Greater Manchester Festival of Libraries 2025
has announced the for the upcoming , which will take place in libraries across Greater Manchester from 4-8 June.
This year青瓜视频檚 Festival of Libraries is headlined by Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Poet Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who will be joined by a host of authors, poets, historians, performers and more.
After winning Best Event at the Manchester Culture Awards in 2024, this will be the Festival青瓜视频檚 fifth year.
has curated a series of six free events for the Festival programme, showcasing our research, in partnership with the , and .
Writing for Wellbeing workshops will see poets from the Centre for New Writing run three sessions at Middleton, Oldham and Walkden libraries, exploring how creative writing can positively impact wellbeing.
At Bolton Central Library, Manchester Histories and Creative Manchester will unveil their new Heritage for Wellbeing Toolkit, sharing insights into the toolkit青瓜视频檚 development and inviting attendees to participate in one of the activities firsthand.
The Linguistic Diversity Collective have two workshops on offer. 青瓜视频榃hat青瓜视频檚 in a word, and what青瓜视频檚 in a dictionary?青瓜视频� will look at how dictionaries define words, and will take place at new Festival partner Manchester Cathedral Library.
青瓜视频楤lackout the Jargon青瓜视频� is a session of blackout poetry at Cheadle Library, inviting attendees to find art and meaning in scientific texts.
Find out more about the University青瓜视频檚 Festival of Libraries workshops and book your free places by visiting .