What is it? A stone head. Obviously. What is its significance? Possibly not as much as once thought. Possibly a great deal. A number of similar stone heads have been...
Read moreWhat is it? Oz was an underground alternative magazine, originally published in Australia but brought out in London from 1967 until 1973. What’s its significance? No. 28, Oz: Schoolkids...
Read moreGuest blog by Library Volunteer, Patti Collins So after Valentine’s Day has come and gone, wedding bells have duly rung and the happy couple settle down to married life, we...
Read moreGuest blog by friend of the Library, Dr Joel Swann This week marks the birthday of John Byrom (1692-1763), a shorthandist, poet, and (perhaps) caballist who has been a perennial...
Read moreTonight, iOrganic’s six-week residency comes to an end with the ‘The Unreal Tour’. The interactive, site-specific performance is a mixture of the building’s actual history, crowd-sourced stories, and brand new...
Read moreiOrganic’s 6 week residency will come to a head on February 18th with an evening of interactive performance. A mixture of the building’s actual history, crowd-sourced stories, and brand new...
Read moreWe’re a little late to the party, but Chetham’s Library is now on Instagram. Not really sure what else to add to that…except follow us for a behind-and-in-front-of-the-scenes look at...
Read moreFor the last month, performing arts company iOrganic have been creating an ‘unofficial’ tour of the Library and medieval buildings, engaging with visitors to gather stories, real or imagined, about...
Read moreGuest blog by Paul Carpenter, Chetham’s Library volunteer. One of the rewards of volunteering at Chetham’s Library is the opportunity to be the first to see some of the latest...
Read moreGuest blog by Dr Ceri Houlbrook, University of Manchester and Researcher in Residence at the Library in 2015. Question: What do an alligator, a snow-shoe, the sword of Oliver Cromwell,...
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