Manchester Libraries – Resilience in 2020
After the UK wide lockdown and closure of Public Libraries in March 2020, here at Manchester Libraries we began the task of responding to the challenge of service continuity during…
Category Education and learning
News and offers from Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries for schools, September/October 2020
Since lockdown began, Read Manchester has been busy gifting 20,000 books and other resources to ensure that books are getting into the hands of children who need them the most.…
Children & Families September Newsletter
Welcome to our September newsletter, and it is crammed full of brilliant news, festivals and events to ensure you have lots of fun and to keep you busy over the…
Tiny Fun Palaces 2020
Tiny Fun Palace family afternoon at Central Library (advance booking required) Join Angela and Siobhan at Central Library on Saturday 3rd October to help you make your Tiny Fun Palace…
STEM Club Online
Inspirational Black innovators in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) that we should all know about. For Black History Month, we are highlighting some of the individuals, past and present,…
Read Manchester launches reading map with Transport for Greater Manchester
Reading is like a journey – where will you go? is the latest initiative from Read Manchester to promote reading across the city. The campaign from Manchester City Council and…
More Manchester libraries set to reopen
The phased reopening of Manchester’s libraries is set to continue, with 11 more facilities set to welcome visitors back from Monday 14 September. Following the successful reopening of some libraries…
20,000 books gifted to help Manchester children Bee Readers this summer
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries have been working with partners over the summer to deliver a huge number of books and resources to children in Manchester. More than 20,000 books have…
Children & Families Newsletter #21
It’s nearly the end of the school summer holidays but there’s still time to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge and more! Have a look at all the ideas…
Virtual Chorlton Book Festival 2020
Chorlton Book Festival returns this September. Reading has been bigger than ever in 2020, so we couldn’t postpone the sixteenth Chorlton Book Festival. Instead, we’ve curated a mix of online…
Children & Families Newsletter #20
We hope you’ve found the chance to Drop Everything and Read this summer! Reading is such a great activity to do together and we’re pleased to have re-opened some of our…
Children & Families Newsletter #19
As we are able to start going out and about more and more, and taking up our hobbies and interests again, it’s great to link our reading to the things…
Children & Families Newsletter #18
The Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge is now well under way – don’t miss our fabulous videos and Facebook events with lots of great ideas to keep you busy over…
Mancunians check out the books and computers as libraries begin phased reopening
More than 2,000 people visited Manchester’s libraries in the first week after the city began a phased reopening of their doors to visitors. Eight of the city’s libraries reopened on…
Bee Ready, Bee a Reader – ReadMCR’s Year 6 transition read
A free book has been given to every child leaving primary school in Manchester this July as part of a city-wide first to help prepare them for starting high school…
Children & Families Newsletter #17
Welcome to the latest Children and Families newsletter. Get your pens and pencils ready to join in lots of amazing activities this week, including a Read Manchester story-writing competition, and…
Children & Families Newsletter #16
Welcome to this week’s newsletter highlighting the best resources around for children and families. It is going to be a busy week, so get your diary ready to schedule in…
Children & Families Newsletter #15
Summer holidays are almost upon us, and there’s plenty to keep you occupied in this week’s newsletter! It’s the perfect time to join the Summer Reading Challenge, with fantastic prizes…
Children & Families Newsletter #14
Welcome to our latest newsletter outlining all of the very best resources for Children and Families in our city-and beyond! Exciting news coming your way is the re-opening of some…
Showcase your talent and win with our Silly Squad competitions!
Silly Squad Book Review competition Have you read a dazzlingly good book lately for the Summer Reading Challenge? Then why not tell everyone about it by writing a book review! …