Celebrate International Women’s Day with Flapjack Press. Join us for an evening of poetry hosted by Rosie Garland (“Literary hero” – The Skinny), with performances from award-winning poets, playwrights and spoken word artists Cathy Crabb, Sarah Miller, Anna Percy, Melanie Rees and Geneviève L. Walsh. Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Doors […]
Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day with an afternoon of free activities for families. Pop in and enjoy a range of craft making, watch films and see some of our amazing archives, created by famous suffragettes. Free - please drop in
Michael Bristow, BBC World Service’s Asia and Pacific editor will talk about his eight-year stay in Beijing and why he decided to write about the country’s modern history. To assist him he asked for the help of his language teacher, who was born just two years after the communist party came to power in 1949. […]
Celebrate World Poetry Day at Central Library! Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries are proud to present the brilliant Bradford based poet Steve O'Connor (Freed Up / Write Out Loud / Co Editor of Best of Manchester Poets anthologies) who will be launching his new collection 'Extrano' on Thursday 21st March with a special author performance […]
A bold, experimental and genre-spanning evening of new music created as part of a unique cross-European collaboration. This free one-off performance will showcase new music and visuals by Laura Campbell (UK) and Mari Sainio (Finland) who have been mentored by multi-instrumentalist and producer LoneLady. The event will begin with an in-conversation with the three artists where […]
Word Central returns on Thursday 4th April with the brilliant guest poet Rose Fleeshman! Actress, writer and poet Rosie Fleeshman writes witty,thought-provoking, brutally honest poetry. A multi poetry slam-winner and Great Northern Slam Champion, she is also the co-runner of SPEAK, a diverse spoken word night in the heart of Manchester. Rosie's debut play Narcissist […]
Come and meet Dani Dyer signing What Would Dani Do? at Manchester Central Library on Saturday 6th April from 3pm. ABOUT THE BOOK: Dani Dyer stole the nation’s heart with her genuine warmth and honest personality when she won Love Island this summer. She proves that you don't need to succumb to peer pressure, be […]
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A LIVE SCREENING OF AN EVENT AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY How do you tell the story of a recipe? A recipe is so much more than a set of instructions; it is a story, an experience waiting to happen. We explore the role of voice, narrative and storytelling in cookery books […]
RAD, Manchester's home of retro, awesome cult movies, are back with one final cult American comedy to cap their season of shorts at Central Library, celebrating the 20th anniversary of 10 Things I Hate About You. In an updated version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, this film follows new kid, Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), […]
Come and help us celebrate Sir Charles Hallé’s 200th birthday. Robert Beale, Hallé’s biographer, will be talking about the man and the influences that formed him. As part of the birthday celebration we will be hearing one of Hallé’s piano compositions, Scherzo, Op. 4, played by Efstathios Chomatsas, who is currently studying for the Postgraduate […]
For our latest Saturday Spectacular family event we welcome the Game Changers project which has taken place in all 10 Greater Manchester local authorities over the past few months. There will be lots to see and lots to do, including crafts with a Women's Suffrage theme. Young people across all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester […]
Join us for this interactive role playing family event exploring what happened in the lead up to the protest. Make banners, sing ballads, and choose a side. There will be a role for everyone taking part! Suitable for all ages No need to book - just drop in
From dedicated performance spaces to stairwells, screens, nooks and domes, Central Library might directly inspire your next event or intervention. Contact us to arrange a tour.
