Culture and Creativity at Manchester Libraries 2025-26

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 the Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee.  

The report describes how the library service is at the heart of our communities and continues to have a positive impact on people’s lives, along with highlights from the last 12 months.

One of the appendices highlighted some of the key cultural and creative progress we have made in the past year. You can see these outlined in the ‘Cultural and Creative Programme‘ document below: