Name: Festival of Libraries: Lifelong Learning Summer Roadshow
Start: 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-12T14:30:00+00:00
Location: Lower Ground Floor

June 2026
The Great Hall Exhibition

26 Nov 2025 @ 8:00 am - 31 Jul 2026 @ 5:00 pm

Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

Manchester Town Hall closed in January 2018 and work then began on a labour of love: a once-in-a-lifetime chance to repair, protect and update this architectural masterpiece for future generations. The Great Hall […]
Exiles and Descendants

March 9 @ 8:00 am - June 30 @ 5:00 pm

Archives+ Ground Floor

This exhibition from Polonia Northern England uncovers the remarkable history of a Polish community (Polonia) deported and displaced during WWII. Through photographs, letters, and personal documents, it showcases experiences of […]
Cultural Masterplanning – How Manchester changed the way we make cities

April 15 @ 8:00 am - September 26 @ 5:00 pm

A major new exhibition at Manchester Central Library explores the process of Cultural Masterplanning and how creative interventions in urban spaces undergoing redevelopment can reconnect fragmented places with their past and allow us […]
Manchester Histories Festival 2026

June 4 @ 8:00 am - June 6 @ 5:00 pm

Manchester Histories Festival returns for its 10th edition, bringing people together in and around Central Library to explore the theme of Civic Pride. Expect stories, creativity, conversation and community collaboration, […]
Manchester Bomb 1996: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Manchester IRA explosion

June 4 @ 8:00 am - September 26 @ 5:00 pm

Archives+ Ground Floor

Manchester Archives+ presents archive material, photographs and film footage from the Archives+ collections to remember the day when time stood still for the city. This exhibition captures Manchester's drive to […]
Conversation Club

Featured June 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Recurring

Ground Floor (Handling Tables)

Would you like to improve your English conversation skills? Join our friendly group to practice your English and meet new friends. Suitable for adults. Free – just drop in. Please […]
Computer Music Workshop from YardYard collective

Featured June 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:45 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

YardYard present the second instalment of their Pendulum世界术 series in Henry Watson Music Library on Thursday 4 June. Explore machine learning music tools in a special 2 hour session that […]
Talk English Circles

June 9 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Recurring

Lower Ground Floor

Come along to Talk English Circles at Manchester Central Library to practise speaking English and meet other people. Learn English, build skills and step into ESOL with this programme funded […]
Festival of Libraries 2026

June 10 @ 8:00 am - June 14 @ 5:00 pm

Join us for this celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries. The award-winning festival, supported by Arts Council England, features a vibrant programme that highlights the library network’s full offer, across […]
Festival of Libraries: MMU Manchester Skill Map

June 11 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Recurring

Ground Floor

Join us for an interactive activity connecting Manchester residents to skills, opportunities and each other. Discover skills you can learn, share knowledge and shape your future in this fun and […]
Storytelling & Moving Image Showcase: A Schools Takeover

June 11 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Performance Space

This June, Manchester Central Library hosts the showcase for SNE Studios Storytelling & Moving Image pilot – a programme delivered in partnership with St Peter’s RC High School and Manchester […]
Festival of Libraries: Lifelong Learning Summer Roadshow

June 12 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Lower Ground Floor

Join Trafford and Stockport College Group for Summer Roadshow. Take part in hands-on, interactive workshops where you can create your own floral buttonhole and jewellery, design a personalised craft box […]

June 2026