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SUMMARY:In the City - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:In The City is a collection of Manchester images taken by photographer Richard Davis over the last 35 Years. The exhibition centres around Richard’s love of art\, music\, culture and football. From the heady days of Madchester\, right through to the dynamism of the present day\, the excitement and diversity of city life helping to inspire and motivate his work. Hulme plays a major role throughout the exhibtion; it’s where Richard set up a studio and darkroom in his Charles Barry Crescent flat during the late 1980’s. The area became a rich source of creativity and a backdrop for many of his photographs. The exhibition also highlights the many books\, records and films that influenced his approach to photography. \nAbout Richard Davis…Richard Davis (born 1965) is a British\, social documentary and portrait photographer\, based in North West England. His work has been promoted and exhibited by the British Culture Archive and renowned photography publishers\, Café Royal Books. A series of Davis’ photographs of Hulme Crescents\, from the 1980’s are currently held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library which is part of the University of Manchester. \nThis exhibition is free\, but please consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme if you can\, either online\, or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/in-the-city-exhibition/
LOCATION:First Floor Display Cases
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:The Streets of Our City: Manchester Town Hall Photographers' Collection
DESCRIPTION:The Town Hall Photographers’ Collection is a large photographic collection held in Archives+ Central Library\, ranging in date from 1956 to 2007. The collection consists of tens of thousands of images\, covering the varied areas of work of Manchester Corporation and latterly\, Manchester City Council. The photographs were taken by staff photographers\, who were tasked to document the work of the Corporation/Council departments and in doing so\, captured many aspects of Manchester life and history\, including significant changes to the Manchester landscape. The collection includes many different formats from glass negatives\, to slides\, prints\, CDs and even a couple of cine films. What is especially exciting is that the majority of these images have never before been available in a digital format and therefore have only ever been seen by a handful of people. A team of dedicated staff\, volunteers and students from Bridge College\, Loreto College\, Manchester College and Pure Innovations are currently working on the systematic digitisation of the negatives held within the collection. This exhibition represents the result of their work to date. \nDo you recognise any of the streets or buildings? Would you like to share a memory you have of visiting somewhere in one of the images? We have limited information about these images and welcome your input to complete the information about each image.  When visiting the exhibition\, please use the book displayed at the beginning of the exhibition to record your memories and knowledge. \nWe are building a new images website. Could you take five minutes to tell us what our local image collection means to you and what features would you like to see on the new site? https://smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ERELJ7/ \nThis exhibition is free\, but please consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme if you can\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-streets-of-our-city-manchester-town-hall-photographers-collection/
LOCATION:First Floor Exhibition Hall
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230126T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230331T170000
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SUMMARY:Legacy of ’67-A voice for Queer Stories
DESCRIPTION:In 1967 the law in England and Wales changed to partially decriminalise homosexual acts between men in private. This was followed by further legislation relating to the age of consent\, the role of LGBTQ+ people in the armed forces\, improved partnership\, inheritance\, and adoption rights\, that have positively affected the lives of LGBTQ+ people. However\, at the same time we’ve also seen the rise and fall of Section 28\, which outlawed the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ by local authorities and we’re currently seeing the demonisation of trans people and a profound backlash against liberalisation. \nFor the last twelve months IAP:MCR has been capturing the stories of people who have grown up between the ‘60s and the ‘80s to find out how these changes have affected them. This testimony will soon be deposited with Archives+ at Central Library. The IAP:MCR team has also conducted original research of contemporaneous source material to explore the changing attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people in general society. \nA display of this original archive material\, ranging from Central Library’s own copy of the Wolfenden Report\, Campaign for Homosexual Equality Manchester branch newsletters and editions of the Mancunian Gay magazine. IAP:MCR has commissioned visual artist Jez Dolan to respond to this project and he has produced a series of eight original works that will soon be on display in the Reading Room alongside the archives. This project has been made possible with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nJez Dolan is an artist living and working in Manchester (UK). His practice underlines the intersections between queerness\, sexuality\, identity\, and memory. He works across multiple platforms including drawing\, performance\, printmaking and most recently painting. https://www.jezdolan.com. Jez’s work is held in a number of public and private collection internationally including: the British Museum\, Bury Art Museum\, the (UK) Government Art Collection\, the Leslie Lohman Museum NYC\, the Schwules* Museum Berlin\, the Walker Art Gallery Liverpool and others. \nThis exhibition is free\, but please consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme if you can\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/legacy-of-67-a-voice-for-queer-stories/
LOCATION:Wolfson Reading Room
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230201T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230331T170000
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SUMMARY:International Mother Language Day 2023 – Manchester City of Literature Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Throughout February and March\, we are delighted to be working with Manchester City of Literature who have an exhibition available to celebrate International Mother Language Day\, showcasing our international connection to the other UNESCO Cities of Literature and celebrating Manchester’s work at home. Manchester Histories Hub \nThe exhibition is free and is the second exhibition to be situated in the Manchester Histories Hub on the Lower Ground Floor of Central Library. Drop in any time during February and March to see these amazing exhibits… \nAL-USRA WAL-SUFRA: FAMILY AND FEASTS\nThere is an exciting exhibition from Ali Al-Jamri\, Manchester Multilingual City Poet\, who worked with artist Rosie Stanley to create a dollhouse to inspire writing for last summer’s Liverpool Arab Arts Festival. The dollhouse was to provide inspiration for young people from two Arabic Saturday schools to read poetry and write their own in Arabic and English. The poems you will see in the dollhouse at the exhibition are all written by children at the Liverpool Arabic Centre and Manchester Arabic School. \nLA VILLE D’APRÈS: VISIONS ARTISTIQUES DE NOTRE FUTUR URBAIN\nIn 2020\, the hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across the world’s population stimulated discussion about how cities would function post-COVID-19. Angoulême in France\, a sister UNESCO City of Literature with a rich history of celebrating comic books and graphic novels\, launched a competition to find those visions\, hopes and fears of a post-COVID world from other UNESCO cities.  \nFor International Mother Language Day\, ten entries have been collated from other UNESCO Cities of Literature\, along with a brief insight from the artists about their work.  \nMULTILINGUAL FILM EXHIBITION\nA playlist of films from Manchester and other sister UNESCO Cities of Literature will be shown\, including the ‘Made in Manchester’ poem based on Zahid Hussain’s poem\, comprising of 65 languages\, and different translations of Manchester Multilingual Poets\, Anjum Malik’s ‘This Here’ and Ali Al-Jamri’s ‘In Prisms of Knowledge’.  \nOutside of Manchester\, we will be playing films from Nottingham\, Tartu and Reykjavik\, all UNESCO Cities of Literature.  \nWORDS FROM THE CHILDHOOD HOME: A CHAIN POEM FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2023*\n‘Words From the Childhood Home’ is a brand new\, exciting\, multilingual chain poem written by nominated poets representing UNESCO Cities of Literature to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2023.  \nManchester City of Literature invited our fellow UNESCO Cities of Literature to nominate a poet to respond to Anjum Malik\, a Manchester Multilingual City Poet who writes in Urdu and English.  \n*From Monday 20th February \nFor full details of the exhibition\, click here. \nFor the full line up of events for International Mother Language Day 2023\, click here. \nFree Exhibition – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/international-mother-language-day-2023-manchester-city-of-literature-exhibition/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground Floor – Manchester Histories Hub
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:In the City Exhibition – Talk by Richard Davis
DESCRIPTION:In The City is a collection of Manchester images taken by photographer Richard Davis over the last 35 Years. Join Richard for this talk about the exhibtion that centres around Richard’s love of art\, music\, culture and football. From the heady days of Madchester\, right through to the dynamism of the present day\, the excitement and diversity of city life helping to inspire and motivate his work. Hulme plays a major role throughout the exhibition; it’s where Richard set up a studio and darkroom in his Charles Barry Crescent flat during the late 1980’s. The area became a rich source of creativity and a backdrop for many of his photographs. The exhibition also highlights the many books\, records and films that influenced his approach to photography. \nAbout Richard Davis… \nRichard Davis (born 1965) is a British\, social documentary and portrait photographer\, based in North West England. His work has been promoted and exhibited by the British Culture Archive and renowned photography publishers\, Café Royal Books. A series of Davis’ photographs of Hulme Crescents\, from the 1980’s are currently held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library which is part of the University of Manchester. \nThis talk is free (‘book now’ below)\, but please consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme if you can\, either online\, or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/in-the-city-talk-by-richard-davis/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230214T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230214T200000
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SUMMARY:Love is Love: LGBTQ+ History Month Film Night
DESCRIPTION:Spend Valentines Night celebrating the best of LGBTQ+ films. \nWe’ll be screening one of these four game changers. All you need to do is register for pay-what-you-can tickets here. We’ll be in touch with everyone who registers to let them know the winning film! \nWe’re going way back to an 80’s and 90’s classic or we’ve got two of the latest acclaimed Queer films from the 2020’s. \nHere’s more information about the four films.  \nBeautiful Thing \nIt’s a long hot summer on a housing estate in South London and the temperature is rising! Jamie is bunking off school\, while his class-mate Ste is being bullied by his drunken father. What develops is a delightful and touching romance between two boys; from the first nervous glances to the ingenious use of Peppermint Foot Lotion! \nDesert Hearts \nSet in Nevada in 1959\, the film tells the story of a university professor awaiting a divorce who finds her true self through a relationship with another\, more self-confident woman. Released in 1986 it is regarded as one of the first films to present a positive portrayal of lesbian relationships. \nFlee \nAmin arrived as a child in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today\, at 36\, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for many years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time\, he is sharing his true story. \nRurangi \nCaz returns for the first time since he transitioned to the home he fled a decade earlier. Despite the profound changes of the intervening years\, Caz attempts to reconnect with family and friends – including his ex-boyfriend Jem (Arlo Green)\, who is still wounded by Caz’s sudden disappearance. Max Currie’s powerful film is an authentic and emotional tale of gender\, racial and sexual identity in modern day New Zealand. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £0 – £5 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/love-is-love-lgbtq-history-month-film-night/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230215T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230215T110000
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SUMMARY:Conserving Manchester Town Hall's Heritage: Mosaic Restoration
DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY 15TH FEBRUARY AT CENTRAL LIBRARY \nManchester Town Hall has been closed since January 2018 for an extensive restoration programme that will repair and upgrade the building to modern standards. The work will include the conservation of many heritage features. \nOur series of Heritage Lectures aims to shine a light on some of the fascinating work that’s been going on behind the scenes. We’ve already heard about the work of Hirst Conservation\, who are working on our paintings and now we’ll be taking a closer look at the mosaic flooring. \nFeaturing experts from Mosaic Restoration\, the specialist mosaic restorers and conservators will describe the work they’ve done to date on site\, including the preservation and safeguarding of the many corridors of mosaic flooring and – of course – the iconic Bees Landing. \nJoin us in Central Library for a chance to hear direct from the Mosaic Restoration experts and find out just what it’s like to bring 21st century conservation skills to the Our Town Hall Project. \nThe lecture is free to attend. \nSession 1: 12.30pm arrival for a 1pm start and 2.15pm finish \nSession 2: 5pm arrival for a 5.30pm start and 6.45pm finish
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/conserving-manchester-town-halls-heritage-mosaic-restoration/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230216T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230216T190000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Crime Central is back with a bang on Thursday 16th February! \nJoining your wonderful host Rob Parker will be… \nLia Middleton\, author of the massive debut thriller ‘When They Find Her’. Her new novel ‘Your Word or Mine’ came out in September 2022 to more rave reviews! \nElliot Sweeney\, who’s debut novel is entitled ‘The Next to Die’. The first in an intended series\, narrated by ex-copper turned P.I. Dylan Kasper. \nSam Tobin\, grew up in Manchester and quickly came to realise he was living in the best city in the world. His second novel in the ‘Manchester Underworld’ series: ‘Pay The Price’ was published in January 2023. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £8 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances. \nSigned books will be available to purchase after the event.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-5/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230220T170000
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SUMMARY:Section 28 - 35 years on in Manchester
DESCRIPTION:This year marks 35 years since the protest against Section 28 in Manchester. Join organisers and attendees from the time to hear more. The event forms part of LGBT History month 2023. It aims to provide insight into a specific period of LGBT history (1987-2003) in which the demonstration in Manchester was highly significant\, and which gained national recognition at the time. It will be an opportunity for those who were there organising the demonstration in 1988 to talk about the climate and their experience. There will be an introductory presentation on Section 28\, covering the build up to its inception\, and why it caused so much controversy and protest. This element recognises that the legislation has been off the statute books for a generation now\, and so an explanation will both help to understand the clause as well as the impact it had. There will also be an opportunity for questions from the audience to the speakers\, and a closing section focusing on the future. \nFree – book via link below 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/section-28-35-years-on-in-manchester/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230223T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230223T160000
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SUMMARY:Half-Term Activity for Children
DESCRIPTION:Behind The Lens is this year’s theme for LGBT+ history month. Join us to celebrate at our animation workshop inspired by popular culture. All are welcome at this free drop-in. \nThis activity is suitable for ages 8+ \nFree – just drop in – please consider making a donation to support our cultural programme if you can\, either online or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/half-term-activity-for-children/
LOCATION:Lwr Ground floor – City Library
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230225T113000
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SUMMARY:Children’s Music Activities
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of children’s music activities! \n11:30 – Rhyme Time \n\nStories and songs.\n\n12:20 – HWML instruments \n\nA brief showing of some of the music library’s instruments\, originating in different time periods and places around the world. Feel free to ask questions!\n\n12:40 – Children’s instruments \n\nXylophones\, maracas\, triangles\, ukuleles and much more to make some noise and have fun!\n\n13:10 – Drum United \n\nPositive\, meditative drumming. Very relaxing.\n\n14:00 – French Storytime \n\nMore stories and songs\, this time in French!\n\nSuitable for children aged 3 to 7. Families welcome. \nAll activities take place in the Henry Watson Music Library (1st Floor)\, apart from French Storytime\, which will be in the Children’s Library (Lower Ground Floor). \nFree – drop in – please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme\, either online at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/childrens-music-activities/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Family
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230226T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230226T160000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Winter Warmer
DESCRIPTION:Come in from the cold to our Winter Warmer – a special Sunday afternoon opening for all to have fun\, and families to have some together time. We’ll have winter themed crafts\, storytelling\, face painting\, music performances from Artful Playground\, nice treats\, discounted cafe drinks\, plus advice from some fantastic organisations like British Red Cross and Citizens Advice Bureau\, helping Manchester people with the cost-of-living crisis. See our fabulous activity schedule below for more detail! \nAll welcome – suitable for families. \nFree – if you can\, please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme\, either online at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes \nActivity Schedule\nPerformance Space (Ground Floor): \nWorld Book Day Crafts – 12-4pm \nStorytelling Competition – 12-4pm \nCharity information stalls – 12-4pm \nArchives+ Area (Ground Floor – near cafe): \nChess tournament and chess tables – 12-4pm \nFace painters – 12-4pm \nMusic Library (First Floor): \nArtful Playground interactive musical sessions \nFor ages 0-3: Performances start at 12.30pm and 1.20pm \nFor ages 3-7: Performances start at 2.10pm and 3pm \nOutside the Music Library (First Floor): \nInteractive story-telling sessions \nSessions start at 12.15pm\, 1.15pm\, 2.15pm and 3.15pm \nThis special event is generously funded by Manchester Central Library Development Trust 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/sunday-winter-warmer-2/
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