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…
Category Literature and reading
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…
A Dizzy Whizzy Christmas from our own author Anne!
Anne is one of our own extremely talented Manchester Libraries staff! Enjoy her brand-new story which she has written, illustrated and now reads exclusively for us. Meet our old friend…
Study shows how Manchester libraries help end loneliness
A survey carried out in Manchester has shown that using libraries helps people to feel less lonely and isolated from others. More than 80 per cent of people who reported often…
Manchester. A City of Literature.
Did you know Manchester is a UNESCO City of Literature. Manchester Libraries are proud to be a partner. Manchester City of Literature has just launched a brand new website and video…
Children & Families December Newsletter
Ho Ho Ho and welcome to the December issue of our Children and Families newsletter. Started during lockdown, this is one thing from 2020 we’re hanging on to! We hope you’ve enjoyed finding…
Behind the scenes at our Christmas #BigBookGiveaway!
Who doesn’t love a new book at Christmas? Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries have been working hard to ensure that every child is given the gift of reading this festive…
Ross Welford and Read Manchester deliver free sessions to Manchester year 7 pupils
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…
December’s Newsletter Highlights
Seasons greetings and welcome to this months news from Libraries where we highlight our many free digital resources including e-books, business support and local history research. We’ve also been selecting…
Books to Go Housebound Service featured in the MEN!
There’s been a brilliant article in the Manchester Evening News about our Books to Go Housebound Service, describing it as ‘a lifeline’ for many Manchester residents. One user of the…