Libraries Report 2025
Earlier today, Councillor John Hacking Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure and I, took a report on 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. You can read it in full below.
The report also includes the 2023 – 28 Vision for Manchester Libraries that shows the priorities for future years (also included below). The vision sets out how libraries contribute to Manchester being a high-class city improving the lives of residents and neighbourhoods and highlights the priorities for coming years.
The key priorities identified are:
- Our Manchester Our People
- Literacy & Reading
- Health & Wellbeing
- Culture & Creativity
- Digital Inclusion
This report shows the quality of the library service and the huge amount they do that improves the lives of our residents. It also shows how they are an integral element of how the Council delivers its services to residents in local neighbourhoods.
With this vision we will help to make our great library service even better, and continue to improve the lives of our residents.
Neil MacInnes OBE
Head of Libraries, Galleries and Culture
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Watch the Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee 2025 here:
(Fast forward to 49′ for Libraries)
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You can read the findings of the report in full here:
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You can also read the full ‘Our Vision for Manchester Libraries’ here:
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Gallery featuring some of the incredible events and activities at Manchester Libraries:
