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Children across Manchester will be inspired to fall in love with reading and writing over the upcoming summer holidays, thanks to a literacy-focused challenge and creative writing...View details about Manchester children set to catch the reading buzz this summer -
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Do you know someone aged 13 to 24 who could help deliver this year's Summer Reading Challenge in libraries across the city?View details about Young volunteers needed to help deliver the Summer Reading Challenge -
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Cheetwood Community Primary School in Manchester has honoured the victims of last year's Manchester Arena attack with a touching entry to our Made in Manchester project.View details about Made in Manchester project helps pupils to remember arena attack victims -
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As part of Read Manchester, a series of revision postcards have been created to help pupils across Manchester prepare for their GCSE English Literature exams.View details about Read Manchester revision postcards to help pupils studying Shakespeare and Dickens -
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HMP Manchester has scooped the 2018 Excellence in Prison Libraries award for taking part in the Read Manchester BookBench project.View details about HMP Manchester wins prison libraries award for Read Manchester BookBench project -
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A record number of young people and adults in Manchester have championed reading this year and successfully completed the Reading Ahead challenge.View details about Read Manchester inspires 2,000 residents to get Reading Ahead -
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The city of Manchester has been awarded prestigious UNESCO City of Literature status, in global recognition of its outstanding contributions to literary culture and its strong...View details about Manchester becomes UNESCO City of Literature -
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Pupils from primary schools across Manchester have enjoyed football-themed author events this week, as part of a project funded by the SHINE Trust.View details about Hundreds of pupils in Manchester enjoy fun football literacy events -
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Harry Hill, the comedian best known for Harry Hill’s TV Burp, recently visited Abraham Moss Library in Manchester to celebrate the release of his first children’s book.View details about Comedian Harry Hill visits Manchester library to support #ReadMCR -
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On 28 September, children and adults across Manchester stopped what they were doing to pick up a book in celebration of National Poetry Day.View details about Manchester drops everything and reads -
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Over the summer, 58 benches shaped like open books popped up at venues across Manchester. The BookBench project, which was part of the Read Manchester campaign from the...View details about Manchester children win book bundles for completing the Read Manchester BookBench trail quiz -
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A unique LEGO® brick build of Charlie, good-hearted hero of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, will be on display at Manchester Central Library, as part of the Read Manchester...View details about Manchester Central Library to host LEGO® Charlie for Roald Dahl Day -
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A group of around 70 prisoners from HMP Manchester designed and decorated one of the BookBenches for the Read Manchester BookBench trail.View details about BookBench at HMP Manchester inspires prisoners to explore literature -
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Popular children’s illustrator and author Nick Sharratt recently brought his touring exhibition to Manchester as part of the Read Manchester campaign.View details about Illustrator Nick Sharratt’s Manchester exhibition introduces new visitors to the library -
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As the Read Manchester campaign continues to shine a spotlight on reading across the city, a primary school in Manchester has received a prestigious award for reading.View details about Manchester primary school named Reading Recovery School of the Year -
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BookBenches painted with literary designs by Manchester schools and community groups will pop up across Manchester this summer, helping to spark a love of reading across the city.View details about BookBench sculptures pop up across Manchester to celebrate a love of reading -
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Manchester Libraries and partners are celebrating National Bookstart Week, which takes place from 5 to 11 June 2017. This year's theme is Let's Explore Outdoors and the chosen book...View details about Celebrating National Bookstart Week in Manchester -
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Leading businesses across the city came together last week and pledged their support for the Manchester Reading Ahead initiative.View details about Manchester businesses pledge to get Reading Ahead -
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Children and families in Manchester will have the chance to explore the iconic world of award-winning illustrator and Read Manchester campaign ambassador Nick Sharratt as his...View details about Nick Sharratt exhibition opens in Manchester as part of #ReadMCR -
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A campaign to inspire more people in Manchester to get reading has launched, as part of the Read Manchester campaign from Manchester City Council and the National Literacy Trust.View details about Manchester residents challenged to get Reading Ahead -
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The Public Library Users Survey was carried out across Manchester’s 22 public libraries over a one-week period in October 2016.View details about Citywide libraries survey reveals progress