Name: Farsi Storytime
Start: 2026-10-27T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-27T12:00:00+00:00
Location: Children’s Library

October 2026
Talk English Circles

October 20 @ 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 […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Lady Hale & Lara Feigel

October 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Performance Space

Lady Hale, the first female President of the UK Supreme Court and author of the Women’s Prize longlisted With the Law on Our Side, joins acclaimed writer Lara Feigel, author of Custody: The […]
Little Reads

October 21 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am

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 […]
Crochet and Chat Club

October 21 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Recurring

Ground Floor (Handling Tables)

Do you want to learn how to crochet and make new friends? Why not come along to our new monthly group? Free - drop in - please consider making a […]
Agatha Christie – A World of Mystery Exhibition

October 22 @ 5:00 am - November 30 @ 5:00 pm

Archives+ Ground Floor

Agatha Christie - A World of Mystery Exhibition
Manchester Literature Festival presents Hernan Diaz

October 22 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Performance Space

See Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hernan Diaz (Trust) discuss his brilliant new novel Ply. Set centuries from now, Ply follows an orphan in a city on the brink of profound change, drawn into an underground […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Dave Haslam

October 23 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Performance Space

Dave Haslam, author of the memoir Sonic Youth Slept on My Floor and books including My Second Home: Sylvia Plath in Paris, 1956, leads us through strategies to express a true story or life […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Little Reads Family Day

October 24 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Performance Space

Take part in a joyful day of stories, theatre, music, dancing, crafts and family fun. Help create some magical shoes with The Elves and the Shoemaker in an interactive show from Peoplescape Theatre, packed […]
School Holiday Activities

October 26 @ 8:00 am - November 1 @ 5:00 pm

Our half term programme is back! Come and find out why people say we are the ‘perfect place for school holidays. 10/10'! Full Schedule Mimi and the Golden Touch Monday […]
Mimi and the Golden Touch

October 26 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Performance Space

Everyone at her school has something unique that expresses who they are: soft lemur tails or beautiful golden wings. Everyone, that is, apart from Mimi. Until one day, she befriends […]
French Film Club: Les Choristes

October 26 @ 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Performance Space

The French Film Club is an invitation to discover the best of Francophone and French cinema. Screenings of exclusive French-language films (with English subtitles) take place once a month and […]
Farsi Storytime

October 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Children's Library

Join us for a fun and interactive storytime session in Farsi and English! Expect singing and crafts as we learn new words and make new friends. Suitable for children under […]

October 2026