Manchester Poetry Library, situated on Oxford Road, is the North Wests first poetry library and…
Millgate Arts Centre is home to a thriving local arts community, providing a base for theatre, film…
The Portico Library & Gallery opened in 1806 as a Library and Newsroom and continues to be an…
This iconic city venue, designed by E. Vincent Harris, was first opened in 1934. Following a…
About/History Chetham's is a unique cultural institution in the heart of Manchester combining…
Find out what's happening at Oldham Library - and all Oldham's local libraries. All our libraries…
Palace Green Library, in the heart of Durham city, holds Durham University's outstanding special…
Stockroom is an exciting new creative and cultural centre in Stockport, designed for getting…
The British Pop Archive is a national collection dedicated to the preservation and research of…
For those who set eyes on Deansgate's The John Rylands Research Institute and Library for the…
The Working Class Movement Library records over 200 years of organising and campaigning by working…
Anna Zoe Quirke is a queer and autistic author. They live in Manchester with their wife and very…
14 May 2026 -
Guests are invited to join an evening where poets from The Griot Gang Collective come together for a…
16 May 2026 -
The books at Chetham's Library reveal tantalising traces of their past lives: dried flowers…
20 May 2026 -
The books at Chetham's Library have a rich binding history. To launch our new theme…
28 May 2026 -
A free event, suitable for budding listeners of poetry read by Manchester poets or those keen to try…
29 May 2026 -
Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries returns for 2026 and will run 10th-14th…
10 Jun 2026 - 14 Jun 2026
After the First Crusade (c. 1095-1099), many Europeans encountered Muslims for the first time and…
12 Jun 2026 -
Visitors are invited to experience the pleasure of reading Elizabeth Gaskell aloud in her own home…
21 Jun 2026 - 24 Jun 2026
Manchester Literature Festival (MLF) is a celebration of imagination, ideas, stories, and voices…
09 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2026
Spend an evening with a master of the spoken word, BAFTA award-winning author, activist, performer…
31 Oct 2026 -
World Book Day Ambassador and bestselling author, MC Grammar, is back and this time he’s…
15 Nov 2026 -
Literary phenomenon John Cooper Clarke is a British cult hero. Known as the “Godfather of Punk…
21 Nov 2026 -
Take a tour of Manchester Central Library with our drone video. The world famous library was officially opened on 17 July 1934 , by King George V, who told the crowds of thousands, "In the splendid building which I am about to open, the largest library in this country provided by a local authority…
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World Book Day is an annual campaign focused on helping children access books and develop a lasting reading habit. Over the years, children and teachers have dressed up as book characters and taken part in reading events in schools and libraries to celebrate World Book Day. Dressing up as a book…
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Manchester is renowned for being a creative hub in the UK, but did you know that the city is officially a UNESCO City of Literature? The city has a vision to create an innovative, distinctive, equitable, globally connected city of reading and writing. A city where diverse voices are celebrated…
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Ignite your summer adventures and discover Manchester City of Literature alongside 57 other unique UNESCO sites in the UK and crown dependencies thanks to a newly illustrated map, now available to download for free from the UK National Commission for UNESCO. From expansive mountain ranges and…
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Bringing together the whole of the Manchester literature scene; from publishers to booksellers, writers to readers and everyone in between, Manchester City of Literature has launched A City Connected. This new microsite already has 50+ events and activities listed since launching last week, several…
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Hundreds of languages will be shared and celebrated in events across the city as Manchester gets ready to celebrate International Mother Language Day between 20th and 22th February. International Mother Language Day is celebrated globally each year on 21 February after UNESCO adopted the…
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