Come and cool down tomorrow at the Summer Cosy Reading Club 📚
📍Central Library (Ground Floor-Performance Space)
🕑Doors open 5.30pm | Quiet reading 6–6.45pm | Optional discussion 6.45–7.30pm
Escape the heat, sip something cold, and unwind after work with a book at the library
Come to a relaxed, beginner-friendly ukulele workshop at Central Library this July.
Led by tutor Jim Wallace, expect a friendly, low-pressure session. Learn chords, play songs, and enjoy making music in a small group.
Tix pay-what-you-like!
https://t.co/4jSs7jg1GQ
Smiths Fans!
Next week (Thu 25 June), @iainkey + @SpenwoodBooks present the new book: "It's Time The Tale Were Told: A People's History of The Smiths" at Central Library.
Join us for an intimate chat & Q&A on the MCR band's legendary story.
Tix here: https://t.co/mj8uLOQVtq
TOMORROW @ 1PM!
We have live jazz in the music library from: Woodshed Collective!
Swinging by for a special lunchtime set, the rising jazz stars will be channelling influences like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis + Cannonball Adderley.
Grab tix here:
https://t.co/fM1CEcyiL1
10 years ago Jo Cox was shot and stabbed to death in Birstall by a far right thug.
Do you remember the Farage \ Tommy Robinson riots that followed it,
No me neither.
R.I.P. Jo
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay so we're taking back all the books that people have read, putting them onto shelves for people to look at, then giving them out again to other people who haven't read them yet. For free.
What a system. ❤️
#LoveLibraries#GreenLibraries ♻️
On Mon 15 June, rising MCR star AnaKi will launch her latest single with a FREE live show + listening party at Central Library!
The soul-pop artist will be premiering “Lord Don’t” exclusively in our Music Library, with a live set + more.
Tickets here: https://t.co/NPGcphwVjs
Join us on 9 June for a relaxed, beginner-friendly UKULELE workshop at Central Library.
Led by professional tutor Jim Wallace, meet like minded music fans + play some tunes at this small-group session.
6-7pm. Instruments provided!
Book a spot here:
https://t.co/XTKIngH6iw
On Thu 4 June, Yard Yard collective present a special session on machine learning music tools in the Henry Watson Music Library.
Across this 2 hour session expect a
drop-in computer music workshop + interactive jam, + gig from electonic act: nefo.
Book: https://t.co/qfs50xJNDy
For #MakeMusicDay 2026, the Greater Manchester Voices choir will perform a special set in the Henry Watson Music Library.
A FREE choral concert - expect Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Coldplay, Lloyd-Webber, traditional African songs and more...
More info here https://t.co/GWiErMsbkO
Smiths fans of the World Unite!
On 25 June, @iainkey comes to MCR Central Library to present his new book: 'It’s Time The Tale Were Told – A People’s History of The Smiths’.
Relive the story at this special author Q&A session.
Tickets: https://t.co/yj8axUiEkZ
@spenwoodbooks
@MarkLlewellin3@GMLO_UK@TamesideLibrary Aww, still a good turn out for these talks which is fantastic. Lovely to see some familiar faces (staff and customers) on this pic. Hope everyone is well and keeping happy and healthy x