Reds & K 1000 – Exhibition
First Floor Display Cases‘Reds’ Andrew Redmond met documentary photographer Karin Albinsson after completing a prison sentence. When ‘Reds’ told Karin of the 1,000 photos he had taken and lost six years ago, this […]
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Festival of Libraries – Sunday Funday
Celebrate the Festival of Libraries with a special Sunday opening at Central Library. There will be a special mix of crafts and performance plus a chance to meet some of you […]
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Manchester Hip Hop Archive Exhibition
First Floor Exhibition HallSpotlighting the impact of the genre on the region’s community with a free exhibition of Hip Hop memorabilia and materials from the 1980s to present day, marking over 40 years […]
I Love You Too
Wolfson Reading RoomKemang Wa Lehulere collaborates with 11 Manchester writers and over 100 residents of the city to create a surprising collection of love letters – a new book for Central Library […]
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Henry Normal in conversation with…
OnlineJoin Henry Normal as he chats and shares poems with award-winning wordsmiths from Flapjack Press. With audience Q&A. A series of live stream events, 12 - 1pm each Wednesday from […]
Hamdel Ensemble Concert
Performance SpaceSee a free LIVE gig by Iranian maestro musician Seyed Ali Jaberi and the Hamdel Ensemble on Saturday 17 July with two COVID safe repeated concerts at 2pm or 3.30pm. […]
Northern Publishers Fair
Performance SpaceTen cracking northern publishers serving up bookish goodness at the Northern Publishers' Fair! Come see what these innovative Northern Publishers have to offer and celebrate the North after, what we […]
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I am not Friday
Performance SpaceLibraries Connected and BBC Novels That Shaped The World bring you... A new humorous and imaginative re-telling of the Robinson Crusoe story. Often regarded as the first English novel, we’re […]
Behind Closed Doors
Lower Ground Floor Exhibition SpaceBehind Closed Doors is a photographic exhibition featuring life within an Intensive Care Unit at the height of the pandemic. The photo’s were taken by Petro Bekker who volunteered to […]
Thank You Manchester Weekender
As part of the Thank You Manchester Weekender, Central Library will play host to an interactive musical extravaganza. There will be the opportunity to try your hand at playing one […]
Queering the North
Performance SpaceThe OUTing the Past International Festival of LGBT+ History (est. Manchester in 2005) has teamed up with the Museum of Free Derry to create the first retrospective showcase of NI […]
Dave Haslam ‘All You Need is Dynamite’ Book Launch
Performance SpaceIn ‘All You Need Is Dynamite: Acid, the Angry Brigade, and the End of the Sixties’ - the latest in his Art Decades series of small format books - Dave […]
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