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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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Libraries Update – December 2023
Children reading
Supporting families to develop a love of reading
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…
How we Aced the One Million Minutes Challenge
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…
Kicked Out launch at Old Trafford
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…
Children’s Christmas Holiday Activities in Libraries!
Manchester Libraries are excited to announce the following free Holiday Activity Fund sessions this December. All these sessions are fun and interactive. The sessions are aimed at 11 to 15…
Christmas Book Gifting Appeal
Manchester Central Library Development Trust, the charity that supports the educational and cultural activities of Manchester Libraries, has launched a new cash appeal on justgiving.com to help get brand new…
Pupils take to the terraces
Primary school pupils from Manchester took to the terraces at Old Trafford football ground this week to take part in a special author-led event to help boost reading skills and…
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…
Join Manchester’s One Million Minutes Challenge 30 October – 10 November!
Every minute counts! If we reach One Million Minutes of reading, we will be able to ‘unlock’ book boxes for local community groups and donate a day of storytelling for…
#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…
Libraries Update – August 2023
Summer Reading Challenge Children in Manchester have once again been invited to join in the free Summer Reading Challenge with Manchester Libraries which continues right up until September 16th. We launched this…
Try these active games at home with MCRactive’s Summer Reading Challenge videos
Ready, Set, Read! is this year’s sports themed Summer Reading Challenge where you can earn yourself a medal for reading six books or more! We’re delighted that our partners in…
Book-Gifting Boost!
Manchester Central Library Development Trust, the charity that supports educational, cultural and archives work in Manchester Libraries, has secured £8,000 to support a new dual language book gifting initiative being…
Nursery to Reception Transition Read – A Superpower Like Mine
Manchester City Council and Read Manchester have just launched a brand-new project to support the transition of children from nursery to reception. Moving up to school is a big step…
How to be an Empathy Superhero!
June 8 – Empathy Day 2023 – saw 550 excited children from 14 primary schools from across the city make their way by tram, coach and on foot to the…
Rebel Girls Kick It: World Champions Take the Pitch, and You Can Too!
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester are working in partnership with the Reading Agency to celebrate reading and sporting heroes. This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is called Ready, Set, Read and…
Manchester is aiming to be a Child-Friendly City!
Manchester is aiming to be a UNICEF Child-Friendly City! Manchester is now a candidate city on the UNICEF UK Child Friendly Cities & Communities is a UK Committee for UNICEF…
Celebrate Play Day at your local library on Wednesday 2nd August!
Play Day Wednesday 2nd August 2023. The theme for this year is ‘Playing on a Shoestring’, making every day an adventure. Playday is the national day for play. It is the…
Free summer activities in Manchester Central Library
We have a jam-packed programme of activities this summer for children and young people at Central Library. There’s no need to stay at home when there’s so much free stuff…