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 […]
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 […]
Manchester Central Library is celebrating ten years since its major transformation, and 90 years since its grand opening by King George V on 17 July 1934. This display in the […]
The work of a group of modern Chinese composers known as the ‘New Wave’ generation, including Tan Dun, Bright Sheng, and Chen Yi, has greatly boosted contemporary Chinese music. Po […]
Manchester Literature Festival, in partnership with Library Live, is thrilled to welcome author David Mitchell to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his epic, polyphonic novel Cloud Atlas. Originally published in […]
Manchester Libraries, CBBC and The Reading Agency are excited to announce Blue Peter Book Club Live! Blue Peter, the BBC’s iconic children's television series, is partnering with The Reading Agency […]
Join us and Alliance Française de Manchester for this month’s film, Un Homme de Trop; a WWII rescue drama in which twelve captured French soldiers await their impending executions in […]
Manchester Town Hall has been closed since January 2018 for an extensive restoration programme that will repair and upgrade the building to modern standards. The work will include the conservation […]
Manchester Histories hosts a two-day open mic extravaganza! A celebration of voices, a collective ode to the diverse stories that shape our shared identity. Book Friday 7 June (11.30am-2.45pm): DAY […]
Note the new venue from the programme - now taking place at Central Library, not The Whitworth Hall. Come and see over 50 history and heritage organisations from Greater Manchester […]
Due to unexpected ill health, Miranda July has been forced to cancel her trip to the UK. This means her MLF event on Tuesday 11 June 2024 has been cancelled. We apologise […]
A live music performance from Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's band LYR and local Manchester artist Jospehine Oniyama, featuring a very special new single dedicated to libraries. Booking required. Please make […]
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.
