whitby Library, and from 10am to 1pm on Monday, May 15, at Richmond Library.
Staff from county archives will bring records of local interest including historic maps, photos, recipes, remedies and tales of witches from the collections.
North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for libraries, Cllr Simon Myers, said: “We are really excited to be hosting folklore-themed events throughout May in partnership with local tourist attractions and storytellers.
“Many villages and towns have traditional stories about wise old women, hermits, hobs and fairies or sightings of ghostly apparitions and strange beasts roaming the moors and dales.
“This annual campaign provides an opportunity for local people to explore the county’s heritage. Every North Yorkshire community has a story to tell.”
To find out more about what is happening during local and community history month and to book your place, visit your local library branch or individual Facebook page.
Library members can take advantage of free resources including historic newspapers, maps, ephemera in local studies collections in branches as well as access to a number of online resources.
To sign up for a free library membership, visit North Yorkshire Council’s website at www.northyorks.gov.uk/leisure-tourism-and-culture/libraries
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