Earlier this year, Manchester Libraries launched a brand-new library card competition to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Manchester Central Library. We invited children and young people to get their thinking…
Manchester Libraries are excited to announce the following free Holiday Activity and Food fund sessions this summer! All these sessions are fun and interactive, and are aimed at 10 to…
We can’t guarantee the weather this summer, but we can guarantee you’ll have fun on our Blue Peter Book Club Live Badge Trail! Twelve special Blue Peter Book Club badges…
Leigh, Service development Coordinator for South area libraries, has shared her story about delivering Bag book sensory Storytimes. Emma Frost and I have had the pleasure of delivering Sensory Storytime’s…
1 July – 14 September Manchester Libraries is inviting you to join 1,000’s of children in this summer’s reading challenge! Can you borrow and read six library books between now…
Quiet Storm by local author, Kimberly Whittam, has been chosen by pupils as this year’s Transition Read book. Every child starting Year 7 in a Manchester high school in September…
World Book Day this year was once again a celebration of children’s authors and book giveaways – over five and a half thousand books were gifted via Manchester Libraries, schools…
Manchester Libraries, CBBC and The Reading Agency are excited to announce Blue Peter Book Club Live! Blue Peter, the BBC’s iconic children’s television series, is partnering with Manchester Libraries and…
Manchester Libraries are excited to announce the following free Holiday Activity and Food fund sessions this Easter! All these sessions are fun and interactive and were very popular when run…
On 5th March Councillor Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Councillor Adele Douglas Deputy Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure took a report to Communities and Scrutiny…
Reports to Scrutiny Committee On 5 March Councillor Hacking attended Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee with 2 reports about our libraries. Firstly a report that outlines what has been achieved…
Children across Manchester are being inspired by their favourite authors to read more this World Book Day. Schools and libraries mark this occasion by making reading fun and accessible for…
We have a fantastic job opportunity working in Manchester Libraries. We are now recruiting to the post of Service Development Co-ordinator, Children and Access. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated…
The Generator, a new enterprise hub in the city centre, opened earlier this month will provide businesses and freelancers with affordable and flexible workspace as well as free access to…
A grand total of 17,582 books were gifted to struggling families across Manchester this Christmas as part of Read Manchester’s festive free book give-away. With the help of 156 different partner…
Introducing our brand new library card competition for children! Did you know that Manchester Central Library will be 90 years old this year? And that it will also be ten…
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Read Manchester has been working with a growing number of local charities over the past few years, gifting books and literacy-related resources to those families most in need. One of…
Between 30th of October and 10th of November 2023, Read Manchester and Read for Good joined together to challenge Manchester to read for One Million Minutes! Instead of a sponsored…
Pupils from Manchester United Foundation’s partner primary schools celebrated reading and writing with a special event at Old Trafford with Read Manchester. The author-led event was held as part of…