Free ebooks and audiobooks from libraries
Summer is really here and what better way to relax, than to read or listen to a book. Manchester libraries in conjunction with our partners Borrowbox have a wonderful eBook and eAudio…
Category Digital and technology
How to set up a microbrewery!
Next week is Manchester Beer Week (29th June – 8th July). Last year, the number of UK breweries rose above 2,000 for the first time since the 1930’s, with Manchester…
Our Manchester: a Creative Hackathon
Manchester Libraries want to create a record of the month of April across the whole city. We’re creating a snapshot of the city and need your help! During April share…
Coding for kids
Manchester Libraries now has ten Code Clubs for children across the city! Code Clubs are a national network of volunteer lead clubs for children aged 9 to 13. Using Scratch,…
Withington Library Refurbishment
Withington Library is to receive a major refurbishment, with the aim of producing a new and improved interior for the benefit of the local community. The library building will temporarily…
Events for Business Start Ups
November alone sees over 50 events, workshops and courses across Manchester and beyond, provided by the Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) based at Manchester Central Library. The BIPC hosts…
Digital Hubs from the CAB
Earlier in the year the Citizens Advice Bureau started delivering assisted digital help at a number of libraries across the city. During these sessions they can help you with online…
Try one thing in Go Online week
Running from 2 – 8 October, Get Online Week 2017 will see thousands of events across the country help people get the most from the internet. Come into see what’s on…
Digital Fun at Community Learning Festival
Manchester Libraries and Archives+ were at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Community Learning Festival making animations and films with the incredibly talented children and young people. Using backdrops from the photo archives…
MEGA March Digital Festival
Manchester Libraries is presenting MEGA! a month long celebration of digital enterprise and discovery, to help local small businesses and entrepreneurs. The festival takes place in libraries across the city…
Fun Palaces 2016
This was originally published on the Libraries Taskforce blog. In October 2016 eight Manchester libraries were turned into Fun Palaces. Fun Palaces was very much respond to the communities that they are…
Love to Read
The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) is asking all members to support the BBC’s #LovetoRead campaign this Autumn. Please encourage vote in the SCLʼs poll to find the nationʼs favourite…
Early Doors at the Business & IP Centre
As the holidays end and everyone gets back to work, the Business & IP Centre Manchester in Central Library is ramping up activity. Highlights in September include our new twilight…
Makerspace – Forum Library
If you haven’t visited the MakerSpace in Forum Library yet – give it a go. Lots of new equipment and technology including: – An Apple Mac with creative software for…
Free digital help to Manchester businesses
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Free digital magazines for library users
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Wolfson Foundation £250,000 boost for libraries
The Wolfson Foundation has provided a major funding boost to improve the offer for children in six Manchester libraries. The Foundation is providing a grant of £250,000 for a programme…
Get the libraries app
The free Libraries app, which allows users to search Manchester’s extensive collection of books, e-books and audiobooks using their smartphone or tablet, has been downloaded by more than 9,000 new…
Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre
Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre is now open! We’re a new kind of open-plan, self-serve library sitting on just about the most convenient corner of Stockport Road and Yew Tree Avenue…
Echo Trace Finale
Over the last six months, we’ve been busy in libraries with the Echo Trace, a multi-arts programme of activities. To celebrate the end of the project, we brought five local…