• Remembrance Day Coffee Morning

    Chief Librarian's Office

    Join us for a coffee and a relaxed chat as we reflect on Remembrance Day. Expect presentations from the North West Film Archive, Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society, and more! Programme: 10am: Tea and coffee 10.30am: Film screening and Q&A by the North West Film Archive 12pm: Remembrance Day resources by the Manchester and […]

  • The Hardest Music Quiz in the World!

    Chief Librarian's Office

    The Vinyl Listening Group present The Hardest Music Quiz in the World! Prizes to be won. And maybe even mince pies! All welcome. Free -  just drop in.

  • A Day in The Afterlife: Francesca Beard Workshop

    Chief Librarian's Office

    Acclaimed poet and creative facilitator Francesca Beard will lead a workshop inspired by the work of cult writer Philip K Dick (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). In this playful, hands-on session, participants will use poetic and improvisational story-telling techniques to create text that explores big philosophical questions such as ‘What does it mean to […]

  • Soundtrack to Your Life

    Chief Librarian's Office

    What would be your track? What's the story behind the tune? What would be your album and what would the sleeve notes say? Come along and let us hear your special track and tell us the story of what it means to you. Free - just drop in

  • Design workshop with Oliver East

    Chief Librarian's Office

    An interactive design workshop using simple and accessible research methods and tools to explore the library as a resource. Free - booking required

  • Probably the Hardest Music Quiz in the World!

    Chief Librarian's Office

    40 horribly hard music questions. Get them all right and win the Super-Duper Mega Mystery Prize! Play on your own or as part of a team (max 4 members per team). No need to book, everyone welcome. FREE ENTRY. For more info please message your quiz host: alan.lynch@manchester.gov.uk

  • Creative Writing Class

    Chief Librarian's Office

    Writer Cathy Crabb is running a weekly drop in for anyone who would like to spend a couple of hours strolling through storytelling. With a different exercise per week it could be anything from a screenplay to flash fiction to songwriting - just to give your mind a welcome circuit break and a bit of […]

  • Mindful Writing Workshop

    Chief Librarian's Office

    Mindfulness and creativity are combined in this unique workshop. Taking inspiration from nature, the senses, colour, texture and natural objects (rock, shells, driftwood etc), we will learn to free our inner voice and enter the world of creative play. Writing mindfully, we can go wherever our heart takes us, enjoying the journey as much as […]

    £20