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1. The common press

   We have almost reached the end of our 101 Treasures series, but we are saving some of the best til last: this week it’s the turn of our wooden printing...

   11th July 2014 • Read more

2. Crimelines

   As part of our work on Belle Vue supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, we have commissioned a story by award-winning author Livi Michael which has been published as...

   11th July 2014 • Read more

3. The Diary of Mary Travers

   The recent publication of a new novel caught our attention, as the subject matter relates indirectly to Thomas Jones, Librarian of Chetham’s from 1845 until his death in 1875. The...

   10th July 2014 • Read more

4. Japanese Gardens: A Celebration

     You are warmly invited to a fantastic evening immersed in Japanese gardens and culture on August 7th here at Chetham’s.  In partnership with the National Trust and arranged to...

   10th July 2014 • Read more

5. Succession

   Congratulations to one of the Library’s favourite authors, Livi Michael, whose latest novel, Succession, will be launched tomorrow here at the Library. The book follows the fortunes of Margaret Beaufort...

   9th July 2014 • Read more

6. New course starting in October

   This eight-week course will be an introduction to the history of radical political ideas and movements in Manchester. This area was at the centre of the social, economic and industrial...

   2nd July 2014 • Read more

7. News on the Palm Leaf Manuscript

   Thanks to Dr Tilman Frasch, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and a leading expert on Burmese history, we have been able to discover more about our Burmese palm leaf...

   27th June 2014 • Read more

8. Library Closure

   Please note the Library will be closed all day on Monday 30th June and will reopen again as usual on Tuesday.

   27th June 2014 • Read more

9. Book of spells

   People often remark that the Library reminds them of a scene from Harry Potter, and this week’s treasure is straight out of the mysterious world of sixteenth-century magic and wizardry....

   25th June 2014 • Read more

10. A model for ‘Game of Thrones’?

    Some of the illustrations in Turris Babel (Amsterdam: 1679) look remarkably like the opening credits to Game of Thrones, but in fact the book was the German Jesuit scholar Athanasius...

    20th June 2014 • Read more