On 21st February 2019, Manchester will celebrate International Mother Language Day with exciting events taking place across the city. Activities include fun, family-friendly games, crafts and performances, a panel discussion, workshops and a multilingual mushaira.
Manchester City Council’s Libraries Team is hosting events for people of all ages, with free activities, games and performances:
Central Library (Performance space), Thursday 21 February, 1pm – 4pm, FREE
Join the team at Central Library for multilingual storytelling, international food, music, crafts, and performances by some of Manchester’s supplementary schools. Plus, don’t miss the chance to record your own multilingual poetry in special poetry pods (see Multi-language Mushaira details below). Multilingual Manchester will be hosting an exhibition exploring the city’s language diversity, which you can also find in the Performance Space from 1pm.
Longsight Library, Thursday 21 February, 2pm-4pm, FREE
Visitors to Longsight Library can get involved in Arabic calligraphy, watch performances and do a range of crafts and hands-on activities for all ages. Plus, don’t miss the chance to record your own multilingual poetry in special poetry pods (see Multi-language Mushaira details below), and play language games with Multilingual Manchester.
Wythenshawe Forum Library, Thursday 21 February, 12pm-3pm, FREE
Join the event at Wythenshawe Forum Library to take part in fun activities with Afro Tots, make badges and bunting celebrating Manchester’s many languages, add your language to multilingual artwork, and more! Plus, don’t miss the chance to record your own multilingual poetry in special poetry pods (see Multi-language Mushaira details below), and play language games with Multilingual Manchester.
North City Library, Thursday 21 February, 11am-3pm, FREE
At North City Library, there will be multilingual story sessions, crafts and fun food activities to join. Plus, don’t miss the chance to record your own multilingual poetry in special poetry pods (see Multi-language Mushaira details below), and play language games with Multilingual Manchester.