by librarians | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog
Digital Words is the 2020 Tameside Libraries Readers’ and Writers’ Festival. This year the popular annual event, which takes place throughout October, is taking place online due to restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus. As always, the festival presents the...
by librarians | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog
Coronavirus may have altered the library landscape but it hasn’t stopped public libraries across the North West celebrating Libraries Week. In 2020, Libraries Week will take place between the 5th and 10th October, celebrating the nation’s much-loved libraries...
by librarians | Aug 14, 2020 | Blog
You are invited to join Carcanet online to celebrate the launch of Katherine Horrex’s debut poetry collection, Growleryat 7pm on Wednesday 26 August. Hosting the reading will be poet and critic, Maryam Hessavi, joining Katherine to discuss the new work. Audience...
by librarians | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog
South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) runs from 18 July to 17 August and the Manchester Museum is working in partnership with the British Council to bring this to life online. SAHM aims to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian history and culture, through education,...
by librarians | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog
Saturday 4 July saw the reopening of many public venues across the north west and it was smiles all round as eight of Manchester’s libraries opened their doors once more. There were cheers from the queue outside Didsbury Library when they reopened and across the eight...
