Storytimes with the Smartest Giant in Town
If you’re a Manchester parent with little ones, we have a fantastic offer for you! Join us next week for our Storytimes for children under 5 years as we sing…
Category Education and learning
Local families receive over 20,000 new books in December
It’s been another bumper few months for Read Manchester’s bookgifting campaign. In December we gave away 18,373 new books and 2,564 magazines to children and young people across the city.…
Sowing the Seeds in Moss Side
Sow the City have been coming to Powerhouse Library as part of the Thrive Moss Side project! We have been learning new things about birds, nature, local plants and wildlife…
Read Manchester’s You Are A Champion book giveaway kicks off!
Marcus Rashford was recently spotted at Read Manchester HQ (only kidding – but the invitation is there Marcus!). Thanks to our partners at the National Literacy Trust and Macmillan publishing,…
Behind the Scenes Tours
What do George V, Gypsy Rose Lee and Bernard Bresslaw have in common? Which musician was once thrown out of the Language and Literature Library? What would you find now…
Creative Writing Class
Writer Cathy Crabb is running a weekly drop in at Central Library for anyone who would like to spend a couple of hours strolling through storytelling. With a different exercise…
See Myself in Books
A brand-new drive has been launched in Manchester to help schools promote wider diversity in children’s literature. The ‘See Myself in Books’ project aims to vary the literacy resources in…
Christmas Quiz – Narnia Special!
WIN A TRIP TO NARNIA THIS CHRISTMAS! Those wonderful people at The Lowry Theatre have donated a family ticket to see the magical production of The Lion, The Witch and…
Manchester’s Marcus Rashford drops by to help local school launch its new library
Read Manchester is thrilled to share the news that Marcus Rashford is supporting St Peter’s RC Primary School in Wythenshawe to transform its school library. Thanks to a partnership between…
Welcome to the book jungle!
Manchester Central Library’s rawrsome new jungle themed Children’s Library is open! The children’s library has been completely transformed into a jungle safari – perfect for children to let their imaginations…
Children and Families November Newsletter
We have been SO busy and we have a jam-packed newsletter for you! We have just launched our Christmas Book-Gifting appeal and we are also on the hunt for a…
Your library for help, fun and information. A new film by Arts Council England.
Arts Council England have produced a film that showcases the dynamic nature of libraries and what they offer to their communities across the country. We completely recognise this in Manchester where…
Christmas Extravaganza!
The whole family is invited to join us for Central Library’s Christmas celebrations! We’ll have choirs singing songs and carols, Christmas crafts for children and hot chocolate and festive treats…
Good News from HMP Manchester Library
As the library in HMP Manchester is starting to welcome visitors back into the physical library after having had our doors locked for 16 months, we have had to say…
Start Up Day 2021
It’s back! Live and in person in Manchester Central Library. Get your tickets at Eventbrite. We are back for 2021 with our biggest day of the year, Start-Up Day. This…
Read Manchester Connecting Stories wins more funding
Following the success of the initial Connecting Stories, funded by Arts Council England, Read Manchester and the National Literacy Trust are delighted to be able to facilitate a further 18…
Get Online Week Case Study: Meet Margaret.
Margaret is a digitally excluded resident in her 70’s from North Manchester. Due to Margaret’s disabilities, she is currently housebound and has been very socially isolated during COVID-19. The only time she’s been able to see her children…
Get Online Week Case Study: Meet Kiara
Digital Inclusion Case Study Kiara Kiara is a digitally excluded resident in her 30’s located in East Manchester. She was referred into the device scheme by One Manchester after moving property to escape an abusive relationship and is feeling…
Family Halloween Party!
Sunday 31 October 4.30 – 8.30pm Central Library. Central Library opens it’s doors to little spooks and ghouls for a fun-filled family spectacular. Fearsome face painters, spooky silent disco, creepy…
National Get Online Week
This week is National Get Online Week. There are lots of events taking place within your local area and we have plenty to share with you! We need to end digital exclusion and that’s why we’re working hard as…