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SUMMARY:VR Headset Experiences
DESCRIPTION:This September\, prepare to explore new worlds with David Attenborough\, Wallace & Gromit\, Matthew Bourne\, Vaughan Williams and more at your local library. \nFor three weeks in September\, Manchester Libraries will be hosting state-of-the-art VR headsets and a feast of FREE digital experiences. \nManchester Libraries are one of nine library services in England to take part in Digital Spaces\, an innovative collaboration to enhance digital engagement and accessibility in libraries. This ambitious new programme is in association with Arts Council England\, BFI\, awarding National Lottery funding and The Space. \nAfter a resoundingly successful debut last summer\, which saw hundreds of Manchester residents dive into virtual realities\, Manchester Libraries are delighted to confirm that the headsets will return for a series of FREE public drop-in sessions at Manchester Central Library (8-12 Sept)\, Longsight Library (14-16)\, Gorton Hub (17-19 Sept)\, Abraham Moss (23 Sept)\,  New Moston (23 Sept)\, The Avenue (24 Sept) and Newton Heath (27 Sept). The times of the sessions can be found below. \nAcross the three weeks\, visitors to these libraries will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an array of awe-inspiring virtual worlds featuring some familiar faces\, plus leap into some brand new experiences too. \nAmongst the thrilling programme of VR offerings\, the experiences on offer will include: \n\nHold the World with Sir David Attenbrough: Embark on a groundbreaking interactive VR tour of the Natural History Museum in London with the most iconic of guides. Sir David\, who was filmed by more than 100 cameras and digitally recreated as a lifelike SD hologram for the experience\, acts as a private guide\, imparting his expert knowledge on rare objects from †he museum’s collection\, including a blue whale\, a stegosaurus\, and more. Get hands-on with rare specimens from its world-famous collection\, and experience priceless artefacts coming back to life.\nWallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway: Step into the shoes (and paws) of the legendary Aardman duo as they blast-off on a cracking new adventure that will take you from the familiar sights of West Wallaby Street to the strange surroundings of deep space. An interactive treat – all in glorious VR-O-Rama!\nThe Philharmonia Virtual Orchestra – The Lark Ascending: Experience a mesmerising 360-degree performance of Vaughan Williams’ masterpiece featuring Nicola Benedetti.\nMonoliths: Explore England’s northern landscape through the voices and spoken word of three women\, in this poignant XR experience by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust.\n**New** Doorstep Duets – An absorbing VR180 capture of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures by immersive filmmakers Neon8.\nDigital Spaces : People in Places films – short films from the local communities.\n\nThe VR headset experiences arrive as part of Manchester Libraries recently announced participation in the new Libraries Digital Network\, a groundbreaking collaboration with eight other library services\, including: Bradford\, Cambridgeshire\, Coventry\, Leeds\, Newham\, Nottinghamshire\, Somerset\, and Sunderland. This innovative network is the first of its kind\, uniquely combining local relevance with national impact. It aims to empower our local community and is supported by comprehensive training for our colleagues\, who will guide our networks on exciting digital journeys.\n\nThe Digital Spaces VR headsets will be freely available to the public to experience in a series of open drop-in sessions throughout September. \nCome along to a session at these dates and times as follows:\n\nTuesday 8th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [14.30-16.30]\n\nWednesday 9th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [15.00 – 17.00]\n\nThursday 10th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [14.30-16.30]\n\nFriday 11th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [11.00 – 13.00]\n\nSaturday 12th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [11.00 – 13.00]\nDrop-In Session [15.00 – 16.30]\n\n*******\nMonday 14th Sept to Wednesday 16th Sept – Sessions @ Longsight Library \n\nSession times TBC – Standby for further details\n\n\n*******\nThursday 17th September – Session @ Gorton Hub \n\nDrop-in Session [2:00 pm to 4:00 pm]\n\n\nSaturday 19th September – Session @ Gorton Hub \n\nDrop-in Session [9:30 am to 11:30 am]\n\n*******\n \nWednesday 23rd Sept – Session @ Abraham Moss \n\nDrop-in Session [3:30 pm to 5:00pm]\n\n*******\nWednesday 23rd Sept – Session @ New Moston \n\nDrop-in Session [6:00 pm to 8:00pm]\n\n*******\n \nThursday 24th September – Session @ The Avenue\n \n\nDrop-in Session [2:00 pm to 4:00pm]\n\n******* \nSunday 27th September – Sessions @ Newton Heath Library \n\nDrop-in Session [12:00 pm to 4:00pm]\n\nAll sessions are free – 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/vr-headset-experiences-at-the-library-this-june/2026-09-08/
LOCATION:Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Family,Music,VR Experience
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261231T193000
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SUMMARY:Just a Girl from North Manchester: A Photographic Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:For over 30 years\, Karen McBride has documented the people\, places and music that have shaped Manchester. Her new exhibition brings together a personal collection of black-and-white photographs\, stories and memories from behind the camera. \nThe work follows on from her book\, ‘Just a Girl from North Manchester’\, and explores a lifetime spent documenting musicians\, communities and everyday moments that might otherwise have been forgotten. \nDisplayed throughout the exhibition are nine original vintage library display cabinets that were especially designed for Manchester Central Library when the building first opened. They provide the perfect setting for a journey through Manchester’s musical and cultural history. One cabinet\, however\, will house something very special that celebrates Karen’s lifelong love of traditional black-and-white photography\, craftsmanship and making things by hand—qualities that have always been part of Manchester’s industrious spirit. \nFree – just drop in. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/14220/
LOCATION:First Floor Display Cases
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260912T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260912T170000
DTSTAMP:20261023T222555
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SUMMARY:VR Headset Experiences
DESCRIPTION:This September\, prepare to explore new worlds with David Attenborough\, Wallace & Gromit\, Matthew Bourne\, Vaughan Williams and more at your local library. \nFor three weeks in September\, Manchester Libraries will be hosting state-of-the-art VR headsets and a feast of FREE digital experiences. \nManchester Libraries are one of nine library services in England to take part in Digital Spaces\, an innovative collaboration to enhance digital engagement and accessibility in libraries. This ambitious new programme is in association with Arts Council England\, BFI\, awarding National Lottery funding and The Space. \nAfter a resoundingly successful debut last summer\, which saw hundreds of Manchester residents dive into virtual realities\, Manchester Libraries are delighted to confirm that the headsets will return for a series of FREE public drop-in sessions at Manchester Central Library (8-12 Sept)\, Longsight Library (14-16)\, Gorton Hub (17-19 Sept)\, Abraham Moss (23 Sept)\,  New Moston (23 Sept)\, The Avenue (24 Sept) and Newton Heath (27 Sept). The times of the sessions can be found below. \nAcross the three weeks\, visitors to these libraries will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an array of awe-inspiring virtual worlds featuring some familiar faces\, plus leap into some brand new experiences too. \nAmongst the thrilling programme of VR offerings\, the experiences on offer will include: \n\nHold the World with Sir David Attenbrough: Embark on a groundbreaking interactive VR tour of the Natural History Museum in London with the most iconic of guides. Sir David\, who was filmed by more than 100 cameras and digitally recreated as a lifelike SD hologram for the experience\, acts as a private guide\, imparting his expert knowledge on rare objects from †he museum’s collection\, including a blue whale\, a stegosaurus\, and more. Get hands-on with rare specimens from its world-famous collection\, and experience priceless artefacts coming back to life.\nWallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway: Step into the shoes (and paws) of the legendary Aardman duo as they blast-off on a cracking new adventure that will take you from the familiar sights of West Wallaby Street to the strange surroundings of deep space. An interactive treat – all in glorious VR-O-Rama!\nThe Philharmonia Virtual Orchestra – The Lark Ascending: Experience a mesmerising 360-degree performance of Vaughan Williams’ masterpiece featuring Nicola Benedetti.\nMonoliths: Explore England’s northern landscape through the voices and spoken word of three women\, in this poignant XR experience by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust.\n**New** Doorstep Duets – An absorbing VR180 capture of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures by immersive filmmakers Neon8.\nDigital Spaces : People in Places films – short films from the local communities.\n\nThe VR headset experiences arrive as part of Manchester Libraries recently announced participation in the new Libraries Digital Network\, a groundbreaking collaboration with eight other library services\, including: Bradford\, Cambridgeshire\, Coventry\, Leeds\, Newham\, Nottinghamshire\, Somerset\, and Sunderland. This innovative network is the first of its kind\, uniquely combining local relevance with national impact. It aims to empower our local community and is supported by comprehensive training for our colleagues\, who will guide our networks on exciting digital journeys.\n\nThe Digital Spaces VR headsets will be freely available to the public to experience in a series of open drop-in sessions throughout September. \nCome along to a session at these dates and times as follows:\n\nTuesday 8th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [14.30-16.30]\n\nWednesday 9th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [15.00 – 17.00]\n\nThursday 10th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [14.30-16.30]\n\nFriday 11th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [11.00 – 13.00]\n\nSaturday 12th Sept – Drop-In Sessions @ Central Library \n\nDrop-In Session [11.00 – 13.00]\nDrop-In Session [15.00 – 16.30]\n\n*******\nMonday 14th Sept to Wednesday 16th Sept – Sessions @ Longsight Library \n\nSession times TBC – Standby for further details\n\n\n*******\nThursday 17th September – Session @ Gorton Hub \n\nDrop-in Session [2:00 pm to 4:00 pm]\n\n\nSaturday 19th September – Session @ Gorton Hub \n\nDrop-in Session [9:30 am to 11:30 am]\n\n*******\n \nWednesday 23rd Sept – Session @ Abraham Moss \n\nDrop-in Session [3:30 pm to 5:00pm]\n\n*******\nWednesday 23rd Sept – Session @ New Moston \n\nDrop-in Session [6:00 pm to 8:00pm]\n\n*******\n \nThursday 24th September – Session @ The Avenue\n \n\nDrop-in Session [2:00 pm to 4:00pm]\n\n******* \nSunday 27th September – Sessions @ Newton Heath Library \n\nDrop-in Session [12:00 pm to 4:00pm]\n\nAll sessions are free – 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/vr-headset-experiences-at-the-library-this-june/2026-09-12/
LOCATION:Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Family,Music,VR Experience
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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition: What Makes a Great Coach?
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the charity Women in Sport\, this photo exhibition celebrates everything women bring to coaching. \nStill in 2026\, women are still undervalued and underrepresented in sports coaching. Women in Sport’s research has found that 30% of female coaches report being bullied (twice as many as men) and are 18% less likely to say their opinions are heard and respected. Despite good intentions\, many approaches still focus on ‘fixing the women’\, encouraging resilience\, confidence or aspiration rather than improving the conditions that make it harder for women to enter and stay in coaching. The issue is not women’s capability; it is the system they work within. Women already have the knowledge\, skills and experience needed to be great coaches\, and these photographs celebrate exactly that\, highlighting the qualities women bring to coaching everyday. \nTo support Women in Sport’s work championing women and girls you can donate here. \nFree – just drop in. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/photo-exhibition-what-makes-a-great-coach/
LOCATION:First Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261008T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261231T130000
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SUMMARY:Vivienne Westwood - Unseen Photography Exhibition by Paul Wolfgang Webster
DESCRIPTION:“My experience of working with Vivienne Westwood remains a rare and significant chapter in my photographic journey. It revealed a powerful connection between fashion\, culture\, inclusivity and protest. It also showed me how someone from the world of fashion could step outside that world and stand shoulder to shoulder with people fighting for something they believed in.” \n\nThese unseen photographs by Paul Wolfgang Webster are more than a record of Vivienne Westwood at Preston. They are a record of connection — between an individual and a community\, between fashion and protest\, and between a photographer and the people he is there to document. \nFree – just drop in. Prints and postcards available at the library shop. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/vivienne-westwood-unseen-photography-exhibition-by-paul-wolfgang-webster-2/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Tony Wilson - The Man Who Put Manchester On The World Stage
DESCRIPTION:Photo exhibition curated by Paul Wolfgang Webster: \nIn 1996\, I had the opportunity to photograph Tony Wilson — the man many called Mr Manchester. Hacienda FAC51 impresario\, television presenter\, record label owner and one of the most influential cultural figures to emerge from the North of England. \nThirty years later\, I find myself looking back through these photographs with a different understanding of what I witnessed. Tony Wilson wasn’t simply promoting music. He was creating a vision of what Manchester could become. Through The Hacienda\, Factory Records\, television and his relentless belief in the city\, he helped create a cultural movement that reached far beyond Manchester and put the city on a global stage\, he gave a generation of people something to believe in. \nHe showed that you didn’t have to accept the world as it was. You could question it\, challenge it and\, perhaps most importantly\, create something different. Tony Wilson started a wave that swept Art\, Music\, Culture and Diversity across the globe. \nFree – just drop in. Prints and postcards available in the library shop. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/tony-wilson-the-man-who-put-manchester-on-the-world-stage-2/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261012T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261231T170000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Vivienne Westwood Unseen Photography Exhibition by Paul Wolfgang Webster
DESCRIPTION:Exhibitor Wolfgang Webster: \n‘My experience of working with Vivienne Westwood remains a rare and significant chapter in my photographic journey. It revealed a powerful connection between fashion\, culture\, inclusivity and protest. It also showed me how someone from the world of fashion could step outside that world and stand shoulder to shoulder with people fighting for something they believed in. \nThese unseen photographs are therefore more than a record of Vivienne Westwood at Preston. They are a record of connection — between an individual and a community\, between fashion and protest\, and between a photographer and the people he is there to document.’ \nFree – just drop in. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/vivienne-westwood-unseen-photography-exhibition-by-paul-wolfgang-webster/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261012T080000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition: Tony Wilson-The Man who put Manchester on the World Stage
DESCRIPTION:Exhibitor Wolfgang Webster: \n‘In 1996\, I had the opportunity to photograph Tony Wilson – the man many called Mr Manchester. Hacienda FAC51 impresario\, television presenter\, record label owner and one of the most influential cultural figures to emerge from the North of England. \nThirty years later\, I find myself looking back through these photographs with a different understanding of what I witnessed. Tony Wilson wasn’t simply promoting music. He was creating a vision of what Manchester could become. Through The Hacienda\, Factory Records\, television and his relentless belief in the city\, he helped create a cultural movement that reached far beyond Manchester and put the city on a global stage\, he gave a generation of people something to believe in. \nHe showed that you didn’t have to accept the world as it was. You could question it\, challenge it and\, perhaps most importantly\, create something different. Tony Wilson started a wave that swept Art\, Music\, Culture and Diversity across the globe.’ \nFree – just drop in. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/tony-wilson-the-man-who-put-manchester-on-the-world-stage/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261022T050000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261130T170000
DTSTAMP:20261023T222555
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SUMMARY:Agatha Christie - A World of Mystery Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Discover the extraordinary life\, characters and plot-twists of the bestselling novelist of all time\, Agatha Christie. \nAlongside a major exhibition at the British Library\, free panel displays and events exploring the Queen of Crime are travelling to partner libraries across the UK from October 2026\, as part of the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network. \nFrom her best-loved characters\, including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple\, to her impact on contemporary crime authors\, uncover the secrets of Christie’s enduring appeal at Manchester Central Library. \nInspired by the British Library exhibition\, Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery. \nIn collaboration with Agatha Christie Limited and The Christie Archive Trust. \nFree – just drop in. \nPlease consider making a donation if you can here or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/agatha-christie-a-world-of-mystery-exhibition/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261031T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261031T150000
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SUMMARY:Display of Roman Artefacts
DESCRIPTION:The Blackley Latin Reading Group is delighted to present a small exhibition of Roman artefacts at Manchester Central Library.  On Saturday 31st October the community study group will display fragments of Roman pottery from a former military base in the Peak District.  \nThere will also be a selection of  high-quality Roman coins for people to see and touch.  In addition there will be information and books about the Latin language.  \nThe exhibition will be located in the ground floor Oculus beside the cafe and will run from 11am until 3pm.  Do come along and have a look at these fascinating\, ancient items. \nFree\, drop-in.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/display-of-roman-artefacts/
LOCATION:Ground Floor (Oculus Area)
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Heritage
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