Breaking the News Exhibition and Archive Handling Sessions
Archives+ Ground FloorThe news has the power to make or break elections, to change the course of history or to alter our perspective on the city and country we live in. We […]
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Documenting Demolition: A Community Evidencing Project of Manchester’s LGBT+ Centre
Wolfson Reading RoomThe LGBT+ Centre (previously known as The Gay Centre) is located on Sidney Street, off Oxford Road and is the longest continuously running LGBT+ Community Centre in the UK. ‘Documenting […]
Holiday Activities for 11-16 years
Join us at Central Library for free summer holidays activities for 11-16 year olds at Manchester Central Library - including a free lunch! 1/8/22 - Media Cubs pop-up TV studio […]
Who Built Wythenshawe? The Forgotten Story of Ernest & Shena Simon
Ground FloorThis exhibition traces the story of Wythenshawe during the twentieth century. From a humble collection of small villages, Wythenshawe was developed as a garden city to re-house the tens of […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Media Cubs
Ground FloorMedia Cubs is a pop-up TV studio and newsroom where we direct creative, digital and media challenges – from photography and filming, comic strip-making and stop motion, TV presenting to […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Circus skills
Performance SpaceCome and try your hand at spinning plates, diablo, feather balancing and juggling with The Circus House. The friendly team will be on hand to help you learn some new […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Media Cubs
Ground FloorMedia Cubs is a pop-up TV studio and newsroom where we direct creative, digital and media challenges – from photography and filming, comic strip-making and stop motion, TV presenting to […]
Summer Reading Challenge – Bridge Building Challenge
Performance SpaceHow strong is paper? Could you make a bridge out of newspaper? Why not come along and take our challenge? Find out if you can make a structure strong enough […]
An Evening with Ella Mills
Performance SpaceManchester Libraries, Waterstones Booksellers and Hodder Books present this special evening with bestselling food writer Ella Mills. Join inspirational bestselling food writer Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella, for a special event to celebrate […]
£10 – £20
Carnival Heritage
Join us for great entertainment, talks, exhibition and fun! This will be the first in a series of Carnival Heritage events looking back over the years on how the Manchester Caribbean […]
Word Central
Performance SpaceManchester Libraries and Flapjack Press present Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry With special guest David Viney Tues 30th August, 6.00pm - 7.45pm (doors […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga: Black and Female
Performance SpaceTsitsi Dangarembga will be in conversation with Naomi Frisby. Being categorised as black and female does not constrain my writing. Writing assures me that I am more than merely blackness and femaleness. […]
£5 – £9.99
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.
