A new city-wide initiative will develop a teaching resource for schools based on an acclaimed novel that chronicles the harrowing journey of a teen refugee. Read Manchester and Manchester Children’s…
Manchester City Council is set to invest around £100,000 in a refurbishment for the children’s library based at Central Library. Plans for the refurbishment are currently being finalised, with potential features…
With spring now upon us, we have lots of fantastic activities and events coming your way! Join us for reading groups, STEM club and exciting news about the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Plus…
As part of the Reset. Restart programme at the Business & IP Centre we are excited to announce our International Women’s Day schedule. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic,…
Over the past few months some of Manchester’s most exciting social entrepreneurs have benefited from a unique mentoring scheme hosted by Manchester Libraries’ Business and Intellectual Property Centre working in…
The music industry is one of the main sectors effected by the events of the last 12 months. Therefore, the Manchester Business & IP Centre arranged a live panel discussion with their…
Welcome to our February half-term edition of our newsletter. The days are getting longer, and Spring is finally on its way! There’s lots to look forward to in the book world too, with all the excitement…
Reading Rascals was set up as a monthly themed activity booklet which would eventually become a virtual reading group. We can now offer our virtual reading group each month for…
Maria Mirembe is a very bright young Mancunian. With the help of We Love MCR Charity’s ‘Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund’ and her ‘happy place’, Manchester Central Library, she is battling…
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021. Read Manchester is continuing to develop new partnerships and programmes to promote reading for pleasure and its associated literacy and health and wellbeing…
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester have a fantastic programme of activities and offers to bring to schools this term. Win one of three sets of our reading map books, check…
Manchester City Council are looking for businesses that can help with an emergency response which will tackle the impacts of the digital divide during further restrictions. In 2019 Manchester City…
Almost £3,500 has been donated to Manchester Central Library Development Trust’s cash appeal to support Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Book Gifting Campaign – to provide books directly to vulnerable families across the…
In July this year, Read Manchester launched the Bee Ready Bee a Reader Transition Read project, gifting a free copy of The Kid Who Came from Space by Ross Welford…
We may not be going out at the moment but there are still many virtual activities that can still be enjoyed. Here are our suggestions of a few things to…
This panel event is to support those in the music and creative industries, and will be discussing how to survive in these difficult times. The music sector is one of…
Anne is one of our own extremely talented Manchester Libraries staff! Enjoy her brand-new story which she has written, illustrated and now reads exclusively for us. Meet our old friend…
We know this is a difficult time for small businesses and business owners. That’s why Manchester’s Business and Intellectual Property Centre, as part of the British Library’s BIPC, has a…
We join Stuart from Citizen’s Advice to find out about their new online face to face service at Longsight Library. Citizen’s Advice Manchester offer to help people with their problems,…
An ambitious new project is addressing pandemic induced job loss while boosting the retrofit sector in Greater Manchester. Nick Prescott of The Meteor reports on an exciting new project which…