Books to Go Housebound Service featured in the MEN!
There’s been a brilliant article in the Manchester Evening News about our Books to Go Housebound Service, describing it as ‘a lifeline’ for many Manchester residents. One user of the…
Category Health and wellbeing
Check out some of Manchester’s Parks and Green Spaces
A wonderful way to keep busy and healthy is to get out and enjoy your surroundings. In the Greater Manchester area, we have many wonderful parks and spaces that you…
Books to Go Housebound Service
Books to Go – Manchester Libraries housebound service. The service is a lifeline for a lot of isolated and vulnerable residents and their carers in Manchester and was one of…
Useful resources for lock down
From health and wellbeing, to activities for children or adults and general information – we have put together a list of resources that you may find helpful or of interest. Health and Wellbeing Coronavirus Health…
‘Books to Go’ Housebound Service Returns.
We are pleased to announce that Manchester Libraries ‘Books to Go’ Service for our housebound customers returns today. During the lockdown period when we were unable to visit our customers,…
Shelf Help – books to support young people with mental wellbeing
These can be trying times, with plans on hold and everyone adapting to a new and ever-changing reality. Books and reading can support mental wellbeing and The Reading Agency’s Shelf…
Library Services for Visually Impaired Customers
Here is a list of a range of library services available to customers of Manchester Libraries with visual impairments. We work with various partners to bring our customers the widest…
Want some help using the Internet? Let us know.
Manchester City Council has launched a new initiative to help vulnerable residents to use digital technology during the coronavirus pandemic. Residents who have internet access at home, but who are…
Children & Families Newsletter #8
This week’s edition of our children and family newsletter looks at helpful ideas around mental health and wellbeing; keeping active with your kids, arts activities for all the family, and…
How books can help children through difficult times
The challenges we all face adapting to our new circumstances affect us all, including children. Books and sharing stories can help us all to increase our understanding of others and…
Library Staff Volunteering to Help their Community
Library officer Ryan from Beswick Library has really thrown himself wholeheartedly into the current lockdown challenge. Despite having a young family of his own, Ryan has volunteered to help full…
Manchester Libraries supporting residents with the Internet
The Covid situation and lockdown has left most of us more isolated than normal. People without access to the Internet or without the skills and confidence to use their Internet…
The Grand Day Out is a social club for the over 50s, meeting every Monday at North City Library. We plan a range of activities that include days out, arts…
Books to Go
Books to Go is a free home delivery service provided by Manchester Library service for Manchester residents who have difficulty leaving their home and accessing their local library. If you…
Macmillan Information and Support Service
Cancer affects so many of us and we often need support, whether it’s someone to talk to, financial and work advice, practical help around the home or getting our lives…
Reading Well
Reading can help reduce stress levels by up to 68%. Self help reading can also help people with common mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, sometimes on its own…
Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre
Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre is now open! We’re a new kind of open-plan, self-serve library sitting on just about the most convenient corner of Stockport Road and Yew Tree Avenue…