Archives saved
Greater Manchester’s oldest surviving archive collection has been saved for posterity by Manchester City Council. The Assheton of Middleton estate archive collection, purchased by Manchester City Council, will now have…
Category Digital and technology
Donate your old tech at the library
Are you receiving a new device for Christmas? Don’t leave your old one lying about in the house and don’t throw it away. Donate your old one to any Manchester…
Libraries Update – October 2023
Digitober and Get Online Week Throughout October, (Digitober), our Digital Inclusion Team has been working to promote and better integrate digital inclusion throughout the city. This month, the team met…
#GreenLibrariesWeek
Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer. This year it takes place from 2nd-8th October and is ‘Green Libraries Week’. Green…
Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week.
Manchester Libraries are teaming up with @HeartValveVoice to offer free heart check ups at 10 of our libraries as part of International Heart Valve Disease Awareness week 2023 (11-17 September). …
Libraries Update – July 2023
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Free Summer Book for all 11-year-olds in Manchester to help with move to High School
Children in the park with their free summer book.
Manchester Libraries: Your Digital Hubs
Your local libraries continue to be digital hubs that give you free access to the Internet and support that you need. Free Wi-Fi and Computer Access Libraries offer free Wi-Fi…
Borrowbox: Now with digital magazines and newspapers!
Borrowbox. Your library in one app! E-books and audio books You can use BorrowBox to browse, borrow and read or listen to ebooks and audio books anywhere and everywhere. E-press…
Manchester and Mancunians love their libraries, and we are continuing to invest in them over the next 12 months
The Chorlton Library scheme, which we are looking to begin in July this year will run for 11 months. The exciting £1.5 million pound scheme will see improvements to the…
Warm Spaces in Libraries across Manchester
Every library in Manchester is a ‘warm space’, that is an attractive welcome safe free space that residents of all ages can come in and stay warm all day in…
Libraries Update from Councillor Hacking -September 2022
This bulletin provides news from libraries in and around the city with some highlights of what’s been going on throughout the month. So much has been happening to serve our…
What to do this October in Manchester
Say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn, the change in the weather, leaves begin to turn into beautiful orange reds and golden browns. Days are growing shorter but don’t…
Build A Business….with our help!
Have you always wanted to start your own business? Or are already running one but need help to grow it? Build A Business in GM Libraries can help you take your…
Accessing the library from your mobile
You can access Manchester Libraries online from your mobile phone. There are 2 ways to do so – by the catalogue or by the Spydus Mobile App. From both you…
Manchester Adult Education Service
Manchester Adult Education Service (part of MCC) provides courses and activities to improve the lives and skills of adults in Manchester. Their digital Skill Up sessions provide the perfect opportunity…
Want to work for the best library service in Britain*?
Then please come and join Manchester Libraries. We have a great opportunity for an experienced library manager to join Manchester Libraries as a Service Development Co-ordinator. If you have excellent…
Breaking the News Exhibition and Archive Handling Sessions
The news has the power to make or break elections, to change the course of history or to alter our perspective on the city and country we live in. We…
‘Build A Business in GM Libraries’ project launched to support entrepreneurs across Greater Manchester with workshops that start next week
An innovative, new project run by libraries across Greater Manchester aiming to help budding entrepreneurs develop their business ideas. ‘Build a Business in GM Libraries’ is a new scheme that…
LGBTQ History Month
Check out some of the highlights of events and features Manchester Libraries have planned for LGBTQ History Month. These include bestselling authors, a talk on Queer history and a new…