We had a brilliant start to the 2025/26 school year for Manchester High Schools with our author, reading for pleasure and creative writing offer. We started off in September with…
For the 2nd year the Year 6 to Year 7 Transition Read was Quiet Storm by local, award-winning author, Kimberly Whittam Home | Kimberly Whittam Author . The book was originally…
On Monday 16 June, hundreds of buggies, prams and babes in arms flowed across St Peter’s Square between Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Central Library as Manchester Baby Week 2025…
Manchester Libraries and Read Manchester are thrilled to be part of the Festival of Libraries Look for A Book activity again this year! Five hundred copies of Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock’s…
As part of the celebrations for the re-opening of our newly refurbished Chorlton library, we are delighted to be able to offer a writer’s café. Join us for a workshop…
20th – 28th September 2024. Chorlton Book Festival returns with another celebration of the joy of reading and storytelling in all their forms! Brian Groom returns to the festival with…
Manchester is bursting with literature, it’s leaping off the page and onto our streets. You can download or pick up a physical copy of the Manchester City of Literature Map in…
Manchester Central Library is hosting twelve exciting events as part of the Manchester Literature Festival, which features over 100 events citywide from 4 to 20 October. Saturday 5 October Northern…
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,…
We want to know about your book buying and borrowing habits, to ensure our service meets your needs. It only take a few minutes to fill in our short survey…
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…
Longsight Library, one of Manchester’s busiest libraries outside of Central Library, is undergoing a major refurbishment at present. Already it’s looking somewhat stately with it’s dark slate grey carpeting and…
Did you know we have 100 amazing Literacy Champions in Manchester? The volunteering programme led by Read Manchester started in March 2022 and has gone from strength to strength. As…
Ignite your summer adventures and discover Manchester City of Literature alongside 57 other unique UNESCO sites in the UK and crown dependencies thanks to a newly illustrated map, now available…
Borrowbox. Your library in one app! E-books and audio books You can use BorrowBox to browse, borrow and read or listen to ebooks and audio books anywhere and everywhere. E-press…
Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries returns for 2023 from 7th June – 11th June. This celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries features a vibrant programme for all ages that highlights the…
In 2017, after a successful bid to UNESCO, Manchester became a UNESCO City of Literature and joined other cities such as Dublin, Barcelona, Prague, Melbourne, and Reykjavik in the prestigious…
As our Read Widely in 2022 promotion moves on to October, Black History Month offers the perfect opportunity to celebrate, with our selection of inspirational titles by authors of colour.…
Here’s a real treat for crime fans! ‘Dark secrets behind Manchesters’ closed doors’. Join Caroline England and Catherine Wimpeney in conversation about the inspiration and creation of their psychological suspense…
Have you started your Read Widely journey? If not, head to your local library and pick up a copy of our headline title, A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf,…