Manchester City Council

Central Library

  1. Central Library 2016

  2. Address

    St Peters Square, City Centre, M2 5PD

  3. Telephone

    Library: 0161 234 1983 Archives and special collections: 0161 234 1979 Henry Watson Music Library: 0161 234 1976

  4. Email

    Library: libraries@manchester.gov.uk, Archives and special collections: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk Henry Watson Music Library: henrywatsonmusiclibrary@manchester.gov.uk

  5. Opening times for library

    Central Library will close temporarily from 2 to 24 August 2025.

    Regular opening hours are:

    Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm

    Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm

    Closed Sunday and Bank Holidays

  6. Parking

    There are seven blue badge parking bays behind the library on Mount Street

  7. Location

  8. Services

    See services at Central Library

  9. Join, search and reserve

    https://manchester.spydus.co.uk

  10. More about Libraries

  11. Video tour

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