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Manchester City of Literature
United Kingdom
Приєднався 2 бер 2020
The official channel for Manchester City of Literature.
Manchester was given UNESCO Creative City status as a City of Literature in 2017, join us as we share everything the literature scene in Manchester has to offer.
Manchester was given UNESCO Creative City status as a City of Literature in 2017, join us as we share everything the literature scene in Manchester has to offer.
We Are Butterflies Forever In Flight by Anjum Malik, Manchester City Poet
We Are Butterflies Forever In Flight by Manchester Multilingual City Poet Anjum Malik was commissioned by Manchester City of Literature. The film premiered at the Manchester Indian Film Festival in October 2024. With huge thanks to the dancers, venues, archives and technicians who were involved in creating this film.
Find out more about the Manchester City Poets here: www.manchestercityofliterature.com/project/manchester-city-poets/
Find out more about the Manchester City Poets here: www.manchestercityofliterature.com/project/manchester-city-poets/
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Heart on the Platform in Manchester
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In September the UNESCO Cities of Literature came together for a simultaneous poetry reading event that took place all over the world, initiated by Tukums City of Literature in Latvia. Heart on the Platform in Manchester involved pop-up poetry at rush hour, ft. poets April Manderson and Sulei Campbell, reading their own poetry about arrivals and departures on the station approach at Manchester ...
Festival of Libraries 2024
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Sharing their love of libraries this year were authors, poets, performers, artists and historians, including Konnie Huq, LYR (Simon Armitage, Richard Walters and Patrick Pearson), Maxine Peake, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Coelho and more. The festival celebrates libraries across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, including the internationally renowned Central Library, Chetham’s, The Port...
Re:Sound with Antony Szmierek
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The Manchester City of Literature Re:Sound project pairs musicians with archives around Greater Manchester. The artists connect with librarians and archivists to uncover historic material which explored a range of themes that have so far included Manchester’s textile history, African celebrations in Manchester and the changing role of women in society. These musicians then work with local commu...
Our Stories: The Role of Bookshops and Libraries
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Join Manchester’s most loved queer bookshop owner Matthew from Queer Lit, The Portico Library’s Queer Writer in Residence Abbi and Engagement Delivery Manager Sylvia from Moss Side Powerhouse Library as they discuss how their work in bookshops and libraries plays a vital supporting role to queer identifying writers and the wider industry. Part of Manchester City of Literature's Our Stories Conf...
Our Stories: Nia Thomas and Andrew James
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Join us for our opening panel discussion of the Manchester City of Literature Our Stories Conference that took place in November 2023 featuring Nia Thomas (was Comma Press) and Andrew James (Frog Literary). Hear from these two experts in the publishing field on what the challenges and successes of the publishing industry have been for LGBTQ representation over the last few years. This discussio...
Our Stories Manchester: The Rainbow Library
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Curated by young people in the three cities, Our Stories celebrates the power and potential of literature for LGBTQ people - by including us, by embracing us, by giving us a place in a shared future free from stigma, discrimination and violence. Over three days, Our Stories champions the bold steps children’s publishers are making to advance equality, amplifies the stories of LGBTQ writers and ...
Konnie Huq shares Look For A Book part of Festival of Libraries 2024
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Hidden in and around the green spaces of Greater Manchester’s libraries will be 500 copies of Konnie Huq’s Fearless Fairy Tales lying in wait to be found. In this shake up of classic tales you won’t meet damsels in distress, instead you will be captivated by characters like Sleeping Brainy, whose dream is to become the Chancellor of the Exchequer! Those that follow the clues will get a copy of ...
Festival of Libraries 2024
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Join us 12-16th June 2024 for the Festival of Libraries across Greater Manchester!
Reading for Odesa in Manchester
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On the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, UNESCO Cities of Literature took part in a global and simultaneous show of solidarity inspired by and in cooperation with the Odesa Literature Museum. In Manchester we held a very special reading in the Histories Hub of Manchester Central Library which contained unique items sent specially to Manchester from Odesa as part of our Threads exhi...
Community Engagement Manager Recruitment Video
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Could you be Manchester City of Literature's next Community Engagement Manager? Hear from Reece Williams, who is currently in the role, to find out more about what the job involves.
Inspired by Libraries with Linda Brogan and 12 Words
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As part of Festival of Libraries 2023 we held talks with creatives who have been inspired by libraries in their work. Authors Linda, Carmen, Tia and Catherine were part of the 2016 Reno excavation that took place 30 years after the famous Moss Side club was demolished and have written 12 Words alongside Linda, in the process unlocking truths, secrets and confessions. Read more about Festival of...
Inspired by Libraries with David Scott and Dave Haslam
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As part of Festival of Libraries 2023 we held talks with creatives who have been inspired by libraries in their work. Hear from David Scott about his new book, Mancunians. Mancunians fills in a gap in the history of Manchester little covered in mainstream publishing: Manchester on the brink of the millennium, and is an account of Manchester told through a mixture of memoir and interviews with w...
Manchester Schools Writing Trail 2023
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The Manchester City of Literature Schools Writing Trail showcases the ‘best of the best’ of student writing across Greater Manchester, offering a literature trail in conjunction with Manchester’s Festival of Libraries. The Schools Writing Trail is an exhibition of some of the very best student writing in Manchester. In 2023 there were over 100 young writers featured, writing in 12 languages, wh...
Festival of Libraries: Sign Up To Your Library Today!
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Festival of Libraries: Sign Up To Your Library Today!
Inspired by Libraries with Raymond Antrobus
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Inspired by Libraries with Raymond Antrobus
Inspired by Libraries with Cheddar Gorgeous
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Inspired by Libraries with Cheddar Gorgeous
School's Writing Trail: Ben's Christmas Surprise
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School's Writing Trail: Ben's Christmas Surprise
Schools Writing Trail 2023: Chloe and Scarlett in Manchester
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Schools Writing Trail 2023: Chloe and Scarlett in Manchester
Schools Writing Trail 2023: The Monster That Came to Tea
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Schools Writing Trail 2023: The Monster That Came to Tea
Schools Writing Trail 2023: Windrush Child by Dilys, Manchester Hospital School KS3
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Schools Writing Trail 2023: Windrush Child by Dilys, Manchester Hospital School KS3
Creatives in Libraries with Artist Jez Dolan
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Creatives in Libraries with Artist Jez Dolan
Creatives in Libraries with Writer Rosie Garland
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Creatives in Libraries with Writer Rosie Garland
Creatives in Libraries with Dancer Kevin Turner
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Creatives in Libraries with Dancer Kevin Turner
Creatives in Libraries with Musician Hamza Bouzhar
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Creatives in Libraries with Musician Hamza Bouzhar
Nadiya Hussain introduces Look For A Book!
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Nadiya Hussain introduces Look For A Book!
It is an amazing building 🎉
I really loved the first girl, Her voice is beautiful, she could do voiceovers or audiobooks. Both were great Thank You
Our Public Spaces Are SO DULL AND UNINSPIRING.. when I see the Creations of the Past and I see the FAKENESS AND ILLUSIONARY IDEA OF CREATIVITY "ENGINEERS", "ARCHITECTS" AND "ART MAKERS" are Promoting today ... they are So NOT HARMONIZED with LIFE ITSELF.. It's just a Fake HOLYYWOOD STYLE FAKE Movie SET THAT will NOT LAST FOR more THAN 40 YEARS... JUST ENDLESS STUPID WORK NEEDING CONSTANT REPLACEMENT... ISNT THIS THE DEFINITION OF STUPID?? PARENTS, STOP PLAYING STUPID ESPECIALLY SINCE YOUR KIDS ARE GONNA HAVE TO REBUILT EVERYTHING YOU MADE THAT BROKE WAY TOO SOON.. 2 LIVES/GENERATIONS WASTED DOING THE SAME STUPID WORK OVER AND OVER... THAT'S MENTAL SLAVERY FOR YOU...TOTAL OCCULTING OF A FREE LIFE IN GOD S TEACHINGS OF GOODNESS, UNCONDITIONAL SERVICE AND LOVE AND FORGIVENESS... Exit the Rat Mill...
Humphrey chetham is my 11th great-grandfather, I live in the states but hope to visit this library soon. Thank you for this video!
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absolutely wonderful
Grew up in Gorton leesy from mead foot Rd 😅
She said it WAS a working class area. What does she think it is now ?.
Very Very Nice Oldham Library Beautiful
Very Very Good Oldham Library Beautiful Oldham Library
This lady's fashion style rocks
I agree
It was the first thing I noticed.
Its screaming Harry potter
And you were a woman once… I think.
Not a criticism, but I have never heard anyone say "Shall us . . . " before, as opposed to "Shall we." Is that a normal usage in England?
It's a slightly jokey colloquialism that you will probably hear between friends. You won't hear it in a formal speech or lecture. YT videos made in other anglophone countries often throw up expressions that I have not heard before, sometimes things I don't even understand.
Beautiful💙
MY ENGLISH TEACHERRR 👾👾👾👾
Wait is this Mr Al-jamri speaking Spanish
I'm here because of "reacting to my roots" I think I will visit the library now. I'm only in Dublin, so it's not for
Cheddar relaying her weekly library ritual takes me back . I always enjoyed going to the library and all the books! Good times!📚
pls add me ..... mees famialy
my english teacher omggg
THIS IS MY ENGLISH TEACHER GUYS
HELP ME ANNABELLE
HEY GUYSS ENGLISH GANG😍😍💀
@@deejandthemoonWHO THE HELL R U
@@Brooklynxol MR SALEH
@@deejandthemoon NO STOP UR KHADIJAH.??
Mr Al jamri I'm ur student
LMAOOOO SAME
0:29 me nan told me i had fam in gorton but never met em wolf rook cazper❤️🇬🇧💯 1:24
Was the film adaptation of M. R. James' story "The Tractate Middoth" filmed in this library?
What a truly Beautiful Library. Jeff❤
MAgnifique endroit. Pourquoi cette pauvre femme est-elle habillé comme un homme, elle est ridicule.
Devil's hoof print, huh? Will have to remember that one that next time I ruin the finish on someone's table...
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Y'all got them English only books
You ripped west Gorton apart. Can i ask why you spent 7 million pounds for 5 year, then not long afyer Shameless came out you destroyed it. I lived in a place called longnor walk ' The Square '... i lived there from 75 till 1990. I miss the old west gorton , i suppose we were were rougher than the rest hast it was all maisonettes an high rises, an industrial estates. By time they were getting rid of all buildings an industries, its was dangerous but i loved it, it was dangerous at times as west gorton kind of connected to fort Ardwick in longsight. Yes id love to know all that money was spent, then pulled the plug. I herd it was the embarrassment once it was sold to yanks. Either way you blew a lot of money and we would still have a West Gorton.
Hi Kieron, it’s great to hear our video has reached another (was) Gorton resident! And to hear how you loved the place. So sorry to hear of the struggles faced in your time there. Who is your question for please? We are an independent charity operating to advocate for literature in the city, for context. Thanks! Jo
Marvellous!
Seems its not just the rainy weather then.
Hamza is a great Musician
Howcdo I build a bird cage Well
That was cool
Wooow está bellísima
I was very glad to hear him talking about who were the workers who kept this country going during the pandemic, bus drivers, bin men, nurses and Doctors. Here in Lancashire all libraries remained open if not to stop in and browse but they did still offer there ordered books service and made up genre bags of six books on different themes, this meant that books were still available to the public. I admire the librarians who continued to work and kept those vital lifelines for some people open. Currently they are running a keep wrm initiative o help people through the cost o living crisis, apparently not all brilliant buisnessmen work in the private sector but many work for the library services.
This is incredible
0:55 Chicken wire over the books. I dont trust chickens in libraries either. Well done.
I hope visit it
make sure you dont say the word books
Why?
@@psychosoma5049 that's call irony.
@@psychosoma5049 B-oo-ks but in Manchester it's pronounced Bucks
hopefully they will run for at least another 40 years.
Thank you for the video and information .I used to go there often in the 1960s,little has changed just modernized that is all. It is the Jewell in the crown.I am not surprised it was built for such a welcoming and beautiful city. I am from Madrid so regards and best wishes from Spain. to all the busy bees
WOW! Extremely and unbelievable beautiful...Greetings from Argentina..
Fingers crossed you make it over to see it one day. :)
I used to love this guy but he needs to recheck his facts. He gets inventors wrong and attributes improvements as the inventors. Stop replacing people on skin colour man, this progressive poison movement is literally destructive.
Great bloke. Happy 76th Mike. 10 years at GMR.
she has off the charts swag
Could not agree more. Absolute icon.
It's changed a lot since I used to study at MMU, I used to love it, it was so quiet and had so many books. I am not a fan of the new look, I like my libraries to have that wonderful library feel about them, sadly Central Library has lost that.