New Libraries for Manchester

Opened 2010

Come and visit us on Deansgate and discover the library's new home while Central Library undergoes extensive refurbishment.

Having packed up around 25 miles of shelving and more than one million books, items and archives, Central Library can now undergo a full restoration which will see the building returned to its former neo-classical glory.

The work is expected to take until 2013 to complete so in the meantime, Elliot House will provide the city centre's library service.

Staff are on hand to guide and advise visitors of how the new library operates, including the latest technology, which enables library users to issue books themselves to beat the queues.

The general readers library and research material is still available alongside DVDs, papers and magazines.

The local studies service is also available bringing with it its extensive collection of books, microfilm and computer resources for local and family history.

City Library is located in Elliot House on the corner of Deansgate and Lloyd Street, opposite the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Opening times are Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm and Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm.

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