The Human Lending Library
The Human Lending Library®, which matches charity and social enterprise leaders with successful entrepreneurs as mentors, has opened in Manchester. Launched by the charity Expert Impact, the initiative has seen…
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Joseph Coelho at Central Library
Last week, Manchester Libraries had poet and author Joseph Coelho visit us as part of his Library Marathon around the UK. Joseph is aiming to join the library in every…
EY3 Media / Virus Syndicate founder at Central Library
As the dust from the digital revolution thrust upon us over the last ten years begins to settle, the grass roots of the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs…
Celebrating our Business Library Centenary
A programme of events celebrating the centenary of Manchester’s business library service is being held at Central Library. To mark the centenary, an “Open To Business” festival is being held,…
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…
Cllr Rahman’s August newletter
Our Libraries have been ‘out of this world’ this summer since we launched the Space Chase themed Summer Reading Challenge in July. Thousands of children have been visiting libraries to borrow…
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 catalogue now mobile friendly
Our new, shiny mobile friendly library catalogue has arrived! On the new, improved catalogue you can: Join the library for free Search for books, e-books and other items Check out…
Cllr Rahman’s Library Bulletin
Welcome to the new edition of my Manchester Libraries Bulletin providing news from libraries in and around the city with some highlights of what’s been going on throughout June 2019…
Space Chase Adventure
Summer Reading Challenge 2019 Our super space family, the Rockets, need your help to track down books that have been nabbed by aliens. As you read library books over the…
Becky Want Book Club
The July book of the month is the Costa Award winner and Waterstones Book of the Year ‘Normal People’ by Sally Rooney. Here is a bit of information about the…
Stream music from us!
Did you know we provide a free music streaming service? Naxos is a music streaming service providing comprehensive coverage of the classical repertoire plus a huge range of jazz, traditional…
New Manchester poem in 64 languages
A brand new multi-lingual poem incorporating an incredible 64 different languages and written mostly by school children, takes pride of place from this week in Manchester Central Library for the…
CIara Eastell: How Libraries Change Lives
Watch a brand new video by the amazing @ciaraeastell at TEDxExeter. This fantastic talk on how libraries change lives is well worth a watch – a wonderful summation of the…
Stars takeover the tannoy at Central Library
A host of stars including Brian Blessed, Gary Neville, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Judge Rinder have recorded special end of day closing messages for Central Library. The messages are played on…
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…
Manchester Take Over Week: Central Library by the kids
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Central Library, Archives+ and Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre teamed up to host a celebration of Manchester during March 2019. Primary school classes were…
European artists unite at Manchester Central Library
Manchester-based music charity Brighter Sound and Manchester Central Library’s Library Live are bringing together talented female artists from the UK and Europe for an exciting cross-cultural collaboration. Following a public…
Manchester Central Library and Henshaws- Supporting People with sight loss
Henshaws is one of Manchester’s oldest Charities and has been supporting people with sight loss for over 160 years. A member of their digital technology team is now based at…
Central Library anniversary
It’s hard to believe that on Friday 22 March we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the rebirth of Central Library after a closure of 4 years to deliver the £48m…