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Crime Central July 2022

We can now announce the stonking line up for this month’s Crime Central! THURSDAY 28TH JULY 22 FROM 6PM. Joining Rob Parker this months is… The acclaimed Manchester based author…

An Evening with Ella Mills

Manchester Libraries, Waterstones Booksellers and Hodder Books present this special evening with bestselling food writer Ella Mills. Thursday 25th August 6.30pm Tickets available here. Join inspirational bestselling food writer Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella,…

Word Central – Now We Are Six! Birthday Special!

Word Central Open Mic Night hosted by Tony Curry Join Flapjack Press at Manchester Central Library on Tues 26th July for their Birthday Special event! An evening of celebrations and…

See Myself in Books at the Festival of Libraries

Collection of books on a table

Read Manchester’s new initiative – See Myself in Books – continues to go from strength to strength and will be taking over Manchester Central Library’s Sunday Funday on 19 June!…

Tsitsi Dangarembga ‘Black and Female’ Book Launch

Join us for the launch of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book ‘Black and Female’. The bestselling author of ‘Nervous Conditions’ will be in conversation with Naomi Frisby. MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY. WEDNESDAY…

Crime Central June 2022

CRIME CENTRAL RETURNS THURSDAY 30TH JUNE. Joining Rob Parker this month is Lesley Kara, Sunday Times Top Ten author of ‘The Rumour’, Stephanie Sowden, Manchester based debut author of ‘After…

Libraries celebrate languages

International Mother Language Day

  Four Manchester libraries will host events to celebrate the city’s linguistic and cultural diversity, on International Mother Language Day this half term. Free activities and performances for people of…

Library work experience

I’m Charlotte, a student at York St. John University, doing work experience in the  Henry Watson Music Library. I really is a one of a kind space where musicians can…

Drop Everything and Read Manchester

Join us on National Poetry Day Thursday 28th September at 11.45, where ever you are, and read for 10 minutes! At 11.45 am performance poet Dom Berry will be leading…

Manchester Literature Festival 2017

Manchester is a city of stories and storytellers. It’s also a city of activism, protest, pioneers and radicals. This year’s Manchester Literature Festival welcomes over a hundred of our most…