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Make Cress Heads for Green Libraries Week!

Lower Ground Floor

Come and celebrate Green Libraries Week with us at Central Library. Pick up free seeds from our seed library and get creative making your very own cress head to take […]

October Half Term at Central Library!

Looking for something to do over the half term holidays? Check out our half term activity programme coming soon, including arts and crafts, with plenty to see, make and do! […]

Stories and songs for Green Libraries Week!

Henry Watson Music Library

Calling all little groovers! Show us some moves at this fun and interactive music and dance session in the music library on the first floor of Central Library. We’ll bring […]

An Evening with TJ Klune

Performance Space

Queer Lit and Manchester Libraries present a truly special evening as we welcome T.J. Klune – the international bestselling author and legend in queer literature – for an intimate conversation at Manchester […]

Festival of Social Science Day

Performance Space

Join us at Central Library for a day of free activities and events celebrating The Festival of Social Science - an annual celebration of research and knowledge about humans and […]

Recurring

LEGO Club

City Library

Do you love Lego? So do we! Drop in, pick your favourite bricks and build anything that takes your fancy. From castles to spaceships, the possibilities are endless! No need […]

Hispanic Film Club: La libreria (The Bookshop)

Performance Space

Manchester Central Library and the Instituto Cervantes of Manchester proudly present the Hispanic Film Club. Join us for this month's film, La libreria (The Bookshop). 'Based on Penelope Fitzgerald´s novel […]

Get Planting for Green Libraries Week!

Lower Ground Floor

Calling all budding gardeners (pun intended)! Join us for this engaging session inspired by Green Libraries Week. You'll get to plant your very own daffodil and take it home with […]

Spooky Library

Ground Floor

We’re getting ready to welcome little spooks and ghouls to a very creepy Central Library for a fun-filled family Halloween. Are you brave enough to enter the world of creepy […]

Spooky Storytime

Children's Library

Join Helen and Zoe for a spooky story time, with spooky, but not too scary stories such as Room on the Broom, Wake up Do Lydia Doo and more. Please […]

Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration

Performance Space

Join us for a vibrant celebration of life, love, and remembrance! 🌟 We're thrilled to bring you Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead), a unique and special ancient Mexican […]