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SUMMARY:The Great Hall Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Town Hall closed in January 2018 and work then began on a labour of love: a once-in-a-lifetime chance to repair\, protect and update this architectural masterpiece for future generations. The Great Hall is the Town Hall’s centrepiece. It includes a huge variety of conservation and restoration projects and is a great example of the work we’re doing throughout the building. Our approach to the unique elements of this  space reflects the level of care needed for the whole project. This exhibition looks at just three details of the Great Hall to tell some of the story of the Our Town Hall project. \n\n\nFree – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-great-hall-exhibition/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Exiles and Descendants
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition from Polonia Northern England uncovers the remarkable history of a Polish community (Polonia) deported and displaced during WWII. Through photographs\, letters\, and personal documents\, it showcases experiences of forced deportation\, war crimes\, refuge\, and significant contributions to Britain’s freedom. The exhibition also explores post-war resettlement in exile in Northern England and community efforts to maintain cultural identity whilst Poland was under communist rule. PNE safeguards and shares this history to strengthen collective memory and fill the gaps in historical records. \nFree – please drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/exiles-and-descendants/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Cultural Masterplanning - How Manchester changed the way we make cities
DESCRIPTION:A major new exhibition at Manchester Central Library explores the process of Cultural Masterplanning and how creative interventions in urban spaces undergoing redevelopment can reconnect fragmented places with their past and allow us to look to a dynamic shared future. These playful interactions change how transformation feels and help us involved and  that change is happening with us\, not to us. \nShowcased across the Exhibition Hall and Wolfson Reading Room at Central Library from April to September 2026 are glimpses of buried histories of lives and industry which sparked curiosity and conversation about places in transition such as Ancoats\, Central Library itself and Mayfield Depot\, as well as examples from Glasgow and London. \nCitizen Manchester takes a deep dive into the extraordinary transformation of Central Library and Town Hall Extension\, Manchester’s historic twin treasures whose restoration began in 2014 and continues to lead the city’s rebirth as a global icon blending heritage and innovation. Citizen Manchester records and celebrates the creation of the first ever Modern City. From April to August 2026 Central Library’s Exhibition Hall and First Floor corridors of Central Library will feature photographs and artefacts from the transformation\, allowing viewers a close-up look at the rich patina and textures captured within the walls of these beloved spaces. \nThe Lost World of Mayfield has returned to the First Floor Reading Room of Central Library\, showcasing archival treasures from Mayfield\, the area now transformed by a thriving green space including a brand-new public park and the transformed Mayfield Depot. This area behind Manchester’s Piccadilly Station was formerly a wasteland whose industrial heritage was largely forgotten so much that few locals knew its original name.  Currently on show are artefacts and images from the Mayfield Pattern Book\, Graham’s Dye Recipe Book and the Mayfield Grit Walk story cards which uncover the history of Thomas Hoyle and Sons Calico Printing Works and the dwellings and bathhouse which served the residents and workers following its demise. \nThe Cultural Masterplanning exhibition has been curated by Sam Hallas and produced by Dan Dubowitz of FLEX Manchester School of Architecture in collaboration with Manchester City Council\, Archives+\, and Manchester Art Gallery. It can be viewed in the Exhibition Hall at Central Library until the end of June 2026 and continues on the First Floor and Reading Room with Citizen Manchester\, Grit Walks and the Lost World of Mayfield on display until the end of September 2026. \nFree – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/cultural-masterplanning-how-manchester-changed-the-way-we-make-cities/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Manchester Bomb 1996: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Manchester IRA explosion
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Archives+ presents archive material\, photographs and film footage from the Archives+ collections to remember the day when time stood still for the city. This exhibition captures Manchester’s drive to recover and rebuild\, aided by the extraordinary wave of support from people\, communities and institutions across the region and the world. \nFree – just drop in \nPlease make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes or online
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-bomb-1996-commemorating-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-manchester-ira-explosion/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Festival of Libraries 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries. The award-winning festival\, supported by Arts Council England\, features a vibrant programme that highlights the library network’s full offer\, across wellbeing\, culture and creativity\, digital and information and reading. \nThe full programme for the Festival of Libraries 2025\, including event and activities at Central Library\, can be found on the Festival of Libraries website here.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/festival-of-libraries-2026/
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SUMMARY:Festival of Libraries: Lifelong Learning Summer Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:Join Trafford and Stockport College Group for Summer Roadshow. Take part in hands-on\, interactive workshops where you can create your own floral buttonhole and jewellery\, design a personalised craft box and discover new opportunities at our Gateway to Lifelong Learning information session. Come along\, try something new\, and leave with a renewed passion for learning. \nFree – find out more and reserve a place on Eventbrite here or click ‘Book Now’ below. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/festival-of-libraries-lifelong-learning-summer-roadshow/
LOCATION:Lower Ground Floor
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SUMMARY:Heartstone: KFOR AND KOSOVO +25 Event
DESCRIPTION:On June 12th\, the photo-documentary exhibition\, ‘KFOR and Kosovo +25’\, is at the centre of an extraordinary event being staged at Manchester Central Library as part of Manchester’s Festival of Libraries.\n\n\nProduced by internationally acclaimed photographer\, Nick Sidle\, covering the period 2000-1\, in the aftermath of the 1999 Kosova war\, the exhibition tells an uplifting visual story of the resilience of ordinary people recovering from a period of horrific ethnic cleansing and the role of the KFOR peacekeepers in bringing the stability and security from which peace followed. Many in the Greater Manchester region supported at the time with funds\, blankets\, toys and other items. \nThis event will bring together online for the first time some of the civilians pictured in the images\, who have been located 25 years later in Kosova\, and others who were part of this period in the North West and other parts of the UK. In Kosova\, the event is taking shape from the National Library of Kosova opened by Kosova’s Minister for Culture\, Saranda Bogujevci\, herself a survivor of the Podujeva Massacre and one of those evacuated to Manchester in 1999. \nAdmission is free and there is no booking required\, but please come early to be secure of a place at this event. \nHeader Photo by ©Nick Sidle.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/kfor-and-kosovo-25-event/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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