Libraries Week takes place between 3 and 9 October, celebrating the nation’s much-loved libraries and the central role that libraries play in supporting life-long learning. This year’s theme is ‘Never Stop Learning’, and we want to showcase how Manchester libraries are inspiring learning for all and helping individuals to unlock and fulfil their potential at every stage of life.

Take a look at some of the great activities, events and workshops that are happening in your local library over the next week.

Monday 3 October

  • Arcadia Library
    • Age Friendly Coffee Morning: 10am until 11am
    • Storytime: 11am until 11.30am
    • Roma drop-in sessions: 12:30pm until 3pm
    • Councillors’ drop-in session: 6pm until 7pm
  • Avenue Library
    • Digital Skill Up drop-in session with Manchester Adult Education Service: 12.30pm until 3pm
  • Brooklands Library
    • Story Time 11am until 12am
  • Forum Library
    • Talk English: 12pm until 2.30pm.
    • Memory Skills: 2pm until 4pm
    • Disabled support Group: 2pm until 4pm
    • History Group: 6pm until 7.45pm
    • Dungeons & Dragons group: 5pm until 7.45pm
  • Gorton Library
    • Puzzle Club: 3pm until 5pm
  • Longsight Library
    • Talk English: 9.30am until 12.00pm
    • Digital Skill Up drop-in session with Manchester Adult Education Service: 9.30am until 12pm
  • Moss Side Powerhouse Library
    • ESOL class: 11am until 12pm
    • Homework Club: 4:30pm until 6:30pm
  • Newton Heath Library
    • Age Friendly IT session: 2pm until 3.30pm
  • Withington Library
    • Age Friendly Coffee Hour: 10am until 11am
    • Computer Support: 1.30pm until 3.30pm

Tuesday 4 October

  • Beswick Library
    • Computer Support: 11am until 12pm
  • Brooklands Library
    • Age Friendly Coffee Day
  • Burnage Library
    • Knit and Natter: 10am until 12pm
    • Computer support: 10.30am until 12.30pm
  • Central Library
    • Digital Skills up drop-in: 10am until 12.30pm
  • Chorlton Library
    • Age Friendly Coffee Morning: 10am until 11am
  • Forum Library
    • Age friendly Hour: 10am until 11am
    • Storytime: 11am until 11.30am
    • Paint Pots: 12pm until 4pm
    • Dementia Support group: 1pm until 3pm
    • Creative Writing Group: 1pm until 4pm
  • Gorton Library
    • Local History Group: 2pm until 4pm
    • Craft Group: 2pm until 4pm
    • Brenda’s Knitting Group: 5pm until 7.30pm
  • Hulme High Street Library
    • Age Friendly Coffee Morning: 11am until 12 pm
    • Digital Skill Up drop-in session with Manchester Adult Education Service: 1pm until 3pm
  • Longsight Library
    • Asian Carers: 9am until 1pm
    • Citizens Advice (debt): 1pm until 3:30pm
    • Media Cubs: 4pm until 5pm
  • Moss Side Powerhouse Library
    • Storytime: 11am until 11.30am
    • Power Rangers (over 50s group): 11am until 1pm
    • Power Knitters: 12.30am until 1.30pm
  • Northenden Library
    • Age Friendly Coffee Day: 2pm until 4:45pm
  • Withington Library
    • Manchester City Council Fostering event: 4:30pm until 6:30pm

Wednesday 5 October

Thursday 6 October

Friday 7 October

Saturday 8 October

Sunday 9 October

Collection of images showing the exterior of twenty three Manchester Libraries