Generator Case Study: Potting Herbs with Gale Whitby
On 4th March 2026, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
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Green At Manchester Libraries
On 4th March 2026, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
Our Archives Work At Manchester Libraries
On 4th March 2026, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
How Are Manchester Libraries Supporting Businesses?
On 4th March 2026, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
Pop-Up Visitor Information Service at Central Library
This August, the Visitor Information Centre has been assisting visitors to the city centre with a pop-up stand on Library Walk. Based in the Glazed Link, while their usual office…
Citizens Advice at Manchester Libraries
Libraries at the Heart of Community Advice: How Citizens Advice Manchester Hubs Are Reaching Manchester Residents At Citizens Advice Manchester, we know that libraries are more than just places for…
Early Years Transition Read 2025
Manchester City Council and Read Manchester are pleased to announce this year’s transition read to support children starting school reception classes in September. Moving up to school is a big…
The beautiful new Chorlton Library is now open!
One of Manchester’s most historic libraries, Chorlton Library, has reopened its doors to the public and welcome visitors again following a year-long refurbishment. An iconic building in the heart of…
Our Archives Work At Manchester Libraries
On 4th March 2025, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
International Mother Language Day at Forum Library
On Saturday 22 February we marked International Mother Language Day with an afternoon of arts, crafts and performance. With around 200 languages spoken in Manchester it’s an important day to…
How Are Manchester Libraries Supporting Businesses?
On 4th March 2025, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and Neil MacInnes Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture, took a report on Manchester Libraries to…
January in Creative Space – Forum Library
In early January our regular creatives sprang back in action; Music Evermore who run our Rock Band sessions for young people on Mondays and Tuesdays from 16:00-18:00. These sessions are…
MANCHESTER LIBRARIES LAUNCH BRAND NEW MONTHLY PODCAST
Introducing… Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast. Tune-in now and turn it up loud. Manchester Libraries are launching an official podcast. ‘Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast’ promises to take…
Library of the Month: The Forum Library Wythenshawe
We are excited to bring The Forum Library Wythenshawe as our February library of the month, Forum Library is situated in the Forum Centre, so right at the heart of…
Celebrating World Children’s Day at Manchester Libraries
On 20th November, Manchester Libraries proudly joined the global celebration of World Children’s Day, commemorating the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. This special day reminds us that upholding…
Didsbury Library – December Library of the Month!
Didsbury Library in the heart of Didsbury village, it was opened in 1915 with a golden key and was a gift from the famous Scottish-American benefactor Andrew Carnegie to the…
Library of the Month: Didsbury Library
Didsbury Library in the heart of Didsbury village, it was opened in 1915 with a golden key and was a gift from the famous Scottish-American benefactor Andrew Carnegie to the…
Celebrating Anti-Bullying Week: Empowering Children with Empathy and Creativity
This year, Manchester Libraries proudly hosted special events to mark Anti-Bullying Week 2024, bringing together over 200, KS1 children from across the city. The theme, “Choose Respect,” was at the heart of…
Celebrating Young Readers: our Summer Reading Challenge book review and drawing competition winners!
This summer, Manchester Libraries was busy promoting the national Summer Reading Challenge during the school holidays. As well as encouraging children to join the Challenge and read 6 books, children…
Free laptops given to community groups by MCC Libraries Digital Inclusion Team
Our team were recently kindly gifted over 300 Lenovo laptops by XMA. XMA are a technology solutions provider dedicated to advancing digital transformation for businesses and public sector organisations. These…