Library and information services are provided from our our network of 22 libraries.
You'll also find a library here on the website. Join online, search the catalogue, reserve what you want and renew what you've already borrowed. There are also free, high quality online reference materials, including Encyclopaedia Britannica, business information and a huge archive of images of Manchester.
Online Services
Common Questions
- I have forgotten my library PIN
- Why must I authenticate my library membership in order to use the online reference library?
- What do I do if my library PIN is unrecognised?
- I have been prompted for additional log in information while trying to use the online reference library
- Can I return eBooks and Audiobooks before their expiry date?
- What is my library PIN?
- I have received the message Not a valid account when using the library eBook and Audiobook service
- I cannot log-in to the library eBook and Audiobook facility
- Can the online reference library be used in schools and colleges?
- Do copyright restrictions apply to the online reference library?
- Can the library eBooks be read with the Amazon Kindle?
- Which devices are compatible with the eBook and Audiobook service?
Further Information
- LGBT History Month in Libraries
- Political and Trade Union Records
- 50 Shades of Gay
- In MCR: the monthly guide for events and activities from Manchester City Council
- Manchester Libraries Consultation 2013
- Reading Groups
- Fines and charges
- Mobile Library Service
- Library Byelaws
- What you can borrow
- The Lit List
- Wi-Fi internet services in libraries
- Search for a book, dvd or audio
- Library email reminders
- Manchester Zoom
- Time to Read
- Internet filtering in Libraries
- Ask About Business
- Reserve a book, dvd or audio
- Libraries and opening times
- Policy for the distribution and display of leaflets and posters in Manchester Libraries
- Writers at the Library
- Community Language Resources
- Health Information Websites
- Telephone Renewals
- Advice for people who are affected by Cancer
- Bookmark Your Library
- Online Reference Library
- Library Services for Visually Impaired People
- Books to Go
- Customer Charter
- Join the library
- Enquire (People's Network)
- Use a library computer
- Local libraries and opening times
- Volunteering with Manchester Libraries
- Family history
Contact: Manchester Library and Information Service
- Email: libraries@manchester.gov.uk
- Telephone: 0161 234 1983
- Fax: 0161 274 7053
- City Library, Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD