Reading Makes Us Free
Reading Makes Us Free is a mass-participation artwork celebrating the power and freedom reading gives to us. Inspired by the Frederick Douglass quote ‘Once you learn to read, you will…
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World Book Day 2024
World Book Day this year was once again a celebration of children’s authors and book giveaways – over five and a half thousand books were gifted via Manchester Libraries, schools…
Force of Nature
The local meets the global in the music event Force Of Nature at Harpurhey’s North City Library on Saturday 4th May, and Longsight Library and Learning Centre on Saturday…
Libraries Give Us Power: Videos of Manchester Libraries
We have recently produced a series of videos. Whether you’re a regular customer of Manchester Libraries or not, take a look at them to find out more about Manchester Libraries,…
Festival of Libraries 2024: Save the Date!
A FREE festival celebrating the 133 libraries across Greater Manchester. Wednesday 12 to Sunday 16 June 2024 Manchester City of Literature is preparing to celebrate the joy of libraries with…
Historic Chorlton Library refurbishment plans unveiled.
Chorlton Library is about to undergo a major refurbishment that will see an enhanced library reopen to the public next year. The Library closes it’s door for two weeks on…
Ending period poverty
Package for Val campaign launches in libraries to fight city-wide period poverty on International Women’s Day (8 March). A campaign to tackle period poverty has launched across Manchester on International…
Powerhouse Library celebrates
Tuesday morning toddler story sessions are celebrating languages at Moss Side Powerhouse Library! The library manager Sylvia has organised for colleagues and volunteers to get involved with sharing Eric Carle’s The…
Read Manchester’s Festive Gifting Campaign 2023
A grand total of 17,582 books were gifted to struggling families across Manchester this Christmas as part of Read Manchester’s festive free book give-away. With the help of 156 different partner…
Libraries Update – January 2024
Ros Atkins – Central Library BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins discussed his latest book ‘The Art of Explanation’ at a special event organised by the Business & IP Centre at Central…
Job opportunities
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced and forward-looking libraries staff to join our team. The right candidate will have a good understanding of the way that Manchester libraries operate – our ethos, culture and…
Libraries Update – December 2023
Children reading
Supporting families to develop a love of reading
Read Manchester has been working with a growing number of local charities over the past few years, gifting books and literacy-related resources to those families most in need. One of…
Donate your old tech at the library
Are you receiving a new device for Christmas? Don’t leave your old one lying about in the house and don’t throw it away. Donate your old one to any Manchester…
How we Aced the One Million Minutes Challenge
Between 30th of October and 10th of November 2023, Read Manchester and Read for Good joined together to challenge Manchester to read for One Million Minutes! Instead of a sponsored…
Christmas Opening Hours 2023
With the Christmas period around the corner, please see our Christmas opening hours for access to your local library over the coming weeks. Our online services will be available throughout…
Children’s Christmas Holiday Activities in Libraries!
Manchester Libraries are excited to announce the following free Holiday Activity Fund sessions this December. All these sessions are fun and interactive. The sessions are aimed at 11 to 15…
Black British Book Festival 2023
In September, Central Library played host to Manchester’s leg of the Black British Book Festival 2023 tour. Now in its third year, the festival stands as one of the largest…
Pupils take to the terraces
Primary school pupils from Manchester took to the terraces at Old Trafford football ground this week to take part in a special author-led event to help boost reading skills and…
Libraries Update – October 2023
Digitober and Get Online Week Throughout October, (Digitober), our Digital Inclusion Team has been working to promote and better integrate digital inclusion throughout the city. This month, the team met…