Crochet and Chat Club
Ground FloorDo you want to learn how to crochet and make new friends? Why not come along to our new monthly group? Free – just drop in. For more info, email angela.rawcliffe@manchester.gov.uk
Do you want to learn how to crochet and make new friends? Why not come along to our new monthly group? Free – just drop in. For more info, email angela.rawcliffe@manchester.gov.uk
Calling all budding chess players! Head to our Performance Space and meet other players at this informal and fun drop-in session. Open to all children and families. For more information, contact angela.rawcliffe@manchester.gov.uk or alessia.benedetti@manchester.gov.uk Free - drop in Please make a donation to support our Library Live cultural programme at one of our cash or […]
Bowen Education will provide dance and musical entertainment at 2pm followed by traditional Chinese crafts. Suitable for families. This event is free, but please consider making a donation to support our Library Live programme if you can, online, or at one of our cash or contactless donation boxes in Central Library
In partnership with The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust, Holding Her Space presents 'Untold Stories of the Village' exhibition. Working with photographer Tanya Weekes and artist Tina Ramos Ekongo, the exhibition follows 12 mothers as they share their stories within pregnancy, birth, postpartum as well as highlighting personal and cultural experiences. The […]
A free exhibition for anyone curious about manga as well as the avid fan. Explore the origins of Manga in Japan, the creative techniques behind the art and discover the wonder of Manga-Anime. The exhibition features artwork from incredible creators from Japan and discover today’s generation of award-winning British talents making manga in their own […]
Learn how to use local maps, street directories, censuses and various other archives to identify a local person - Free - please drop in Other Local Community History Month events include: 1921 Census talk by Leslie Turner (free) - Friday 26 May, 11am - Book your place here Handling session - Rates and Electoral Registers […]
This exhibition of over 70 Loving Earth Project textile panels will be at six city centre venues in Manchester. Central Library is one of these venues and has 10 panels on display. Each panel is individually crafted and depicts places, creatures and other things that the maker loves, but which are threatened by growing climate […]
Media Cubs is a pop-up TV studio and newsroom where we direct creative, digital and media challenges – from photography and filming, comic strip-making and stop motion, TV presenting to newspaper reporting – so young people can create, debate and navigate news with confidence. This summer they are joining us at libraries across Manchester to […]
Media Cubs is a pop-up TV studio and newsroom where we direct creative, digital and media challenges – from photography and filming, comic strip-making and stop motion, TV presenting to newspaper reporting – so young people can create, debate and navigate news with confidence. This summer they are joining us at libraries across Manchester to […]
This exhibition traces the story of Wythenshawe during the twentieth century. From a humble collection of small villages, Wythenshawe was developed as a garden city to re-house the tens of thousands of families previously forced to live in Manchester’s inner-city slums in well-built and spacious neighbourhoods amidst green surroundings. Alongside illustrating Wythenshawe’s history, the exhibition […]