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…
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Summer Reading Challenge
The summer reading challenge takes place every summer in libraries across Manchester. Read six or more books, collect goodies, and have fun at an event near you. The ‘big friendly…
Wolfson Foundation £250,000 boost for libraries
The Wolfson Foundation has provided a major funding boost to improve the offer for children in six Manchester libraries. The Foundation is providing a grant of £250,000 for a programme…
Get the libraries app
The free Libraries app, which allows users to search Manchester’s extensive collection of books, e-books and audiobooks using their smartphone or tablet, has been downloaded by more than 9,000 new…
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…
Millions more books for members
Manchester library users will soon be able to borrow books from other libraries across the region, thanks to a new initiative launching on National Libraries Day. From Saturday 6 February,…