Children & Families Newsletter #12

Welcome to this week’s edition of our Children’s and Families newsletter. It’s another edition packed full of great ideas of things to do, watch, and join in with. If you haven’t…


Welcome to this week’s edition of our Children’s and Families newsletter. It’s another edition packed full of great ideas of things to do, watch, and join in with. If you haven’t…

The theme for Refugee Week this year is IMAGINE. With the current Covid-19 pandemic it is relevant more than ever to explore our imaginations. When we are stuck and don’t…

Welcome to week 11 of our newsletter, highlighting the best of what’s on offer online for children and families. Although we can get out and about a bit more now,…

Thinking of starting a business? Looking for ways to stay resilient during Covid-19? Manchester Libraries’ digital book service – Borrowbox – has hundreds of freely available ebooks and audiobooks that…

These can be trying times, with plans on hold and everyone adapting to a new and ever-changing reality. Books and reading can support mental wellbeing and The Reading Agency’s Shelf…

Here is a list of a range of library services available to customers of Manchester Libraries with visual impairments. We work with various partners to bring our customers the widest…

The Summer Reading Challenge is the biggest annual reading promotion for children and this year (for the first time ever) we’re going digital! The challenge to read and enjoy books…

Hello and welcome to our tenth newsletter! We hope you’ve found something to enjoy in all of the ideas we’ve shared over the weeks. This week we’re bringing you lots…

We’re loving the sunny weather we’ve been having, but you might still be a bit stuck for things to do, so there are loads more great ideas here. If you…

Manchester City Council has launched a new initiative to help vulnerable residents to use digital technology during the coronavirus pandemic. Residents who have internet access at home, but who are…

Creativity has always been centre stage with Manchester Libraries. Life is so much more bright and full volume when you set your imagination free and we love to find ways…

Manchester Libraries is celebrating Empathy Day on 9 June this year with The Empathy Lab and we think that this year it’s more important than ever. In fact we’re such…

Did you know that with your library card you have access, to a world of varied, interesting and reliable information, from home or on any device! NewsBank is an online…

This week’s edition of our children and family newsletter looks at helpful ideas around mental health and wellbeing; keeping active with your kids, arts activities for all the family, and…

Storytime with Barack and Michelle Obama Libraries all over the world are reaching out to engage with families and children at home by creating a variety of online videos and…

The challenges we all face adapting to our new circumstances affect us all, including children. Books and sharing stories can help us all to increase our understanding of others and…

The Business & IP Centre team have been making the most of the digital facilities available to continue to provide support to businesses and entrepreneurs at this difficult time. Various…

Welcome to week 7 of our newsletter. We hope you’re finding lots of good ideas to keep you busy and spark your imagination. This week we have some practical activities…

Welcome to this week’s Children’s and Families newsletter. We’re proud to announce that our library staff are now getting crafty and producing some great videos with step-by-step instructions for you…

STEM clubs are a powerful and enjoyable way to engage young people and their families with STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We hope to ignite interest through hands…