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…
Category Literature and reading
Writing the North – James Clarke and Luke Brown in Conversation
Join Lancashire authors James Clarke and Luke Brown at this very northern online book event held in partnership with Manchester Libraries. Monday 27th July at 6.30pm Manchester Libraries, And Other…
Library Locals. Lockdown Interviews with Manchester based Authors – Chris Simms
Here at Manchester Libraries we’re working as hard as ever (but from our kitchen tables!) to keep our wonderful book loving borrowers happy and fulfilled. We know how popular author…
Children & Families Newsletter #15
Summer holidays are almost upon us, and there’s plenty to keep you occupied in this week’s newsletter! It’s the perfect time to join the Summer Reading Challenge, with fantastic prizes…
Library Locals. Lockdown Interviews with Manchester based Authors – Robert Williams
Here at Manchester Libraries we’re working as hard as ever (but from our kitchen tables!) to keep our wonderful book loving borrowers happy and fulfilled. We know how popular author…
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…
Showcase your talent and win with our Silly Squad competitions!
Silly Squad Book Review competition Have you read a dazzlingly good book lately for the Summer Reading Challenge? Then why not tell everyone about it by writing a book review! …
Phased reopening of Manchester’s libraries to begin on 4 July
Manchester City Council will begin the phased process of safely welcoming residents back to their local libraries from Saturday 4 July. Eight of the city’s libraries – including City Library,…
Meet our very own Silly Squad – the authors, poets and artists ready to entertain you every day this summer!
Launching on 1 July with the fabulous children’s author and illustrator Nick Sharratt, Manchester Libraries has a feast of Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge activity for you this summer. For…
Library Locals. Lockdown Interviews with Manchester based Authors – Heather Burnside
Here at Manchester Libraries we’re working as hard as ever (but from our kitchen tables!) to keep our wonderful book loving borrowers happy and fulfilled. We know how popular author…
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…
Library Locals. Lockdown Interviews with Manchester based Authors – Okechukwu Nzelu
Here at Manchester Libraries we’re working as hard as ever (but from our kitchen tables!) to keep our wonderful book loving borrowers happy and fulfilled. We know how popular author…
Children & Families Newsletter #12
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Children’s and Families newsletter. It’s another edition packed full of great ideas of things to do, watch, and join in with. If you haven’t…
Library Locals. Lockdown Interviews with Manchester based Authors – Cath Staincliffe
Here at Manchester Libraries we’re working as hard as ever (but from our kitchen tables!) to keep our wonderful book loving borrowers happy and fulfilled. We know how popular author…
Children & Families Newsletter #11
Welcome to week 11 of our newsletter, highlighting the best of what’s on offer online for children and families. Although we can get out and about a bit more now,…
Discover eBooks to start and grow your business
Thinking of starting a business? Looking for ways to stay resilient during Covid-19? Manchester Libraries’ digital book service – Borrowbox – has hundreds of freely available ebooks and audiobooks that…
‘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…
Silly Squad – The digital Summer Reading Challenge 2020
The Summer Reading Challenge is the biggest annual reading promotion for children and this year (for the first time ever) we’re going digital! The challenge to read and enjoy books…