Hull Libraries

Which Global Chart-Topping Band Started Life At The Welly Club?

Crime writer and pop music expert Nick Quantrill outlines the WTF story of the Hull origins of FYC.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/48yrpdp7

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@nickquantrill.bsky.social
@hullnoir.bsky.social

Here's the old bus station when new in 1935. Thanks to today's reorganisation of @EYBuses service, those of us who commute to the east of the city centre are going to see a lot more of its successor!
@hulllibraries.bsky.social

What Are My Top 5 Favourite Arctic Animals?

We were honoured to have actual explorer Huw Lewis-Jones run down his preferred polar buddies, but we can’t believe he forgot monkeys.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/mr2ezp63

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
@huwlewisjones.bsky.social

In our latest podcast episode, Ellie Irwin from Back to Ours gives Burnsy the lowdown on an upcoming event called Our City and explains how you can participate.

Listen here: curiosityhull.co.uk/curiositycas... or wherever you get your podcasts.

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

What’s On My Cultural Radar?

Kayvan Coates is playing in Duncan in Hull Truck’s new production of Macbeth. Here he picks his current favourite things.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/47ym5sep

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

Our next event and it's turned into a monster! We're absolutely at capacity for in-person at @hulllibraries.bsky.social with Harriet Tyce, but the online stream is still available.

If you have a ticket and find you can't use it, please let us know and we'll reallocate it 🙌

What Is My Favourite Statue In Hull?

Actor Matt Sutton selects a popular figure of a controversial figure (with wonky glasses.)

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/4hsvjenp

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@plsoc.bsky.social
@tpexpress.bsky.social

Who Is Hull’s Most Famous Chess Player?

Amos Burn should be as well known as Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer, according to our bygone woodpusher correspondent Phil Ascough.

curiosityhull.co.uk/who-is-hulls...

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@philascough.bsky.social

Are eBooks Better Than Physical Books?

Our battling bookworms Caitlin and Ally-mai go head-to-head again to decide if screen improves on paper.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/2j44vcjn

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social
@typicallymai.bsky.social
@caitymay16.bsky.social

In our latest blog we peak behind the curtains of the male-dominated academic world of the 1950s, uncovering a hidden story of women working together to support themselves and the University of Hull: tinyurl.com/36msmxb2 @hulllibraries.bsky.social

What Are My Top 5 Favourite Songs?

We caught up with Annabelle from Astra Youth Centre in Hull Central Library and she took us through the tunes currently rocking her world.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/yc4chrzb

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@loudinlibraries.bsky.social

Which Hull Educator Was One Of Britain’s First Sex Experts?

Stop sniggering at the back! This isn’t smut, it’s a serious piece about social hygiene by our phwoar! missus! correspondent Angus Young.

curiosityhull.co.uk/which-hull-e...

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@angusyoung61.bsky.social

What’s On My Cultural Radar?

Actor Colin Hurley is playing Duncan in the new Hull Truck production of Macbeth. Here’s what else is currently pushing his buttons.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/2nkx545p

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

Ísafjörður is a town in the north west of Iceland. It was on this stretch of water that the Ross Cleveland was lost on the night of 4 February 1968 and the small house (pictured) is still there today and it’s said to where Harry Eddom took shelter.
#HeadscarfRevolutionaries

Gallery of dust jacket art for the first four Nancy Drew Mystery Stories books, published in 1930.

Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books.

Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...

Hundreds of Hull residents to take part in spectacular city-wide processions celebrating local identity Hull’s city centre streets will transform into a carnival of colour, music and spectacle on Saturday 14 March, as hundr

Hull city centre will come alive on Saturday 14 March as Back To Ours presents 'Our City' - a major community-led celebration.

Find out more ⤵️
https://news.hull.gov.uk/05/02/2026/hundreds-of-hull-residents-to-take-part-in-spectacular-city-wide-processions-celebrating-local-identity/

A striking Avocet mid-stride, its long, slender legs stepping gracefully across the damp ground. Its black-and-white plumage stands out against a soft-focus green backdrop, while its distinctive upturned bill gives it an air of quiet confidence...a picture of elegance wading through your scroll.

Ooh, lucky you! An Avocet just stepped into your scroll! 😍

Image of Moonchild Sanelly. She is a South African musician and dancer. She is known for her signature blue-coloured hair and her self-created music genre called 'Future ghetto funk'. Not to be missed!

Moonchild Sanelly
Wednesday 6 May, 7pm / Hull Central Library / £15
Save the date for a another fantastic gig brought to you by the good people at Get it Loud in Libraries
Tickets: getitloudinlibraries.com/events/

Vast seagrass meadows will shield Humber coastline Trials to restore the saltwater plant to the Humber Estuary are hugely encouraging, experts say.

'Seagrass is one of the most powerful natural tools for tackling climate change and can protect coastlines from storms and erosion, according to Wilder Humber – a partnership of the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire wildlife trusts.'

A display of books themed around romance and other, more platonic relationships. The shelf talkers say "Fall in love with a good book" The display was curated and created by Lois at Ings Library

Whether you're celebrating Valentine's, Gal-entine’s or Palentine's Day, fall in love with a book at Ings Library!
Colour coded hearts to help you choose the one for you 🩷💛

Reward yourself with a Library card. 🏆

#Grammys #BookishMemes #LibraryHumor #KCLibrary

There is no more a dangerous job than a deep sea fisherman, a fact brought into sharp focus in winter 1968, when three #Hull trawlers were lost claiming 58 lives. There was just one survivor, Harry Eddom. First mate on The Ross Cleveland. #TripleTrawlerDisaster

Why Are There Lots Of Birds On Ella Street?

Hull Tour Guide Paul Schofield has a wander through an often overlooked art trail in the city.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/wjf348tp

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hulltourguide.bsky.social

The Ross Cleveland sailed from #Hull on 20 January 1968 under the command of skipper Phil Gay. 58 years ago tonight she was fishing off Isafjordur, Iceland during the worst storm in living memory and was tragically lost. 18 men died and one survived. #TripleTrawlerDisaster

Why Are The Names Of Four Men From Hull Etched Onto A 243YO Champagne Glass?

Admit it, it’s the question you’ve been asking yourself for yonks. Our prussian glassware correspondent @angusyoung61.bsky.social has the fascinating answer.

curiosityhull.co.uk/why-are-the-...

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

3 February 1968.
58 years ago Lillian Bilocca tried to jump aboard the ST Keverne, leaving St Andrews Dock without a radio operator. If Lil had jumped, she would have killed herself. It was very dangerous and headstrong and showed her devotion to safety of the trawlermen. #HeadscarfRevolutionaries

Hull Noir & Hull Libraries present: Double Indemnity In conversation and film screening.

Here's the lowdown on our next film night! 🎬

We'll be talking all things 'Double Indemnity' with Natalie Marlow at @hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central), 11th April, before we screen the classic noir film.

Tickets £5 via the link👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-...

What Is The Role Of A Train Driver?

Claire is a train driver. She drives actual trains! And we guarantee you can’t watch this film without wanting to become a train driver too.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/yhy7a36h

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

On the latest CuriosityCast:

There’s a new production of Macbeth at Hull Truck, so Burnsy sat down with actor Benjamin Wilson – who plays Ross in the play – to talk everything from the Bard to Die Hard.

Available on our website: curiosityhull.co.uk/curiositycas...

@hulllibraries.bsky.social

What Are My Top 5 Places To Write?

Friend of the Big Malarkey, writer Helen Rutter tells us about the locations that fire her imagination.

Supplementals: tinyurl.com/4xndduh3

@hulllibraries.bsky.social
@hullsls.bsky.social