Library Live

The Smiths 1984-1986
2018-06-01 08:00 - 2018-08-25 17:00 UTC | First Floor Display Cases
An exhibition of images from the golden age of The Smiths, by photographer Stephen Wright.
‘A sweeter set of pictures were never taken’
Morrissey, Boxing Day, 1985
Free – please drop in

**To compliment this fabulous exhibition, the library shop on the ground floor will be selling a range of exclusive Smiths related goodies!**

Once Upon A Time...
2018-06-29 08:00 - 2018-09-30 17:00 | Wolfson Reading Room
An enchanting display of books for children from Central Library’s special collections. Ranging from a 17th Century Latin Dictionary to favourite characters such as Babar, The Snowman and Latin versions of Peter the Rabbit and Winnie the Pooh.

Capturing the Heritage of the Workers’ Co-operative Movement, 1970s-1990s
2018-07-02 08:00 - 2018-07-28 17:00 | Lower Ground Floor Link
Prompted by poor economic conditions, unemployment, and a change in societal attitudes, the 1970s-1990s saw a wave of workers’ co-operatives set up. This exhibition showcases some of the findings of the HLF funded ‘Working Together’ project and includes insights into the importance of the movement, through case studies and personal recollections of those involved.
Free – please drop in

You Brought Your Own Light
2018-07-26 08:00 - 2018-09-29 17:00 | First Floor Exhibition Hall
A powerful exhibition by Manchester based photographer, Allie Crewe, whose work is “highly rated, sincere, poignant and classical “, Magnum Photography. There is nothing linear about femininity – or what it means to be a woman – in the 21st century. Sex and gender are not limited to the monolithic paradigm of genetics; they are informed by something intangible, and it this essence of the female paradox that makes Allie Crewe’s work as relevant as it is important.
