Name: Little Reads
Start: 2026-06-17T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-17T11:30:00+00:00
Location: Children’s Library

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 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 […]
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 […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Natalie Haynes

June 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Performance Space

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Bestselling author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss her powerful new novel No Friend to This House - an extraordinary reimagining of the […]
POSTPONED: Access Creative College presents ‘Live In The Library’

June 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

** POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE ** This event has been postponed to 17 June - 10AM - 2PM. Thank you for your understanding. ***** The Henry Watson Music Library […]
Launch gig: AnaKi

June 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

On Monday 15 June, rising North-west star AnaKi will launch her latest single with an intimate live show and listening party at the Henry Watson Music Library. AnaKi isa Manchester […]
Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast

June 16 @ 12:00 am - July 4 @ 12:00 am

Online

Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast returns with a packed Pride Month special. Listen Here With so many events taking place across our libraries in June, this month presenters Alan […]
Talk English Circles

June 16 @ 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 […]
Live Music: Access Creative College presents ‘Live In The Library’

June 17 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

The Henry Watson Music Library invites you to experience ‘Live In The Library’, a brand new showcase event in collaboration with the Access Creative College. As one of the city’s […]
Little Reads

June 17 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Children's Library

Brought to you by Manchester Literature Festival, Little Reads is a fun, interactive workshop using drama, dance, songs, play and craft to explore children’s picture books. Most suitable for children […]

June 2026