Breaking the News Exhibition and Archive Handling Sessions
The news has the power to make or break elections, to change the course of history or to alter our perspective on the city and country we live in. We…
Category History and heritage
In Their Own Words
How important is it to be able to tell your own story about what happens to you? How does it feel if your lifestory is written for you and your…
Have some Family Fun in Manchester this February
There’s plenty of family fun time throughout February in Manchester, with plenty of shows, exhibitions and activities to suit everyone. Chinese New Year celebrations start the month off with a…
Make the most of Manchester this month
New Year, new experiences…Venturing out into the City may not seem too appealing at this time of year but why not step into the warmth of Manchester’s Galleries, Libraries and…
PlayList for Life in Age Friendly Manchester Libraries
Every day in Manchester Libraries in the northern city branches is Age Friendly Hour from 10 til 11am – a quieter time for seniors to visit the Library, pick up…
Manchester Central Library to offer free online service to 1921 census
Manchester Central Library will play a key role in making the 1921 Census for England and Wales freely available to view when it is published online by Findmypast on 6…
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…
Manchester Libraries Local Image Collection – a Digital Success Story
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…
Manchester Libraries and Archives during the pandemic.
We’ve been working hard throughout the pandemic to keep our services running, including book issues, digital materials and online events. From 12 April we’ll be increasing our offer and welcoming…
Have your say on how Manchester’s public spaces should reflect its history
Members of the public are being invited to have their say on how Manchester’s history and the people who made it should be reflected in its public spaces across the…
Libraries in Lockdown
During lockdown, not only did demand for ebooks spike, but libraries had to adapt how we delivered services that were beneficial for us and our local communities. In Manchester we…
Manchester Libraries – Resilience in 2020
After the UK wide lockdown and closure of Public Libraries in March 2020, here at Manchester Libraries we began the task of responding to the challenge of service continuity during…
Black History Month
Here is a list of Manchester Libraries events for Black History Month this October. ______________________________________________________________________________ A special message from poet Lemn Sissay. Black History Month Books A collection of new…
Chorlton Book Festival Celebrates Local Writers Andrew Simpson and Peter Topping.
Chorlton Book Festival returns on Saturday 19th September. Due to the current situation, we had to rethink how we could make the festival work in 2020. The obvious answer was…
Places to visit in Manchester this week.
With more of Manchester’s attractions opening we have created an updated list of places to visit in Manchester this week. Places to see this week Central Library will reopen its…
Children & Families Newsletter #16
Welcome to this week’s newsletter highlighting the best resources around for children and families. It is going to be a busy week, so get your diary ready to schedule in…
Children & Families Newsletter #14
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 re-opening of some…
Children & Families Newsletter #13
Welcome to week 13 of our newsletter, pointing you in the direction of fun, competition, information, book prize winners, resources to use at home, local history and more! This is…
Children & Families Newsletter #10
Hello and welcome to our tenth newsletter! We hope you’ve found something to enjoy in all of the ideas we’ve shared over the weeks. This week we’re bringing you lots…
Help Archives+ chart life during lockdown in Manchester
Manchester’s Archives+ Centre wants to capture the experience of living through the coronavirus pandemic for future generations – and needs your help. Archives+, the city’s showcase and repository for archives…