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What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester

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What's On at The Portico Library, Manchester

Elizabeth and Ruth: Livi Michael on her new book

The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 26 March 2026
Haunting, timely & bold, this new novel on Elizabeth Gaskell explores the limits of compassion & the cost of telling the truth ? then & now....

Slow Reading: Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky

The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 1 April 2026
A bookclub with a difference - a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment, then look at related books in the collection....

Chamber Music at the Portico: The Talland Quartet

The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 2 April 2026
Join the Talland Quartet for one of Beethoven's most revered quartets, which inspired T S Eliot to write The Four Quartets, under our dome....

Curator's Tour: Everything and Nothing

The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 11 April - Monday 6 July 2026
An exclusive, small group tour of Everything and Nothing exhibition, exploring the story of The Portico Library through objects and stories....

Bookbinding: A handy pocket notebook

The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 15 April 2026
We will make?a small hardback notebook, suitable for the pocket or handbag....

Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour.

The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 23 April - Thursday 21 May 2026
Sneak behind the scenes of the Regency Portico Library and discover some of evocative spaces and things. Dive into a 19thC book or two too....

Shakespeare's Twilight: Yoga Flow

The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
Try an experimental yoga flow class that combines readings from Shakespeare with movement to welcome twilight....

Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale

The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 14 - Thursday 21 May 2026
A Book Club you don?t have to do the reading for. We?ll read it to you? Explore an eerie tale by Manchester's own Elizabeth Gaskell....

‘What Remains' at the Portico ft John Haycock Dan Bridgwood Hill Sam McLoughlin Zaffar Kunial

The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 16 May 2026
A celestial journey through light, sound & setting... John Haycock performs his?new album What Remains with Dan Bridgwood-Hill?in the historic Portico Library in Manchester....

Another Stranger: Cressida's Tale

The Portico Library, Manchester
Thursday 4 June 2026
In a world where the lives of strangers and survivors are weighed and traded for political gain, this Cressida is determined to define her own value. With Stephe Harrop....

Bookbinding: Creating a portfolio for loose A4 sheets

The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Artists have long used portfolios to hold, protect and transport their work, however they are also useful for everyday filing, safely holding loose sheets in one place. They can be custom-made to any size - ours will be for holding A4 sheet...

Bookbinding: A multi-section journal / notebook

The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 16 September 2026
This attractive A6 notebook/journal features an Italian patterned paper front cover (with a colour co-ordinated book cloth on the rear cover)....

Bookbinding: Paper Magic

The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 11 November 2026
An opportunity to get creative making a variety of ingenious, fun and useful items.?A treat for yourself and an opportunity to make some unique Christmas gifts.?...
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