Category Digital and technology

Bringing Digital Inclusion to life

The Digital Inclusion team at Manchester City Council visited Chloe Anwen, Community Engagement Manager at Cornerstone United Reformed Church on Tuesday 31st of March to have a chat about the digital inclusion…

May’s Full Volume Podcast

Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast is back for May with another fun-packed episode. Listen Here: Presenters Alan Lynch and his co-host Gary Parkinson – bring you all the…

Big names on Full Volume Podcast

Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast returns for a bumper Easter extravaganza. Presenters Alan Lynch and his co-host Gary Parkinson – bring you all the latest and greatest from across…

Library Customer Testimonials in 2025

On 4th March 2026, 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…

Learning Support In Your Libraries

On 4th March 2026, 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…

Good Things Foundation Visit to Chorlton Library 

Councillor John Hacking with Vicki Sellick MBE and Sital Mistry Lee On Thursday 19th February, we were delighted to welcome Vicki Sellick MBE, incoming CEO of Good Things Foundation (GTF), and Sital Mistry Lee, Associate Director…

Digital Inclusion Report 2026

Today, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure, and I presented Digital Inclusion report to the Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee. Digital Exclusion affects tens of thousands of…

VR Headsets Return to Manchester Libraries this February

Next month, prepare to explore new worlds with David Attenborough, Wallace & Gromit, Vaughan Williams and Laika the first astronaut dog, at your local library.   For three weeks in February, Manchester Libraries will be hosting state-of-the-art VR headsets and a feast of FREE digital experiences.   Manchester Libraries are one of nine library…

Donate your old tech at Manchester Libraries!

Did you receive a new device for Christmas? Don’t know what to do with your old tech? Instead of your old devices cluttering up your house, this new year you…

Xmas Edition of Full Volume Podcast

Step into Christmas with Manchester Libraries for the final Full Volume podcast of 2025. Back for one last hurrah before the year is out, presenter Alan Lynch and co-host Gary…

Get Online Week in Manchester – What We Got Up To!

Get Online Week 2025

This week, the Digital Inclusion Team took part in Get Online Week, a national campaign from the Good Things Foundation that’s all about helping people get online in ways that…

Get Online Week with the Digital Inclusion team!

Get Online Week is Good Things Foundation’s annual digital inclusion campaign focused on enabling people to discover the benefits of being online, and to build their confidence in using the…

New Spydus Mobile Library App

There is an updated version of our mobile library app which allows you to access Manchester Libraries on the go. The Spydus Library Mobile app is completely free and with the app…

Volunteering as a Digital Champion

David Riley, 63, began volunteering at Manchester’s Central Library in 2018. After experiencing a period of severe ill-health, he was encouraged to take an online computer course – a major…

New Episode of Full Volume Podcast! Featuring John Robb

It’s lucky seven for Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast and the latest edition is chock-full of Library-related features, news and interviews from across the city.     This month’s episode welcomes…

Libraries Update – June 2025

Councillor John Hacking and Councillor Garry Bridges

Councillor John Hacking and Councillor Garry Bridges shared the stage at an event this month marking Manchester’s designations as a UNESCO City of Literature & a UNESCO City of Learning…