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…
Category Literature and reading
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…
Manchester City of Literature Online Book Fair
Wednesday 25th November 9am-8pm Taking place entirely online on the 25th November 2020, Manchester City of Literature are celebrating all things local publishing! From the Nobel Prize winning poetry at…
The Book Express Challenge!
We want to get everyone talking about the books they’ve been reading in 2020. Have you been re-reading your favorite novels ? Spending the time discovering new authors? Escaping with…
Children & Families November Newsletter
We have a jam-packed newsletter for you- look out for the latest in our children’s ebook selections and Manchester Memory Box series, plus exciting news about the Winter Mini Challenge (think Summer Reading challenge- but cooler!)…
Urgent Book Appeal Launched
Manchester Central Library Development Trust has launched a fundraising appeal to help Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries to provide books and other educational resources directly to families across the city. Since the first lockdown started…
Read Manchester and Home-Start Manchester love a bit of Dolly Parton!
Developing a love of reading in the early years is vital for children and will support them enormously to develop their speech and language skills. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is…
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries Updated Schools’ Offer – November/December 2020
Read Manchester and Manchester Libraries are continuing to work hard to bring books, stories and authors to children in school. We have a fantastic line-up of authors who are ready…
Books to Go Housebound Service
Books to Go – Manchester Libraries housebound service. The service is a lifeline for a lot of isolated and vulnerable residents and their carers in Manchester and was one of…
All Reception children to be gifted The Runaway Pea!
This autumn every reception age child will receive a copy of the fantastic book The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore thanks to our partnership with BookTrust. Manchester Libraries works with BookTrust to facilitate the delivery…
Libraries in Lockdown
During lockdown, not only did demand for ebooks spike, but libraries had to adapt how we delivered services that were beneficial for us and our local communities. In Manchester we…
Discover the joys of the Secret Garden with a fantastic new film
Discover the joys of the Secret Garden with a fantastic new film (and read about our own inspiration for our children’s library themed Secret Garden) With our children’s library design…
New digital campaign to get families chatting, playing and reading together launches in Manchester
Read Manchester and Manchester Art Gallery have launched a brand new digital campaign to help parents in Manchester turn the everyday activities they are already doing with their child into…
Children & Families October Newsletter.
October is always a busy month in the library world! We might be doing things differently, but there’s still loads for you to get involved in. Why not take a…