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24 Mar 2025

Creative Archive Workshop Series: Rivers, Industri…

Free

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Creative Archive Workshop Series: Rivers, Industri…

24 Mar 2025

Mystery International Film Screening

£0-£5 plus booking fee

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Mystery International Film Screening

25 Mar 2025

Word Central with guest poet Lateral G!

Free

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Word Central with guest poet Lateral G!

29 Mar 2025

Black British Book Festival Manchester

Free

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Black British Book Festival Manchester

13 Jan 2025 — 29 Mar 2025

Chapters in Change

Free

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Chapters in Change

03 Mar 2025 — 29 Mar 2025

aAh! Magazine X Lights Up Exhibition

Free

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aAh! Magazine X Lights Up Exhibition

02 Apr 2025

NEW! Boardgames Club

Free

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NEW! Boardgames Club

05 Apr 2025

Italian Storytime

Free

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Italian Storytime

07 Apr 2025

French Film Club: L’Année du Requin

Free

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French Film Club: L’Année du Requin

09 Apr 2025

NEW! Boardgames Club

Free

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NEW! Boardgames Club

09 Apr 2025

Hispanic Film Club: Campeones

Free

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Hispanic Film Club: Campeones

10 Apr 2025

Conversation Club

Free

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Conversation Club

05 Apr 2025 — 19 Apr 2025

Easter Holidays at Central Library!

Free

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Easter Holidays at Central Library!

24 Apr 2025

Conversation Club

Free

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Conversation Club

24 Apr 2025

Dark Blue World – Film Screening

Free

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Dark Blue World – Film Screening

28 Apr 2025

Creative Archive Workshop Series: Rivers, Industri…

Free

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Creative Archive Workshop Series: Rivers, Industri…

01 May 2025

Kevin Barry

£10/8

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Kevin Barry

13 May 2025

Laura Bates

£10/£8

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Laura Bates

17 May 2025

Creative Archive Workshop Series: Rivers, Industri…

Free

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Creative Archive Workshop Series: Rivers, Industri…

18 Oct 2024 — 02 Jun 2025

Our Town Hall – Portraits of a Workforce

Free

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Our Town Hall – Portraits of a Workforce

16 Jun 2025

Colm Tóibín

£12/£10

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Colm Tóibín

24 Feb 2025 — 30 Jun 2025

Tony Lloyd Exhibition

Free

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Tony Lloyd Exhibition

01 Apr 2025 — 30 Jun 2025

Our Lives, Our Privacy

Free

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Our Lives, Our Privacy

16 Jul 2025

Attica Locke

£10/£8

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Attica Locke

25 Jul 2025 — 26 Jul 2025

LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL 2025

£20-£40

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LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL 2025
About Library Live

From film nights and gigs to author readings and talks, Library Live features a real assortment of events, blending the traditional with the unconventional. With big open doors, lots of free events and many different spaces to explore, Library Live is for everyone.

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