Children’s & Families Newsletter #9
We’re loving the sunny weather we’ve been having, but you might still be a bit stuck for things to do, so there are loads more great ideas here. If you…
Category Events and activities
CREATIVE TOGETHER
Creativity has always been centre stage with Manchester Libraries. Life is so much more bright and full volume when you set your imagination free and we love to find ways…
Children & Families Newsletter #7
Welcome to week 7 of our newsletter. We hope you’re finding lots of good ideas to keep you busy and spark your imagination. This week we have some practical activities…
Crafty Tuesday Is Here!
It’s been a strange old time of late. In libraries, we have been really missing our customers. Easter holidays have been and gone. Usually, they would have been full of…
Children and Families Newsletter #6
Welcome to this week’s Children’s and Families newsletter. We’re proud to announce that our library staff are now getting crafty and producing some great videos with step-by-step instructions for you…
Manchester Libraries STEM club
STEM clubs are a powerful and enjoyable way to engage young people and their families with STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We hope to ignite interest through hands…
Weekly events from Manchester Libraries
Our library staff have been busy at home, working on lots of activities and online events to keep you entertained. Discover our new weekly events and activities programme on Facebook…
Children & Families Newsletter #5
Now that we’re back in ‘term time’ after the holidays, we’re still looking to bring you a blend of fun activities and learning opportunities to keep you and your family…
Volunteers lend Libraries their Love!
Here at Manchester Libraries we are all about lending – books, audio books, e-books – and lots more to the people of Manchester and the wider world. But there is another…
ReadMCR’s guide to free online resources for families
There are a huge number of free online resources available to support children and young people while schools and libraries are closed. Many publishers and authors are offering free storytimes and activities…
Easy Puppet Theatre crafting!
For those of you at home with few craft materials here’s something you can make with an old cereal or Easter egg box and hopefully keep you entertained. You will…
Free Digital Magazines
Get digital copies of your favourite magazines sent direct to your phone or tablet for free! Anyone who is a member of any library in Greater Manchester can sign up…
Children & Families Newsletter #3
We’re really pleased to bring you our third weekly bulletin and roundup of all the best sites and activities to keep you and your family busy at home. Remember that…
The Underground Manchester Central Library
In these peculiar times of social isolation and mass toilet roll panic we are (tasteless pun alert) opening up the bowels of Manchester Central Library and focusing on its fantastic…
Easter Holiday Crafts
Rocking Spring Chicks and Hens Hello there to all our lovely children and families who love coming to the Library. At Manchester Libraries we know that you all look forward…
Celebrate Libraries Week
CELEBRATE LIBRARIES WEEK with us from 7-12 October!!! Libraries Week is a celebration of the nation’s much-loved libraries. In 2019 we are celebrating the role of libraries in the digital…
Join the search! Leo is lost at Central Library
The Ministry of Lost & Found is back at Manchester Central Library for a brand-new expedition. Fizzing with free family fun, we catch up with Creative Producer, Jude Jagger, to…
Library tour for Spirit of Manchester
An award presented to the people of Greater Manchester in recognition of their response to the Manchester Arena attack, is to go on a tour of libraries across the region.…
Peterloo 2019
This summer, Manchester will be commemorating the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre. Manchester Histories is leading Peterloo 2019, a programme of activity that will mark the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo…
The Ministry of Lost and Found
Watch this amazing video of The Ministry of Lost and Found – definitely one of our summer highlights! Sign up to the Library Live newsletter to hear about more great…