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  • Read Manchester BookBench Trail 

    Come into Central Library to pick up your Trail map and plan your summer activities around our BookBenches!  Venues across the city are hosting 58 BookBench sculptures - all decorated […]

  • Central Library in LEGO

    Pop in and see this wonderful LEGO model of Central Library, which was built by Robert Clarkson for ‘Bricktastic’ at Manchester Convention Centre in 2015.  It has been shown around […]

  • Saturday Spectacular

    Performance Space

    Join us for animal prints and book making fun! Have a go at letterpress printing with images from the archives. Create your own wonderful prints or take part in a […]

  • Family Sunday Funday

    Performance Space

    Grab your nearest and dearest, put on your dancing shoes and join us as we celebrate with free family fun. Heritage Open Days – as part of this festival we […]

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    Diwali lantern making workshops

    Performance Space

    Light up your Saturdays in October  - take part in the Diwali lantern parade. Celebrate Dashehra Diwali Mela at our family lantern making workshops. Everyone at the workshops can take […]

    Free
  • Featured

    Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition

    Entrance Hall

    Manchester Central Library is proud to host a display inspired by the British Library's new exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic. From Friday 20 October 2017, visitors will be […]

  • Family Learning Festival: Animation Workshop

    Start your adventure here! This practical workshop introduces parents and children to the wonderful world of animation, and shows how to work together to create basic stop frame animation. What […]

  • Science@Central

    Central Library is a mysterious, secret-filled place. Who knows what hidden knowledge lies between the pages of its many books? Read up on the spirit of scientific investigation and come […]

  • Creepy Crypt Halloween Activity

    Darken the doors of Central Library for our spooky Halloween event. Dare to visit the creepy crypt and take part in a ghastly game, hear chilling rhymes from the creature […]

  • Saturday Spectacular

    To celebrate Explore Your Archive Week, join us to celebrate 120 years of the Disabled Living charity. Join us as we find out how the charity has changed over the […]