Category Literature and reading

Northenden Library Update

Northenden Community Library opened in its new location in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall back in the New Year. Since then, the library has continued to grow busier each month, with…

On tour with Manchester Libraries

This summer our library team have been getting out and about telling people about the fantastic resources and spaces we have on offer at Manchester Libraries. We spent the day…

Bag Books – Sensory Storytimes

Leigh, Service development Coordinator for South area libraries, has shared her story about delivering Bag book sensory Storytimes.  Emma Frost and I have had the pleasure of delivering Sensory Storytime’s…

Quiet Storm success

Quiet Storm by local author, Kimberly Whittam, has been chosen by pupils as this year’s Transition Read book. Every child starting Year 7 in a Manchester high school in September…

World Book Day 2024 

World Book Day this year was once again a celebration of children’s authors and book giveaways – over five and a half thousand books were gifted via Manchester Libraries, schools…

Read Manchester’s Festive Gifting Campaign 2023 

A grand total of 17,582 books were gifted to struggling families across Manchester this Christmas as part of Read Manchester’s festive free book give-away. With the help of 156 different partner…

Libraries Update – January 2024

Ros Atkins – Central Library BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins discussed his latest book ‘The Art of Explanation’ at a special event organised by the Business & IP Centre at Central…

Job opportunities

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We have an exciting opportunity for experienced and forward-looking libraries staff to join our team.  The right candidate will have a good understanding of the way that Manchester libraries operate – our ethos, culture and…

Supporting families to develop a love of reading

Read Manchester has been working with a growing number of local charities over the past few years, gifting books and literacy-related resources to those families most in need.  One of…

Kicked Out launch at Old Trafford

Pupils from Manchester United Foundation’s partner primary schools celebrated reading and writing with a special event at Old Trafford with Read Manchester.  The author-led event was held as part of…

Christmas book gift appeal open

Out of present ideas for family and friends this Christmas? Why not tell them that their gift has helped to give a local child the gift of reading and donate…

Christmas Book Gifting Appeal

Manchester Central Library Development Trust, the charity that supports the educational and cultural activities of Manchester Libraries, has launched a new cash appeal on justgiving.com to help get brand new…

Pupils take to the terraces

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Primary school pupils from Manchester took to the terraces at Old Trafford football ground this week to take part in a special author-led event to help boost reading skills and…

#GreenLibrariesWeek

Libraries Week is an annual showcase and celebration of the best that libraries have to offer.  This year it takes place from 2nd-8th October and is ‘Green Libraries Week’. Green…

Book-Gifting Boost!

Manchester Central Library Development Trust, the charity that supports educational, cultural and archives work in Manchester Libraries, has secured £8,000 to support a new dual language book gifting initiative being…

Book Gifting Appeal Update: A Big Thank You! 

In November, Manchester Central Library Development Trust launched an urgent book gifting appeal to help Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries campaign to get brand new books to children who need…