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  • Refugee Tales: Volume II

    Performance Space

    By sharing our stories, we have the power to transform the world. Amid a global migration crisis, the Refugee Tales project was conceived as a way of giving voice to […]

    £8

  • The Writing Squad

    Performance Space

    THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED Is reading for six minutes as good for you as five a day or a brisk walk? We think so, especially if it is about you, about where you […]

  • Howard Jacobson

    Performance Space

    Join us for an evening with award-winning Mancunian writer and critic Howard Jacobson, in conversation with MLF Patron and host Rachel Cooke about the art of satire and writing as resistance. Written […]

    £8

  • Hollie McNish & Jackie Hagan

    Performance Space

    THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Join two captivating artists for an unforgettable evening of performance poetry. The winner of The Poetry Society’s 2017 Ted Hughes Award for New Work, Hollie returns to MLF to read from […]

    £10
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    Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition

    Entrance Hall

    Manchester Central Library is proud to host a display inspired by the British Library's new exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic. From Friday 20 October 2017, visitors will be […]

  • Michael Symmons Roberts

    Performance Space

    In his eagerly anticipated seventh collection, Michael Symmons Roberts shows us a place at once familiar and strange. Mancunia is located where real crosses unreal, a Manchester of the mind: […]

    £7

  • Digital Home Movie Day

    Archives+ Ground Floor

      Home Movie Day is an annual worldwide celebration of family films – the North West Film Archive is looking for those more recent home movies which were ‘born digital’ […]

  • Family Learning Festival: Animation Workshop

    Start your adventure here! This practical workshop introduces parents and children to the wonderful world of animation, and shows how to work together to create basic stop frame animation. What […]

  • Science@Central

    Central Library is a mysterious, secret-filled place. Who knows what hidden knowledge lies between the pages of its many books? Read up on the spirit of scientific investigation and come […]

  • Creepy Crypt Halloween Activity

    Darken the doors of Central Library for our spooky Halloween event. Dare to visit the creepy crypt and take part in a ghastly game, hear chilling rhymes from the creature […]

  • Harry Potter: A History of Magic Live Screenings

    Performance Space

    SORRY, THESE EVENTS ARE NOW BOOKED UP. Journey to where magic and myth began! Have you ever wanted to delve into Divination, ponder the peculiarities of Potions and discover enchanting […]

  • WORD CENTRAL open mic poetry & spoken word

    Performance Space

    WORD CENTRAL is back on Wednesday 1st November at Central Library. 6pm - 8pm , free entry This month's special guest is poet Mark Mace Smith Glastonbury Festival Poetry Slam Winner 2008, […]