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18 Sep 2024

Little Reads

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Little Reads

26 Jul 2024 — 18 Sep 2024

A Northern Life – it’s not all about Margaret

Free

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A Northern Life – it’s not all about Margaret

19 Sep 2024

Conversation Club

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Conversation Club

19 Sep 2024

Tootally Wired

from £3.96

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Tootally Wired

21 Sep 2024

Italian Storytime

Free

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Italian Storytime

21 Sep 2024

Spanish Storytime

Free

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Spanish Storytime

21 Sep 2024

Mandarin Storytime

Free

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Mandarin Storytime

21 Sep 2024

Kantos Chamber Choir: Brontë

Pay what you can

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Kantos Chamber Choir: Brontë

24 Sep 2024

Word Central with guest poet Steve Mingle!

Free

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Word Central with guest poet Steve Mingle!

25 Sep 2024

An evening with Jacqueline Wilson

£8-£27

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An evening with Jacqueline Wilson

26 Sep 2024

Slate Expectations – Restoring Our Town Hall’s roo…

Free

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Slate Expectations – Restoring Our Town Hall’s roo…

13 Aug 2024 — 26 Sep 2024

Wisdom is the Principal Thing

Free

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Wisdom is the Principal Thing

26 Sep 2024

Slate Expectations – Restoring Our Town Hall’s roo…

Free

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Slate Expectations – Restoring Our Town Hall’s roo…

26 Sep 2024

Behind The Scenes at Manchester Central Library

£12.50

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Behind The Scenes at Manchester Central Library

28 Sep 2024

An Afternoon with THE KING!!

Free

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An Afternoon with THE KING!!

15 Jul 2024 — 28 Sep 2024

See My World: Connected Fragments

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See My World: Connected Fragments

01 Oct 2024

Crime Central

£2-6

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Crime Central

05 Oct 2024

Northern Publishers’ Fair

Free

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Northern Publishers’ Fair

06 Oct 2024

Yuan Yang

£10/£8

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Yuan Yang

06 Oct 2024

Lindsey Hilsum

£12/£10

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Lindsey Hilsum

07 Oct 2024

An Evening with Alan Hollinghurst & Andrew McMilla…

£12/£10

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An Evening with Alan Hollinghurst & Andrew McMilla…

08 Oct 2024

Paula Hawkins

£12/£10

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Paula Hawkins

10 Oct 2024

Rumaan Alam in Conversation

£12/£10

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Rumaan Alam in Conversation

12 Oct 2024

My Beautiful Voice with Joseph Coelho

£5

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My Beautiful Voice with Joseph Coelho

12 Oct 2024

Spooky Poems Aloud with Joseph Coelho

£5

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Spooky Poems Aloud with Joseph Coelho

12 Oct 2024

Lord of the Flies with Aimee de Jongh

£10/£8

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Lord of the Flies with Aimee de Jongh

14 Oct 2024

Joe Boyd

£12/£10

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Joe Boyd

15 Oct 2024

Susanna Clarke: My Life in Books

£12/£10

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Susanna Clarke: My Life in Books

16 Oct 2024

Andrew O’Hagan & Dave Haslam

£12/£10

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Andrew O’Hagan & Dave Haslam

18 Oct 2024

creative:connection

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creative:connection

18 Oct 2024

Daisy Johnson & Andrew Michael Hurley

£10/£8

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Daisy Johnson & Andrew Michael Hurley

19 Oct 2024

A Day in The Afterlife: Francesca Beard Workshop

Free

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A Day in The Afterlife: Francesca Beard Workshop

19 Oct 2024

Your Local Arena presents A Day in The Afterlife

Free

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Your Local Arena presents A Day in The Afterlife

24 Oct 2024

Behind the Scenes at Central Library

£12.50

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Behind the Scenes at Central Library

04 Nov 2024

Greg Jenner- Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britai…

Free

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Greg Jenner- Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britai…

08 Nov 2024

Richard Powers

£12/£10

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Richard Powers

15 Nov 2024

Christmas Drag Bingo with Angel Delight!

Free

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Christmas Drag Bingo with Angel Delight!

21 Nov 2024

Behind the Scenes Tour of Central Library

£12.50

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Behind the Scenes Tour of Central Library

06 Dec 2024

Christmas Silent Disco!

£10 (Concessions and Group ticket offers)

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Christmas Silent Disco!
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