Latest posts tagged with #WordFest on Bluesky
Caught Mark Critch at Wordfest tonight talking about his latest book Sorry, Not Sorry. Great stories, lots of Canada appreciation, many laughs and free Cheezies! Host Ali Bryan was funny too. All around fun event. #Wordfest #yyc
People sitting at a table doing a craft activity
Colourful Halloween-themed sand art featuring three jack-o'-lanterns in orange, green, and blue with a witch's hat, surrounded by bowls of coloured sand.
Both Featherstone and Sandal Libraries have had a range of events as part of WordFest!
These have included lantern making and stupendous sand art!
A big thanks to everyone who came and helped make our fun events possible!
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MytshAndLegends #Featherstone #Sandal
Two sand art pictures, one of a butterfly and the other of a flower
Two children and two adults wearing Halloween costumes in a library.
A paper dragon craft
This WordFest we've had barrels of fun at Hemsworth Library!
We've hosted crafts, sand art, a Halloween Fun Day and so much more!
Everyone who came had a fantastic time and we loved making everyone so happy!
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #Hemsworth #Fun
A small child holding a boat craft in a library
A colourful boat craft on a table.
🌊 Its been plain sailing at Featherstone Library this week!
Children took part in our Argonaut themed craft, creating model Greek ships.
A big thanks to everyone who took part!
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #Craft #Ships #Argonaut
🍬 Are you hoping to learn Makaton?
This is how you sign the word 'Trick or Treat'!
Feel free to use our Halloween Makaton sign sheets! They are available here: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/2...
#Makaton #Halloween #TrickOrTreat #WordFest #MakeWordsCount
🎃 Are you hoping to learn Makaton?
This is how you sign the word 'Halloween'!
Feel free to use our Halloween Makaton sign sheets! They are available here: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/2...
#Makaton #Halloween #WordFest #MakeWordsCount
🙊 Our mythological creature of the day is the Yowie.
They are giant ape-like creatures from Australian folklore. They are said to be fast, jumpy and violently dangerous.
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #MythologicalCreatures #Yowie #Austrlia #Outback #Cryptid
A child in a Minion shirt preparing flatbread on a chopping board.
Flatbreads with faces made from carrots and tomato.
🍞👾 This week we held a wonderful 'Lets Get Cooking' event at Pontefract Library!
Children helped make flatbreads (with adult help, of course) and decorated them with spooky monster faces!
A big thank you to everyone who came, we loved running the event!
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #Cooking #Food
🌩️ @comicsplus.bsky.social has countless retellings of the Frankenstein story in graphic novel form!
You can read it on smartphone, tablet and desktop!
For instructions to access and use, visit: bit.ly/WFDigitalOffer
#ReadAllTheComics #WordFest #MakeWordsCount #Frankenstein #MaryShelley
🦌 Our mythological creature of the day is Wendigo.
This is a creature from Algonquian mythology. The Wendigo started as a human hunter, but turned to cannibalism and became a beast!
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #MakeWordsCount #Wendigo #MythologicalCreatures #Algonquian #NativeAmerican #Supernatural
🐷 Our mythological creature of the day is Circe.
She was an enchantress from Greek mythology. Living on the island of Aeaea she used her magic to turn mortals into animals.
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #GreekMythology #Circe #TheOdyssey #Fantasy
Tall glass display case filled with colourful character figurines and WordFest event posters on each shelf, set against a beige wall and carpeted floor.
Group of people knitting and crocheting at a table filled with yarn, knitting needles, and a craft magazine open to a doll pattern.
🧶 Featherstone Library's Knit and Natter group have created a fabulous display for our cabinet!
To mark our WordFest celebration, the figures are all fantasy themed! They have created a ghost, a wizard, a mermaid, a Moomin and so many other wonderful creatures!
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends
🐉 Our mythological creature of the day is the Filey Dragon.
This sea dragon was said to sink ships off Filey, Yorkshire.
But the locals discovered it had a sweet tooth for parkin, fed it to much causing the creature to die. It then turned into Filey Brigg!
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #Fantasy #Horror #Books #Bookstagram #RoaldDahl #Witches #JonathanSwift #GulliversTravels #HarrietPowers #Folklore #AnthonyHorowitz #Necropolis #HarryPotter #PotterHead #Halloween #Voldemort #JKRowling #Shakespeare #Tempest #Caliban #Prospero #Theatre #WheelOfTime
🧙♀️ Our mythological creature of the day is Janet of the Foss.
She is said to be 'Queen of the Fairies' living at Janet's Foss waterfall near Malham.
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #Yorkshire #JanetsFoss #Fairies #FolkLore #Malham
🐑 Our mythological creature of the week is the Penhill Giant.
This giant allegedly lives in a fortress in Wensleydale. It is said to steal flocks of sheep.
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythologicalCreatures #MythsAndLegends #Yorkshire #PenhillGiant #YorkshireDales #FolkLore
🧚♀️ Our mythological creature of the day is the Cottingley Fairies!
In 1917-20 a group of young girls from Cottingley faked photographs of themselves with fairies. It fooled people for decades, most famously Arthur Conan Doyle!
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegend #CottingleyFairies #Fairies
We will be hosting @catyaffeauthor.bsky.social at Hemsworth Library! She will answer your questions and reading a segment of one of her books!
- 7 November, 2:30pm-3:30pm, Hemsworth Library
Booking essential, visit: www.ticketsource.co.uk/wakefield-li...
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends
🐑👶 Our mythological creature of the day is Puca.
They are goblin-like creatures from British and Irish folklore. They are shapeshifters that can take the form of a human or animal.
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #MythologicalCreatures #Puca #Shapeshifter
Do you love Tolkien's novels?
Check out these amazing books of ours about the world he created!
Visit our libraries to borrow or reserve at: wakefield.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #Fantasy #BookRecs #JRRTolkien #LOTR #Hobbit #BookSky
🧙♂️ Are you hoping to learn Makaton?
This is how you sign the word 'Wizard'!
Feel free to use our Halloween Makaton sign sheets! They are available here: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/2...
#Makaton #Wizard #Halloween #WordFest #MakeWordsCount
🐾 Our mythological creature of the day is Black Shuck.
This ghostly dog is said to roam East Anglia. According to legend, if you see it you will die by the end of the year.
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #MakeWordsCount #BlackShuck #EastAnglia #MythologicalCreatures #Fantasy #Dogs
🐉 Why not try our washing peg dragon craft at home!
To access and print the template, visit: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/o...
#WordFest #WordLab #MythsAndLegends #Dragon #Craft #ThingsToDo
🇽🇸 Our mythological creature of the day is Nessie.
This dinosaur-like sea creature is said to live in Loch Ness, Scotland.
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #MakeWordsCount #MythologicalCreatures #LochNess #Nessie #Scotland #Libraries
🙌 Our mythological creature of the day is the Hairy Hands!
It is said that these disembodied hands haunt the roads near Postbridge, Dartmoor. They are said to cause bike and car crashes.
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #MakeWordsCount #MythologicalCreatures #HairyHands #Dartmoor #Postbridge
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #OnThisDay #fantasy #books #bookstagram #horror #SciFi #LOTR #ReturnOfTheKing #Tolkien #UrsulaKLeGuin #Earthsea #Allegiant #VeronicaRoth #MichaelCrichton #JurassicPark #Batman #BobKane #GeoffreyChaucer #CanterburyTales #JimButcher #DresdenFiles
🧅 Our mythological creature of the day is Ogre!
They are giant, hideous monsters know for eating people. However, they are not always nasty, many are good (like Shrek!).
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #MythologicalCreatures #MakeWordsCount #Ogre #Shrek #FolkLore #Fantasy
🧚 Our library members have access to hundreds of amazing online audiobooks with uLibrary!
Listen to 'Fearless Fairy Tales' by Konnie Huq!
For more information and to access, visit: wakefield.ulverscroftulibrary.com/help
#uLibrary #FairyTale #KonnieHuq #Funny #WordFest #MakeWordsCount
The true size of Narnia!
#WordFest #MakeWordsCount #MythsAndLegends #Maps #Mapping #SizeComparison #Narnia #CSLewis #Fantasy #Britain
🦉 Our mythological creature of the day is Chickcharney!
They are owl-like creatures from Bahamian folklore. They are said to have long legs to be the height of an adult human!
#WordFest #MythsAndLegends #MythologicalCreatures #MakeWordsCount #Bahamas #Caribbean #Chickcharney #Owl #FolkLore
