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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 […]

  • Tony Lloyd Exhibition

    Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

    An insightful exhibition in memory of Sir Tony Lloyd (1950-2024) - a popular politician who represented three different constituencies in the Greater Manchester area for a total of 36 years […]

  • Our Lives, Our Privacy

    First Floor

    The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is marking its 40th anniversary with an exhibition of 40 items, showing how privacy and information rights have played a pivotal role at prominent times […]

  • Manc Holes and Beyond Exhibition

    First Floor Display Cases

    The Manchester Manhole Collective is proud to present Manc Holes and Beyond, the world’s first exhibition celebrating the art and design of manhole & drain covers. These well-trodden yet often […]

  • Full Volume podcast: ‘Emma Barnett’

    Featured

    Springing into the new season, FULL VOLUME: The Manchester Libraries Podcast is back with a brand new episode for April. Packed with fantastic features, the lead interview this month finds […]

  • Word Central with Dominic Berry

    Seminar Suite, Floor Two

    Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. Doors open 5.40pm and free entry. Hosted by Tony Curry with special guest Dominic Berry. Book your open mic slot from noon […]

  • Kevin Barry

    Performance Space

    ‘A true wonder’ – Max Porter Tom Rourke, poet, doper, drinker is struggling to make a life for himself amongst the Irish migrant workers seeking to make their fortunes in […]

  • VE Day Archives Handling Sessions

    Recurring
    Ground Floor

    Join us for a chat and a chance to have a look at some great objects from our archives as we honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Free - no […]

  • Mystery International Film Screening May 2025

    This event is for individuals aged 15 and over. Welcome to the fourth edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. Event Details: Monday 12th May. • […]

  • VE Day Archives Handling Sessions

    Recurring
    Ground Floor

    Join us for a chat and a chance to have a look at some great objects from our archives as we honour the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Free - no […]

  • Laura Bates

    Performance Space

    AI-powered technologies are revolutionising our lives and putting women and girls in danger. In her urgent and gripping new book The New Age of Sexism, Laura Bates delves into our future […]