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  • Story Garden Paper Flowers!

    Lower Ground Floor

    Join us for a free interactive session inspired by the Summer Reading Challenge! Make wonderful paper flowers and find out how you can win prizes for reading. We’ll provide loads […]

  • ZooLab

    Lower Ground Floor

    Meet the Live Animals from ZooLab! Step into the wild garden of adventure and meet the amazing creatures from ZooLab! These real-life animal storytellers will take you on a journey […]

  • Story Garden Crafts!

    Performance Space

    Join us at Central Library for our school holidays arts and craft session! Make wonderful carnivorous plants and giant pompom flowers, and find out all about the Summer Reading Challenge! […]

  • Family Crafts for South Asian Heritage Month

    Lower Ground Floor

    Join us for a special family craft session dedicated to South Asian Heritage Month. We’ll provide all the materials and teach you how to make marionettes! All welcome. Free - […]

  • Little Movers and Shakers

    First Floor

    Calling all little groovers! Show us some moves at this fun and interactive music and dance session. We’ll bring the music, so get ready to hit the dancefloor! Suitable for […]

  • Come Meet the Wise Owls in the Story Garden!

    Performance Space

    The Wise Owls are waiting!  Join us in the Story Garden for a magical hour filled with Owl wisdom!  Whether you're curious or just love a good story, the Wise […]

  • Laws of Your Game

    Lower Ground Floor

    Join us at Central Library for this exciting session brought to you by National Football Museum! Every great game needs rules, but who says we can’t rewrite them? In this […]

  • Half and Half Scarves

    Lower Ground Floor

    Join us at Central Library for a collaborative and fun session led by the National Football Museum! Half & half scarves tell a story of rivalries, friendships, big matches, and […]

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    Plant Your Story Garden!

    Lower Ground Floor

    Calling all budding gardeners (pun unintended) and readers! Get potting at this fun interactive session for the whole family. We’ll provide seeds, soil and pots, just bring yourself! We’ll also […]

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    Story Garden: A Garden Collage

    Performance Space

    To welcome bees and butterflies, we’ll start by planting beautiful, colourful flowers. But that’s not all—we’re going to get crafty too! Using decorative paper and layers of soft tissue paper, […]

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    Film Friday

    Performance Space

    Does Friday afternoon and cinema sound like a good combo to you? Then join us at Manchester Central Library for a free film screening with themed crafts! We may even […]

  • Wonderland Sunday Funday at Central Library!

    Not quite ready for the end of the holidays? Join us at Central Library for a special end-of-summer extravaganza brought to you by Z-Arts and Manchester Libraries! *FULL PROGRAMME* Yoga […]