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  • Every Picture Tells a Story

    Archives+ Ground Floor

    Heritage Schools (part of Heritage England), Archives+ and artist Lorraine Rudyard, have created an exhibition working with 12 year-5 classes from Manchester schools. The schools have created figures for scenes […]

  • For those who are to come

    Wolfson Reading Room

    For those who are to come presents the diverse faces and colours of Amazonia. The exhibition was first shown at COP26 and is now in Manchester for the first time […]

  • The Wicked Problem from Ergon Theatre

    Performance Space

    What would you put first, the planet or your family? Set in the year 2061, the audience act as jury for the trial of an individual who has broken a […]

  • David Adetayo Olusoga OBE

    Performance Space

    On Sunday 7 June 2020, protestors marching to support the Black Lives Matter movement in Bristol tore down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the […]

  • Climate Change is a Race and Migration Issue

    Performance Space

    This panel presentation and discussion will look at the history of migration, and how environmental refugees have always been there but have been increasing drastically over recent decades. Manchester’s history […]

  • GHOORNI – a Disastrous Cycle by Ayna Arts

    A powerful drama performance about a young person piecing together their grandfather’s arrival in the UK from Bangladesh in the ’70s, when due to the colonial legacies of conflict and […]

  • Create Your Own Climate Cartoon

    A short, illustrated behind the scenes talk by professional cartoonist Polyp, revealing what goes into creating one of his climate cartoons, followed by a hands on workshop session helping aspiring […]

  • Activism Past, Present and Future

    Are you passionate about issues facing the world today? As part of Festival of Libraries week, we invite you to explore Activism past, present and future, as captured in Manchester’s […]

  • Inspired By Libraries with Lemn Sissay

    Performance Space

    As part of the Festival of Libraries, join poet Lemn Sissay OBE for an exciting talk for young people on how libraries have inspired him in his life. Lemn says: […]

    £2 – £10

  • Art Assembly: City as Art School Exhibition

    Wolfson Reading Room

    Foundation Art and Design Students from The Manchester College have brought the Art School’s ethos of research to the iconic circular reading room with a series of stunning works. Each […]

  • Trailblazers! Women of Manchester and the North West

    Performance Space

    This Festival of Libraries event celebrates pioneering women throughout Manchester’s history. Come and join us for family-friendly activities, including badge-making, memorial walks, and an archive-handling workshop. There will be short […]

  • Sunday Funday – See Myself in Books

    Performance Space

    Join in a range of family-friendly activities celebrating the joy of books and stories celebrating diversity. Relax in the story tent with our storyteller sharing stories with characters and authors/illustrators […]