Still have some overdue books? No fines. No worries!
Access to reading has been a lifeline for so many people during lockdown and now that library buildings are open again, it’s the perfect opportunity to return all those overdue…
Category Literature and reading
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries’ School Offer May 2021
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester have a fantastic programme of literacy and library related activities for schools and offers to bring to schools this summer term. We have a fantastic…
Shout out for books – time-limited amnesty for overdue library books!
With the gradual opening of libraries following the easing of lockdown restrictions, thousands of visitors have taken the opportunity to return to libraries across the city. And with more than…
Read Manchester’s Spring Big Book Giveaway
We’ve a spring in our step when we look through the figures from our recent Big Book Giveaway. Over the Easter period we gifted 10,444 books and 4,633 magazines to…
Children and families April newsletter
Welcome back to sunny/snowy (ever-changing) weather and more importantly, re-opened libraries! You can find out about our new opening hours and services here. This issue we look at how books can boost…
Join our #Take10toRead Challenge with Read Manchester
We would love to invite you to take part in our #Take10ToRead Challenge, as part of our Read Manchester Connecting Stories campaign. Research shows that reading can help make you feel calmer, reduce…
Refugee novel to inform Manchester schools resource on underrepresented stories
A new city-wide initiative will develop a teaching resource for schools based on an acclaimed novel that chronicles the harrowing journey of a teen refugee. Read Manchester and Manchester Children’s…
Manchester Libraries Online Book Club. This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha Malik.
The date for the next Online Book Club is Thursday 22nd April. This months book choice is ‘This Green and Pleasant Land’ by Ayisha Malik. ‘Tender, challenging and as warm…
Children and Families March Newsletter
With spring now upon us, we have lots of fantastic activities and events coming your way! Join us for reading groups, STEM club and exciting news about the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Plus…
Celebrate International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day is celebrated globally on 21 February. 2021 will be the fourth consecutive year that Manchester has celebratedthe event. In 2019 and 2020 over 5,000 people engaged…
Children and Families February newsletter
Welcome to our February half-term edition of our newsletter. The days are getting longer, and Spring is finally on its way! There’s lots to look forward to in the book world too, with all the excitement…
Support our Book Gifting Appeal with unique virtual backgrounds!
No need to tidy your room before your next virtual meeting with our unique Central Library backgrounds! Are you bored of seeing the same old stuff behind you on a…
Reading Rascals reading group and activity booklets.
Reading Rascals was set up as a monthly themed activity booklet which would eventually become a virtual reading group. We can now offer our virtual reading group each month for…
‘Read Talk Share’ Tackling loneliness and mental health through the proven power of reading.
Manchester Libraries are proud partners of the new Reading Agency campaign ‘Read, Talk, Share’, an initiative to combat loneliness and promote wellbeing through the proven power of reading. Enabled by…
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month.
This February we are proud to present a range of specially commissioned online events and special collections celebrating LGBTQ authors in Manchester and the North West. ‘They, She, He as…
Read Manchester Newsletter January 2021
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021. Read Manchester is continuing to develop new partnerships and programmes to promote reading for pleasure and its associated literacy and health and wellbeing…
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Schools’ Offer – January / February 2021
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester have a fantastic programme of activities and offers to bring to schools this term. Win one of three sets of our reading map books, check…
Children and Families January newsletter
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Children and Families newsletter of 2021! As we settle into another period of lockdown, we have lots of ideas to keep you busy during January. Why not…
Book Gifting Appeal News
Almost £3,500 has been donated to Manchester Central Library Development Trust’s cash appeal to support Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Book Gifting Campaign – to provide books directly to vulnerable families across the…
An overview of Read Manchester’s 2020 Transition Read
In July this year, Read Manchester launched the Bee Ready Bee a Reader Transition Read project, gifting a free copy of The Kid Who Came from Space by Ross Welford…