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Our Journey Down The Salt Mine
On Friday 7th July 2023 members of the archives team, both staff and volunteers, from Central Library visited DeepStore. DeepStore is part of a working rock salt mine that doubles as an offsite...
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History and Literature in Archives+
Introduction Manchester Central Library’s archives are full to the brim with enchanting, engaging and educational records of time, some of which are in the form of inspirational literature. These...
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Manchester’s Early Role as a Hub for Campaigning for LGBTQ+ Rights
Whilst knowledge of the Stonewall Riots in America and the impact on the LGBTQ+ rights movement is common, few people are aware of the influential campaigns for LGBTQ+ rights that took place in...
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Northern Pride: revisiting the art that helped bring queerness in all its...
Celebrating Manchester and the North in generals history with queer projects that proved ground-breaking for making safe spaces for queer identities to feel welcome and able to express themselves....
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Section 28: A forgotten piece of LGBTQ+ History
Introduction to Section 28 Section 28, also known by many other names (such as Clause 28), was a section introduced into the Local Government Bill that prohibited “promotion of homosexuality”, or more...
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Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society: An Anniversary
2023 is the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society and celebrations will include a special edition of the Transactions, Volume 114, a lively collection of...
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From Public Baths to Community Landmark: A Look at the Fascinating History of...
Find out more about Manchester’s historic swimming pool and its transformation into a popular heritage, events and community venue. A blog post by Tesni Boughen. Tesni Boughen is a MA Public History...
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Nursing Stories
We currently have a small exhibition on the ground floor of Central Library highlighting items from our collections relating to nurses/nursing and the stories they tell. We have included the well...
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Share Your Central Library Memories
Do you have any memories of Central Library? Are you happy to share them with us? For the library’s 90th anniversary, and 10 years since the newly restored Central Library opened, we are holding an...
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Greater Manchester’s oldest archive saved for posterity by Manchester City...
The Assheton of Middleton estate archive collection, purchased by the city council, will now have a permanent home in the Greater Manchester County Record Office at Manchester Central Library...
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Manchester Books no. 1, Jan/Feb 2024
A regular look at new books on MANCHESTER, and its districts, available in Manchester Libraries. New fiction – crime is always a favourite and recent new additions are the Generation Killer by Adam...
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Saluting our Sisters: Elouise Edwards
GB124.DPA/1741/1 MRS. ELOUISE EDWARDS AGE OF 17. THE DRESS SHE IS WEARING WAS MADE BY A LOCAL DRESSMAKER PEARL AGEDI. STAMPED ON REVERSE: ACME PHOTO STUDIO, B. G. MAY 10 195? (BRITISH GUYANA). Elouise...
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Preserving Digital Archives in Greater Manchester
Following a successful bid to The National Archives Resilience Fund, Manchester Libraries and Archives is delighted to be awarded a grant of £13,622 for a Greater Manchester wide project to help us...
View ArticleHAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TO PICCADILLY RADIO!
Nobody Did It Better David Govier, Audio Preservation Engineer with Manchester Archives+ tells us more… At 5am on the 2nd of April in 1974 a legend was born when the first epic 45-second-long...
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DIGITAL ARCHIVE GRAFFITI INSPIRES YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
This Easter has seen an exciting project unfold at Manchester Central Library. Led by Unity Radio’s Jon Green and DJ Basha, the pioneering Manchester Hip Hop Archive (MHHA) has been running Easter...
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Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Annual Conference 2024
The Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society has a long association with Manchester Libraries and Central Library recently hosted an exhibition to celebrate their 150th anniversary The Society has...
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Manchester Books no. 2 April/May 2024
A regular look at new books on MANCHESTER, and its districts, available in Manchester Libraries. Matt Cain’s new novel One Love is set in the Manchester Gay Village. You might also be interested in...
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Manchester British Sign Language Fest 2024 at Central Library (and Beyond)!
Sign Language-themed mugs on display at Manchester Central Library as part of the exhibition “The Deafening Truth“. The popular Manchester British Sign Language Fest is back for it’s third year and...
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Marcus Rashford mural tributes school visit
Children from Beaver Road Primary School recently visited Manchester Archives to view items from the Marcus Rashford mural tributes collection. The Rashford mural was commissioned by Withington Walls...
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Central Library 90/10: an Exhibition
An exhibition to celebrate 90 years since Central Library opened and 10 years since its Transformation. Manchester Central Library in St Peter’s Square was opened on the 17th of July 1934 by King...
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