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  • Our Town Hall – Portraits of a Workforce

    First Floor Exhibition Hall

    Our latest first-floor exhibition comes courtesy of the team currently working on the Our Town Hall Project to repair, renovate and refurbish Manchester's iconic Town Hall. Extraordinarily little is known […]

  • Manchester Theatres Exhibition

    Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

    Visit this latest exhibition showcasing items from our unique archive, including playbills, programmes, posters and other memorabilia, dating from the 18th century to the present day and documenting the vibrant […]

  • Chapters in Change

    Ground Floor (Oculus Area)

    The images in this display, in the oculus area on the Ground Floor, are from TiPP projects working in partnership with regional Youth Justice Services. They capture movements of creativity […]

  • An Evening with Alan Hollinghurst & Andrew McMillan

    Performance Space

    ‘Did I have a grievance? Most of us, without looking far, could find something that had harmed us, and oppressed us, and unfairly held us back. I tried not to dwell on […]

  • Central Library: Ten Years of Success

    Wolfson Reading Room

    In 2024, Manchester Central Library celebrated ten years since its major transformation, and 90 years since its grand opening by King George V on 17 July 1934. This display in […]

  • Poppycock

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Poppycock, featuring Una Baines, perform their album 'Magic Mothers' (one of Louder Than War's Top 100 albums of 2024), alongside artwork by Pascal le Gras and Suzanne Smith. Band on […]

  • Word Central with Guest Poet Griot Gabriel!

    Performance Space

    Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. Tuesday 28th January, 6.00pm – 7.45pm, at Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Doors open 5.40pm and free entry. […]

  • Chinese New Year Celebration – Saturday

    Ground Floor

    Celebrate the Year of the Snake as Bowen Education join us for arts & crafts, face painting, a selfie booth, and a Hanfu Show featuring traditional Chinese clothing. This event […]

  • Lights, Camera, Pride! LGBTQ+ History Month Film Night

    Performance Space

    To celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month we’re hosting a film night where you get to decide the film we watch. The LGBTQIA+ Staff Network will be turning the Central Library Performance […]

  • International Film Screening Night

    Performance Space

    Welcome to the Manchester Central Library International Film Society! We’re thrilled to have you join us for the very first edition of our film club. Our inaugural screening will take […]

  • Nova Scotian Folk Music Seminar

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Join us for a free seminar on Nova Scotian folk music, folklore and song collecting. Includes talk, discussion, screening, plus free tea and biscuits! Free - please drop in