Music Library
Service Outline
The Henry Watson Music Library provides a large lending collection of books and scores, covering all types of music; choral music and orchestral parts available for hire to performing societies; and an internationally renowned manuscript and reference collection. It is named after Dr Henry Watson, a renowned local musician.
During the renovation and refurbishment of Central Library it is currently operating from a temporary base in City Library.
Information about..
- Time to Read
- The Lit List
- Writers at the Library
- Reading Groups
- Henry Watson Music Library
- Rock's Back Pages
- Public Library Online
- Theatre Collection
- Literature and Letters
- Other Historical Collections
- Rare books and special collections 2010 - 2013
- Rare books and special collections in Manchester Central Library
- Central Library Special Collections at Chetham's Library
- Elizabeth Gaskell Collection





