• A morning with Jacqueline Wilson

    Performance Space

    SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. Join us for this very special event with best-selling author Jacqueline Wilson. Celebrating publication of her new book, We Are The Beaker Girls, […]

    £14.50
  • Sunday Spooktacular

    As part of Manchester’s Halloween in the City weekend, we are celebrating with a totally Spooky Sunday at Manchester Central Library. We have many tricks and treats planned for those children brave […]

    £3.50
  • First Person – Theatre Performance

    Two players enter a virtual world and compete for the ultimate prize: happiness.  Made especially for public spaces and influenced by video games; First Person is a quirky fusion of […]

  • Get Ready for Halloween!

    Media Lounge

    Looking for inspiration for a Halloween outfit? Why not drop in to our Media Lounge and have a go a creating those important witches hats, wands and more? We will […]

  • Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration

    Performance Space

    Come and join us in a unique and special ancient Mexican celebration Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead). In Mexican culture it is believed that during this time of […]

  • How Children Think

    Performance Space

    Join us for our family fun day all about how children think about the social world. There will be fun activities to discover how children reason and co-operate with their […]

  • M123 meet-up

    Media Lounge

    Are you a resident in the city centre? If you have a M1, M2 or M3 postcode, come along to our new monthly meet-up in the Media Lounge. Be the […]

  • Story Selector

    Jewish Museum Pop-up Space

    Children’s storyteller Robin Simpson will be performing the exciting, curious and fascinating stories behind objects in Manchester Jewish Museum’s story selector machine. Come along and help him decide the direction […]

  • Roving Robots Coding Workshop

    Media Lounge

    Do you want to learn how to code? Come along to our new series of coding workshops for all. Families, adults, grandparents, in fact anyone aged 8 years and above […]

  • Explore your Archive Week

    Visit Central Library and help us to create our own cabinet of wonder. In these sessions we will showcase material which you may not normally have the chance to see. […]

  • Junior Jam: Noisy Toys

    Children's Library

    Junior Jam - our jam-packed music sessions for 4-8 year olds! With an exciting theme each month - from Space Travel to Loop the Loop - help your little ones […]