Festival of Libraries June 2025
Returning for its fifth year, and winner of Best Event at the Manchester Culture Awards in 2024, Festival of Libraries is the biggest festival of its type in the country,…
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Libraries & Nature, a Creative, Historical & Mindful Partnership!
Libraries have taken themselves out into some of Manchester’s beautiful green spaces recently. 3 libraries paired up with a park and it’s Park Ranger to plan and deliver a walk…
See Myself in Books Festival
Read Manchester’s inaugural See Myself in Books Festival to promote representation in children’s books took place this March. Devised to complement our…
Children, young people and schools, and Read Manchester
On 4th March 2025, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
Join the Consultation: Young People’s Views Wanted for Manchester Libraries.
Can you help us shape the way libraries deliver services for young people in Manchester? We are looking for the views of young people in Manchester this spring term. Young…
Celebrating World Children’s Day
On 20th November, Manchester Libraries proudly joined the global celebration of World Children’s Day, commemorating the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. This special day reminds us that upholding…
Celebrating Anti-Bullying Week
This year, Manchester Libraries proudly hosted special events to mark Anti-Bullying Week 2024, bringing together over 200, KS1 children from across the city. The theme, “Choose Respect,” was at the heart of…
Manchester People’s Culture Award
The Manchester Culture Awards celebrate the best of culture and creativity in the city. As well as recognising the events that have made us laugh, cry, and think over the…
Pupils celebrate Empathy Day 2024
Manchester primary school pupils joined children’s authors for an Empathy Day celebration event Hundreds of primary school pupils joined children’s authors at a special event in Manchester this week on…
Reading Makes Us Free
Reading Makes Us Free is a mass-participation artwork celebrating the power and freedom reading gives to us. Inspired by the Frederick Douglass quote ‘Once you learn to read, you will…
Dr Ranj to help all 4-year-olds in Manchester find their superpower.
Dr Ranj and pupils from Claremont Primary School at Moss Side Powerhouse. All 4-year-olds in Manchester are being given a helping hand this September to find their ‘superpowers’ in a…
#Take10toRead on World Mental Health Day with Read Manchester
Take 10 is a campaign from Read Manchester to promote the mental wellbeing benefits of reading. We know that reading is a great way to relax, boost your mood and…
Wonderful Winter Warmer!
On 26 February, Central Library opened its doors to 950 visitors for a special Sunday Funday, funded by Manchester Central Library Development Trust, the charity that supports cultural and educational…
Rugby League World Cup 2021: Cultural Programme Analysis
Celebrating the Power of Together The Rugby League World Cup Cultural Festival was an ambitious, inclusive, multidisciplinary festival bringing together audiences for sport and art around the tournament. Taking place…
Fun Palace are 10!!
This year Fun palaces turn 10 and we’re very excited to feature in there celebratory film. Manchester Libraries have been creating Fun Palaces for a good few years now and…
LGBT+ History Month 2023 Programme of Events
Love is Love: LGBTQ+ History Month Film Night Spend Valentines Night at Central Library celebrating the best of queer films. Tuesday 14th February 6pm. Central Library. We’ll be screening one…
‘Henry Normal in conversation’ live streams now on YouTube!
Join poet, writer, TV & film producer Henry Normal as he chats and shares poetry with fellow Flapjack Press wordsmiths. With audience Q&A. Catch up with our second series of…
Word Central – Now We Are Six! Birthday Special!
Word Central Open Mic Night hosted by Tony Curry Join Flapjack Press at Manchester Central Library on Tues 26th July for their Birthday Special event! An evening of celebrations and…
International Women’s Day 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we hosted our very own event that featured a panel of female-led businesses that we work closely with. The event gave guests the chance…
Sowing the Seeds in Moss Side
Sow the City have been coming to Powerhouse Library as part of the Thrive Moss Side project! We have been learning new things about birds, nature, local plants and wildlife…