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Check out our What's On page for details of our Spring 2024 events

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Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Gary Younge

RESCHEDULED DATE: 11 February 2024

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Gaia Vince in Conversation

19 March 2024

Manchester Museum

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Naomi Alderman in Conversation

29 November 2023

Central Library

Watch highlights of our Cities Untold event and hear the poets discuss their experience of the project.

Zadie Smith reading on stage

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Little Reads:

Monthly storytelling workshops for 2-6 year olds and their families

Watch our MLF Media Cubs review of I Believe in Unicorns at Z-arts