Fashion is one thing but style is quite another. Fashion you can buy. Style is priceless. It would be safe to say the Manchester Central Library’s stunningly beautiful Shakespeare Hall played…
Longsight Library was delighted to once again have fun, fun, fun with an actual in the library Fun Palace. As an added extra this year we combined it with Older…
Town Hall Tales is project which gathers together images and stories from people who have had some connection with Manchester Town Hall over the years. Ushiku Crisafulli performed a poem…
To celebrate the Festival of Libraries and our recently launched See Myself in Books collection, Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester held a special Sunday Funday on June 19th. We also…
The Festival of Libraries is taking place from Wednesday 15 June until Sunday 19 June, in libraries across Greater Manchester. Here are the full details of all events taking place…
Manchester Libraries is excited to be taking part in the brand-new campaign from Manchester UNESCO City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries. All over Greater Manchester, copies of Lenny Henry’s book…
Libraries will be full of bunting, celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this June, with many activities taking place during bank holiday weekend, including a Sunday Funday at Central Library on…
The Festival of Libraries returns in June 2022, and will take place in libraries across Greater Manchester. After a successful debut last year, this year’s festival will run from Wednesday…
Every year on 21st February Manchester’s Libraries are full of families having fun with language. Nearly 200 languages are spoken in Manchester, and we use this event to celebrate the diversity…
We have an exciting range of free Holiday Activity and Food events for 11 to 16 year olds at Manchester Libraries, over the Easter holidays. Numbers are limited, so please…
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we hosted our very own event that featured a panel of female-led businesses that we work closely with. The event gave guests the chance…
To mark International Women’s Day 2022, Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester are delighted to launch a competition in partnership with The Lowry, celebrating the wonderful women of our city. Up…
This year we’re changing our children’s library cards and YOU are invited to send us your very own design. Do you have what it takes to join professional children’s book…
‘Twas the week before Christmas and, all through the North, Father Christmas was getting ready for a very busy time visiting all the North Manchester Libraries. First job up was…
Saturday 27th November 11.30-4.00pm Manchester Central Library Thirteen cracking northern publishers serving up bookish goodness at the Northern Publishers’ Fair! Free with Christmassy performances About this event Thirteen cracking northern…
An exhibition curated by artist Grayson Perry as a spin-off of his TV show ‘Grayson’s Art Club’ that the public took to their hearts during lockdown last year, has helped…
A brand new exhibition at Manchester Central Library has opened to mark composer Fryderyk Chopin’s one and only concert in Manchester. The Polish composer came to Manchester in August 1848…
Back in 2004 Manchester Libraries’ fantastic collection of over 80 000 old photographs of the city went online. This site attracts thousands of visitors. In the last 6 months alone…
Welcome to our latest newsletter outlining all of the very best resources for Children and Families in our city-and beyond! Exciting news coming your way is the summer of fun with the Summer Reading Challenge- become a Wild…
As the reopening of Manchester’s cultural venues approaches, we have put together a guide to some of the attractions that you will be able to visit in the city soon.…