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People across Manchester will soon be able to get even more out of their local libraries with Sunday opening announced for eight venues and extended opening for nine more.

From September this year four of the city’s libraries will now be open on Sundays, with an additional four coming in January 2027. This marks the first time since 2011 that librar...


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Manchester Libraries were delighted to come away with awards at this year’s Libraries Connected Awards.

The Libraries Connected Awards celebrate the achievements of library workers who have had an exceptional impact on their library service, users or their local communities. With nominations from Libraries nationwide, the awards span ...


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Between 15 to 21 June 2026, Manchester Libraries are hosting a range of activities as part of Refugee Week. 

The theme for Refugee Week this year is ‘Courage’, and is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.

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Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast returns in June with a packed Pride Month special. Listen Here: https://push.fm/fl/fv-natalie-pride-smiths

With so many events taking place across our libraries in June, this month presenters Alan Ly...


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This week we have a guest blog from Neala, one of our brilliant Archives volunteers here at Manchester Central Library who tells us about a recent staff visit to our offsite archives storage facility in Cheshire. Our thanks go to Omar and his fantastic DeepStore team who looked after our staff so well.

Courtesy R. Saber

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