Manchester Festival of Libraries: Print Me a Poem
  • Thursday 16 June 2022, 11:00am-3:30pm
  • Chetham's Library
  • £5.98

Print Me a Poem

Print your own poem on an ancient printing press for the Festival of Libraries!

Lemn Sissay, the Festival’s Ambassador, has kindly let us offer the opportunity to print your own poster of his poem for the occasion on the ancient wooden printing press at the Library. You can also hear about Manchester’s Tuppenny Weddings and the ‘staring lies’ told to visitors by our Bluecoat Scholars in the 1830s, as we look at what’s left of what working class visitors were shown here in the early days of industrial Manchester in the comic verse ‘Johnny Green’s Wedding’.

We’ll be running two sessions for you to choose from;

11:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 15:30

Manchester Festival of Libraries: Print Me a Poem
  • Chetham's Library
  • £5.98
eventbrite.co.uk

Print Me a Poem

Print your own poem on an ancient printing press for the Festival of Libraries!

Lemn Sissay, the Festival’s Ambassador, has kindly let us offer the opportunity to print your own poster of his poem for the occasion on the ancient wooden printing press at the Library. You can also hear about Manchester’s Tuppenny Weddings and the ‘staring lies’ told to visitors by our Bluecoat Scholars in the 1830s, as we look at what’s left of what working class visitors were shown here in the early days of industrial Manchester in the comic verse ‘Johnny Green’s Wedding’.

We’ll be running two sessions for you to choose from;

11:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 15:30

You may also like

  1. image Chetham’s Library Tours
    Chetham's Library

    Chetham’s Library Tours

    Mon 29 April 2024, 1:30pm

    Packed with historical facts and fascinating stories, tours of Chetham’s Library are led by our expert staff and volunteers. Explore...

  2. image INSIDE THE LIBRARY – Lives and Legacies
    Chetham's Library

    INSIDE THE LIBRARY – Lives and Legacies

    Tue 14 May 2024, 3pm

    Our ‘Inside the Library’ sessions give visitors the opportunity to take an inside look at the workings of Chetham’s Library....