Childminders gifted new book collections for children in their care
Read Manchester has been working on a project to gift Manchester childminders collections of brand new, high quality books for them to use with the children in their daily care.…
Category Literature and reading
Summer Reading Challenge: Story Garden Roadshow with Read Manchester
The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge is Story Garden, exploring the link between reading and stories and nature and the great outdoors. To celebrate, the Read Manchester team…
Love Stories etc Festival returns to Central Library.
The #LoveStoriesetc Festival returns on 25 and 26 July to Manchester Central Library!! A magical weekend with over 35 authors, workshops and lots more! Love Stories Etc… launched in 2024 with a…
Empathy Festival 2025
This month Manchester Libraries spread the message about the power of “jumping into someone else’s story” by taking part in Empathy Lab’s 10 day nationwide Empathy Day Festival. 1056 children…
Summer Reading Challenge, Story Garden
1 July – 13 September Manchester Libraries is inviting you to join 1,000’s of children in this summer’s reading challenge! Can you borrow and read six library books between now…
Announcing Quiet Storm as this year’s primary to high school Transition Read
We’re thrilled to announce that Quiet Storm by local author, Kimberly Whittam, is Read Manchester’s primary to high school Transition Read chosen title for a second year. Quiet Storm was…
Early Years Transition Read 2026
Manchester City Council and Read Manchester are pleased to announce this year’s transition read to support children starting school reception classes in September. Moving up to school is a big…
Empathy Day Festival – jump into someone else’s story!
“Empathy is something we need every day, not just when a friend or family member is sad.” (Manchester school pupil) From the 2nd – 12th June, Manchester Libraries will be…
FESTIVAL OF LIBRARIES LOOK FOR A BOOK, 27-30 May
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester are thrilled to be part of the Festival of Libraries Look for A Book activity again this year! Five hundred copies of Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock’s…
Celebrating UNESCO World Portuguese Language Day
We were joined today by Consul General, Duarte Bué Alves and his colleagues from the Consulate-General of Portugal in Manchester, who have generously arranged a donation of a collection of…
See Myself in Books Festival
Read Manchester’s inaugural See Myself in Books Festival to promote representation in children’s books took place this March. Devised to complement our…
See Myself in Books – Book Gifting Appeal
This month, Read Manchester host the country’s first ever See Myself in Books Festival, promoting representation in children’s books. The initiative and festival build on Read Manchester’s work to promote representation in…
Manchester Books no.5 Mar/Apr 25
Inspiring women feature in our latest blog. Manchester Corinthians by Gary James is the history of a women’s football team formed in 1949 when the FA ban on women’s football…
See Myself in Books Festival 17-30 March
Read Manchester’s first ever See Myself in Books Festival is taking place from 17-30 March. The festival builds on Read Manchester’s work to promote representation in children’s books. There will…
Read Manchester’s festive book gifting campaign
The Read Manchester elves have been busy these last few weeks preparing brand new book parcels for children and families. At Christmas time we always try to focus our book gifting…
Celebrating Young Readers
This summer, Manchester Libraries was busy promoting the national Summer Reading Challenge during the school holidays. As well as encouraging children to join the Challenge and read 6 books, children…
October Libraries Update
A New Creative Space at the Forum Library On 12 October we officially opened the new Creative Space in Wythenshawe at the Forum Library. The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor…
Quiet Storm: Empowering Year 6 to Year 7 Transition with Author Kimberly Whittam
This summer local author Kimberly Whittam led workshops based on her award-winning book Quiet Storm at libraries across Manchester. Quiet Storm was chosen by pupils at Chorlton High School as…
Libraries Update – August 2024
Summer Programme of Events at Central Library Library staff at Central library delivered a full programme of activities for families over the summer holidays, which was a great way to…
Reservations
Did you know it is free to place a reservation on an item that is owned by Manchester Libraries? It can be useful if the book is new and is…