Green Libraries Week takes place across our libraries Monday 27 October to Sunday 2 November. This years theme is ‘Seeds of Change – Make a difference with Your Library’ and we are all invited to celebrate our climate action, big or small.

We’ve got a great range of activities going on from fun planting of Halloween themed Cress Heads for children and bulb planting for everyone activities as well as book displays. We’ve even got a great Mindful Walk happening in Highfield Park in Levenshulme!

Flying the Flag for Green Libraries

Free, family-friendly workshop celebrating Flying the Flag for Green Libraries at Gorton Library on Friday 31 October, 2.30 – 4.30 pm.
Led by Cabasa CIC, you’ll work with professional artists to turn your library’s collaborative design into a naturally dyed flag using batik (painting with hot wax). Suitable for ages 10+ (Due to the nature of the activity all children under the age of 16 must have a responsible adult with them.)
There will also be tie-dye activities suitable for children of all ages.
Each flag will celebrate nature and the power of libraries, becoming part of a Greater Manchester-wide touring exhibition with 10 unique flags – one for each local authority – to be created during Green Libraries Week (27 October – 2 November).
No experience needed, just bring your creativity! All materials are provided. Spaces are free but limited (20 participants per workshop this includes siblings). To book a place contact Gorton Library: 0161 227 3737

Mindful Walk

Join us for a beautiful mindful and reflective walk around Highfield park in Levenshulme, followed by cakes and coffee/tea back at Arcadia Library on Friday 24 October. Mindful walking in the city is a wonderful way to connect with the environments we live around. Often we find ourselves rushing between tasks in our busy lives, perhaps we are on autopilot mode. A mindful walk offers a very gentle way to step out of the busyness, and into a more connected awareness of our world. Which can develop a calmer less stressed place within ourselves. Booking is essential for this free event. Book here on Eventbrite.

Seed Library Craft

Come and celebrate Green Libraries week with us at Central Library (Lower Ground Floor) on Monday 27 October, 2 – 3pm! Pick up free seeds from our seed library and get creative making your very own cress head to take home. A perfect blend of gardening and crafting!

Daffodil Planting

Join us for an age friendly/adults daffodil planting session at Didsbury Library on Tuesday 28th Oct, 11 to 1pm. A drop in event with brews and biscuits. 

Halloween Plant Pots

Join Chorlton Library’s Community Garden on Tuesday 28 October, 2 – 3pm, to decorate your Halloween flowerpot and then plant a daffodil ready for next Spring.

Halloween Cress Heads

Let your monstrous imagination go wild! Come and design a Halloween themed character plant-pot and give them a wild head of green cress hair. For children and families.

More Bulb Planting

Green Storytime

Autumn based stories and rhymes aimed at pre-school children Didsbury Library, Thursday 30 October, 11 – 11.30am