A reader recently requested this splendid folio work by the seventeenth-century French physician and botanist Dionys Dodart in collaboration with the engraver Nicolas Robert. Dodart (1634-1707) was elected to...
Some of you may know that we have been trialling lunchtime openings since the beginning of the academic year. Regrettably we have now made the decision to revert to closing...
One hundred years ago many of the great houses of Great Britain were converted into temporary hospitals to treat wounded servicemen home from the fighting on the Western Front. Worsley...
Catch us on BBC Radio 6 Music on Sunday afternoon between 2-4pm, when Guy Garvey looks at Manchester’s rich library heritage as part of 6 Radio’s week of special library-themed...
William Hogarth was born on this day in 1697. You can read more about our wonderful collection of prints from his studio on our 101 Treasures page here.
Haunted England: A survey of English Ghost-lore by Christina Hole, illustrated by John Farleigh, Batsford, 1940. This fearsome moggy is the subject of a local legend relating to the parish...
We are very sorry to be saying goodbye to David Thomas, who has been volunteering with us on the Belle Vue project over the last few months. David is...
In addition to the exceptional collections of early printed books in the Library we also have a huge variety of more modest volumes with their own quirky charm and which...
Thursday 30 October, 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm Spend an evening at Chetham’s Library with artists, illustrators and authors Inspired by Belle Vue Livi Michael & Anna Mainwaring...
We will be hosting two events for the Manchester Literature Festival this year, and both will be held in the atmospheric Baronial Hall. The first event, on Monday 13 October,...
