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Teen Cosplayers Take Over Central Library 

In August we held our first ever teen cosplay event at Central library. The event was co-created with 15-year-old Amira. Amira contacted us via her school librarian when she was…

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The Great Science Share 2026 

Read Manchester has collaborated with publisher Mama Makes Books and the Great Science Share for Schools to provide 200 books for Manchester pupils involved in the Great Science Share.  Pioneered in Manchester, The University of Manchester’s Science & Engineering Education Research and…

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Read to the Beat 2026 Summer Reading Challenge

Join the rhythm of reading this summer!  As the long, sunny days of summer approach, there’s no better time to encourage children to explore new ideas and stories than through the joy of reading.  This year,…

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May’s Full Volume Podcast

Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast is back for May with another fun-packed episode. Listen Here: Presenters Alan Lynch and his co-host Gary Parkinson – bring you all the…

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Nya the Train Dog Visits Central Library

Stephen O'Callaghan (a white man with gray hair and a beard) poses next to therapy dog Nya (a black German shepherd), a white child wearing glasses and a black hoodie, and a black child wearing a kaki jacket in Central Library's children library. Stephen is holding a copy of the picture book 'Nya the train dog'.​

Last Friday we had a really special guest in Manchester Central Library’s children library: children and parents were surprised and delighted to receive a visit from Nya, Transpennine Express (TPE)…

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Open Day at the House of Commons Library

Here we have a guest blog from Rosalind Pye, a Neighbourhood Delivery Assistant working and studying part- time with Manchester Central Library. Here she recounts her fascinating study visit to…

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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…

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Manchester Central Library Story Times

Two members of staff are sat in two big armchairs in the middle of the children library. They are each holding a copy of the same book, open on the same page, showing the page to children and parents in attendance. A big group of children and parents are lying or sat on the floor, listening to the two members of staff. In the background, the wall of the children library is decorated with a jungle-themed motif.

Get your little ones involved with The National Year of Reading by coming along to one of our free story times. Manchester Central Library offers a welcoming space for families…

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Donate your old tech at Manchester Libraries!

Did you receive a new device for Christmas? Don’t know what to do with your old tech? Instead of your old devices cluttering up your house, this new year you…

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Manchester Libraries Launch Youth-Friendly Standards

This year we have been looking at our Youth Friendly Standards, consulting with young people from all over Manchester to obtain their views and feedback to help launch a new…

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Central Library’s Big Language Celebration

A White adult woman, a young White girl and a young Asian girl decorating a white word tree provided by Migrant Support for Central Library's Big Language Celebration

On 13 September we were delighted to celebrate Manchester’s linguistic diversity with a wonderful event supported by Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. The celebration was part of…

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