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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: ‘Stanley Chow’

    Featured
    Virtual Event

    Brought to you by the recently awarded ‘Library of the Year’, Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast is back for a fantastic fifth episode. Filled with all kinds of facts, features […]

  • Real Contentment Exhibition

    Exploring the natural world through literature and between UK and China, this exhibition is a culmination of a nine month project that forges a lasting connection between the UNESCO Cities […]

  • Mystery International Film Screening

    Performance Space

    This event is for individuals aged 15 and over. Welcome to the voting page for the fifth edition of Manchester Central Library’s International Film Club’s Mystery Screening series. Event Details: […]

  • Behind the Scenes Tour of Central Library

    Featured

    Which musician was once thrown out of the Language and Literature Library? What would you find now in the space where Patrick Stewart and Helen Mirren – amongst many others […]

  • Characters from the book series Moomins watching a film. The caption reads Refugee Week 2025 and Share a Film

    Saturday Film Club: Refugee Week Special!

    Performance Space

    Join us at Manchester Central Library for a fantastic afternoon for the whole family dedicated to Refugee Week 2025. Watch a family favourite on the big screen and join themed […]

  • Full Volume Podcast – Episode 6: Kimberly Whittam

    Featured

    With Summer in full swing Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast returns for its spectacular sixth edition. With more features than the complimentary newspapers in the BIPC, this month’s episode sees […]

  • Word Central

    Performance Space

    Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. Presented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. Hosted by Tony Curry with special guest Kim Moore. Book your open mic slot from […]

  • Crime Central

    Performance Space

    CRIME CENTRAL RETURNS 25 JUNE 2025 With the brilliant Rachel Wolf, H Critchlow and Antony Johnston! Bringing the best from all over! Featuring the best and brightest crime writing talent […]