• Town Hall Artisans, Trades and Treasures Display

    First Floor Display Cases

    Find out more about what’s happening to The Town Hall behind all that scaffolding and building wrap. This display celebrates progress on our Town Hall’s restoration, showing some of the […]

  • Coming in from the Cold: Taking Centre Stage Exhibition

    Lower Ground Floor Link

    An exhibition of Global Majority led community projects exploring stories of identity, loss, creativity, joy, our heritage, togetherness, resilience and journeys. Supported by The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust. Free […]

  • Percival Everett in Conversation

    Performance Space

    Presented by Manchester Literature Festival ‘With my pencil, I wrote myself into being.’ In James, Percival Everett’s thrilling retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the enslaved Jim is allowed to […]

  • Greater Mancunians Exhibition

    First Floor Exhibition Hall

    The Manchester College presents Greater Mancunians – a student led, landmark photography project, seven years in the making. The exhibition celebrates people born and bred in Greater Manchester, or those […]

  • David Nicholls in Conversation

    Performance Space

    THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Presented by Manchester Literature Festival A welcome return to Manchester Literature Festival for one of the UK’s best loved authors. David Nicholls joins us to discuss his witty and […]

  • Manchester British Sign Language Festival

    BSL (British Sign Language) is coming to Central Library!  Join us for the first of two free taster sessions and see popular children’s stories come to vibrant, visual life by […]

  • Word Central

    Performance Space

    Word Central Open mic poetry and spoken word.  Presented by Manchester Libraries and Flapjack Press. Hosted by Tony Curry with special guest poet Andy Millican. Our guest for April is Andy […]

  • George the Poet

    Performance Space

    TRACK RECORD - George the Poet in conversation with Okechukwu Nzelu Join us for the Manchester launch of TRACK RECORD - the ground-breaking new memoir from acclaimed rapper and podcast […]

  • Manchester British Sign Language Festival

    BSL (British Sign Language) is coming to Central Library!  Join us for this second of two free taster sessions and see popular children’s stories come to vibrant, visual life by […]

  • Northern Publishers’ Fair 2024

    Performance Space

    DISCOVER THE BEST OF NORTHERN PUBLISHING AT THE FREE NORTHERN PUBLISHERS' FAIR 2024 Fly on the Wall Press is excited to announce the return of the Northern Publishers' Fair in […]

  • Crime Central

    Performance Space

    Rob Parker continues to spoil you with another perfect panel of authors!  Joining him in April will be Judith O'Reilly, Charlotte Vassell and F.E. Birch!    Bringing the best from […]

  • Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time

    Performance Space

    Presented by Manchester Literature Festival. ‘A garden is a time capsule, as well as a portal out of time.’ In her compelling new work of non-fiction The Garden Against Time, Olivia […]