Don’t forget to tune into @CBBC now to watch Blue Peter to see Manchester Libraries Central Library, or Iplayer anytime. Over 7500 visited Central Library on Saturday, tune in now to see what a fantastic event it was . #BluePeterBookClub

We're thrilled to announce #QuietStorm by Kimberly Whittam as our high school Transition Read 2024! Published by Usborne Publishing, over 8,000 books will be gifted to children starting at a MCR high sch in Sept. See our blog for how Quiet Storm was chosen tinyurl.com/4dbfr7fc

#BluePeterBookClub is today's special feature on CBBC Blue Peter at 5pm (& on iplayer). So excited to see our launch event on TV & all the other brilliant authors and book-talk. Find out how to join the Book Club tinyurl.com/ycymw3da

Looking for things to do during half term? The Look for a Book challenge is back as part of @mcrcityoflit Festival of Libraries! 📚✨
#ReadMCR Literacy Champions will hide 48 copies of Konnie Huq’s Fearless Fairy Tales around Mcr - May 28-31. Check #ReadMCR FB for daily clues.

Catch the birds before they fly away from Manchester Libraries! Find out about the fab art project developed as part of #BluePeterBookClub Live & make your own Book Bird CBBC The Reading Agency Arts Council England
Reading Makes Us Free Art Project manclibraries.blog/2024/05/21/rea… via @manclibraries

We were thrilled to be in Manchester Libraries with CBBC last weekend for the #BluePeter BookClub Live supported by Arts Council England. Children spent the day meeting the #BluePeter presenters, watching performances from beloved books, doing crafts and lots more!

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SO GOOD to be back bookselling at Crime Central. it's just the best night for fans and practitioners of the genre and always a bloody fun time! thank you Rob Parker Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark 🔥 Robert Rutherford and Harriet Tyce for a great chat 👏🏻

Thanks to Mag North for covering LYR and Josephine Oniyama gig that opens this year's #FestivalofLibraries with live premiere of new song The Enlightenment dedicated to #libraries .

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Three weeks to go! Tickets here manchestercityofliterature.com/event/lyr-open…

It's great to welcome the brilliant authors Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark 🔥 Robert Rutherford and Harriet Tyce to a suitably murky Manchester for Crime Central crime-central.co.uk

We're ready to welcome everyone tonight!

Latest Info: Chorlton library being brought back to its ‘heritage design’ as exciting plans are revealed!
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We're getting some brilliant photos of the #BluePeterBookClub Live event at Central Library. We hope everyone had as much fun as we did! 🎉
Manchester City Council The Reading Agency CBBC CBeebies Grown-Ups 🎉 Arts Council England Q20 Events

We hope you made it to Blue Peter Book Club Live last weekend. 🙌

If not, don't worry, there's still the badge trail to explore. 🗺️

Join the hunt for 12 giant murals across cultural venues in the city. 🔎

CBBC @manclibraries The Reading Agency Arts Council England

#BluePeterBookClub

All set up for tonight's Word Central open mic night! 6pm tonight at Central Library. Free Entry.

🇮🇸Our friends City of Literature are now open for applications to their Writers in Residence program🇮🇸

Take a two week stay at Gröndal’s House in the center of old town in Reykjavík and work on your latest writing project in October 2024.

Deadline June 14th.

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Join host Tony Sheppard (Tony Curry) & special guest Sharena Lee Satti 🕊 on Tuesday eve for our next Word Central. A free event from 6pm at Manchester Central Library.
Manchester Libraries Manchester City of Literature Library Live FlapjackPress #poetry #spokenword

Calling Portuguese speakers! Join our Book Club at Central Library on May 25 at 2pm to explore 'Raízes Negras' & 'Nzinga, a Rainha Angolana.' Limited to 14 spots—book your place now!
More info: librarylive.co.uk/event/portugue…

CBeebies & Blue Peter stars launch free family trail running this summer- read all about it! The fun's just begun as our #BluePeterBookClub Live badge trail takes you to brilliant venues across the city - find out more tinyurl.com/yck2wwzw #ACEsupported

📢 Join us on May 23rd for 'A Monumental Effort: Restoring the Albert Memorial' at Central Library. Hear from experts about the restoration work.
🎟️ Free entry, booking essential
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So immensely proud of the Manchester Libraries team including Danny Middleton Cheryl Pridgeon Margaret Duff . 1000s of children are having a wonderful Saturday for the launch of #BluePeterBookClub . I’m loving it as much as them , including particularly seeing Henry the dog