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…
Category Literature and reading
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
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
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…
Manchester City of Literature included in Unique UK UNESCO Sites
Ignite your summer adventures and discover Manchester City of Literature alongside 57 other unique UNESCO sites in the UK and crown dependencies thanks to a newly illustrated map, now available…
Manchester Central Library hosts Black British Book Festival event
Manchester has been unveiled as one of cities taking centre stage in a summer tour to celebrate the Black British Book Festival this year. In its third year the Black…
Read Manchester’s Festive Gifting Campaign
Read Manchester logo and selection of images of children and staff with books
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…
Manchester Libraries Book Review Competition for The Summer Reading Challenge
Manchester Libraries once again ran the annual national Summer Reading Challenge over the school summer holidays. Children are challenged to read six books over their break and are rewarded with…
Accessing the library from your mobile
You can access Manchester Libraries online from your mobile phone. There are 2 ways to do so – by the catalogue or by the Spydus Mobile App. From both you…
Read Widely July 2022
Have you started your Read Widely journey? If not, head to your local library and pick up a copy of our headline title, A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf,…
Crime Central July 2022
We can now announce the stonking line up for this month’s Crime Central! THURSDAY 28TH JULY 22 FROM 6PM. Joining Rob Parker this months is… The acclaimed Manchester based author…