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  • Spanish Storytime

    Children's Library

    Hola! Come and join María at the Spanish Story Time monthly sessions, where you can listen to a story in Spanish and learn phrases and vocabulary, whilst having fun. We […]

  • Storytime and Mindfulness for Children (4+ years)

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Join us for this relaxing session led by Psychologist Özlem Bakan Yavaş. We will be reading stories and learning about feelings in a comfortable and safe environment. We will finish […]

  • Ukulele Lesson – Small Group!

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Join us this July for something a little different at the Henry Watson Music Library — a relaxed, beginner-friendly ukulele workshop. Led by tutor Jim Wallace, this Ukulele Lesson is […]

  • New Horizons Choir sing Punk Classics

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations marking the anniversary of the Sex Pistols’ legendary Lesser Free Trade Hall, the New Horizons Choirs will be performing a special punk set. New Horizons […]

  • Teen Book Club

    Lower Ground Floor

    Aged 12 – 16 and love reading? Join our teen book club. We don’t have a set text we simply come together to chat about what we have read over […]

  • SOLD OUT: Never Mind The Books Here’s PUNK DAY!

    Henry Watson Music Library

    This July, the Henry Watson Music Library will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Sex Pistols’ iconic 1976 gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall. A definitive milestone in the […]

  • Family Film Club

    Performance Space

    Enjoy a special edition of the Central Library’s legendary Family Film Club! Bring the family for an afternoon of themed crafts and a family classic on the library’s huge screen. […]

  • Ukraine Today Exhibition

    First Floor Display Cases

    This documentary photography exhibition presents the work of Ukrainian photographer Olena Melnykova, a member of the volunteer team Auto Angel Lviv, who regularly takes part in humanitarian missions to eastern […]

  • In Her Colours

    First Floor Exhibition Hall

    View the 2026 Women Into Visual Arts and Enterprise exhibition celebrating the creativity and talent of women artists from Nigeria and Salford, plus the finalists from their local women’s arts […]

  • An Evening with Alistair McGowan

    Performance Space

    Book Launch: Like Never Before by Alistair McGowan. Monday 13th July, 6.00pm – 7.15pm. Doors open 5.40pm and free entry. Comic, poignant, and observational, Alistair’s new poetry collection embraces the […]