Bookstart is thriving in Manchester and here at Manchester Libraries we’re really proud to take the lead in delivering a variety of Booktrust programmes and supporting their campaigns. Last year we delivered over 15,000 Bookstart Baby, Toddler, Preschooler, and Additional Needs packs and resources to families across the city. However even more important is…
Read Manchester’s Festive Book Gifting project this year was a huge success, with a total of 12,956 Books gifted across 140 different settings! We worked with a wide variety of different organisations, including: Food Banks…
2026 is the National Year of Reading, and to inspire you with some ideas for your next read, here are the top titles borrowed from our libraries in 2025. Adult…
We had a brilliant start to the 2025/26 school year for Manchester High Schools with our author, reading for pleasure and creative writing offer. We started off in September with…
This year we have been looking at our Youth Friendly Standards, consulting with young people from all over Manchester to obtain their views and feedback to help launch a new…
Summer Reading Challenge: Celebrating Our Winners!
For the 2nd year the Year 6 to Year 7 Transition Read was Quiet Storm by local, award-winning author, Kimberly Whittam Home | Kimberly Whittam Author . The book was originally…
To celebrate Non-Fiction November, Read Manchester has spent the past month working with publishers and authors to promote non-fiction and gift fantastic fact books to pupils of Manchester schools. We’ve had…
Manchester Libraries Trust, the charity supporting archives, cultural and educational activities across Manchester Libraries, has launched a new appeal to gift books to Manchester Children who need them most. Shockingly,…
When we think of reading for pleasure, we often first think of novels – but fiction is only part of the story. National Non-Fiction November is an annual celebration of…
We have started a new children’s reading group at Chorlton library, the first session happened this week, our reading group is on the first Tuesday of each month, 5-6pm, it…
This October Read Manchester ran our annual Take 10 to Read campaign, promoting the importance of reading for mental health and wellbeing. Just 10 minutes of reading can be a…
Chorlton Book Festival returned this September for its 21 year, we had a fantastic line up and program, so we were excited and expecting good things, and it did not…
Reading is a great way to relax, boost your mood and escape the pressures of daily life. That’s why we’re encouraging everyone to take 10 minutes to read on Friday 10…
A regular look at new books (fiction and non-fiction) relating to Manchester. Our first new title this time offers a slightly bizarre story: Unburied: the True Story of Hannah Beswick,…
Manchester City Council and Read Manchester are pleased to announce this year’s transition read to support children starting school reception classes in September. Moving up to school is a big…
The Black British Book Festival is set to return to Manchester Central Library next year following a successful event at Manchester Central Library in September 2023. The festival will bring…
Ignite your summer adventures and discover Manchester City of Literature alongside 57 other unique UNESCO sites in the UK and crown dependencies thanks to a newly illustrated map, now available…
Read Manchester’s city-wide Year 6 transition read is now underway! For a second year running, the award-winning author, Onjali Q Rauf has been chosen as the author and her brilliant…
Authors L.D. Lapinski and A.M. Dassu holding copies of their books outside a tram stop