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Byres Road Book Festival at Hillhead Library – Yasmin Hanif

Byres Road Book Festival at Hillhead Library – Yasmin Hanif
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This event is run by an external organisation but takes place in a Glasgow Life venue. Glasgow Life does not take any responsibility for this event including the communication of any cancellations or rearrangements, or the ticket sales for this event.
Dates and times
Friday 25th Sept 2026
10:30am
Age
5-11 years, Family
Venue
Hillhead Library
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Yasmin will conduct a reading of the book interspersed with bear colouring-in and naming activities, a bear themed dance and sing-along, chatting about Eid and exploring the real-life inspiration behind the story through the illustrations.


Yasmin Hanif is a children’s writer and educator, previously a writer in residence at St. Albert’s Primary School, and an advocate for diversity and inclusion within children’s writing and publishing. She has had short stories and poems published, and her debut picture book Abdullah’s Bear Needs A Name! was published last year.


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