Levenshulme Old Library
@levyoldlibrary.bsky.social
A 1904 Carnegie Library building in Levenshulme now housing a community-powered art and culture charity.
https://levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/
https://levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/
Sing it!
We’re very pleased that Levenshulme Old Library has received funding from the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust to support Levenshulme Community Choir.
This helps subsidise the choir’s use of our space, ensuring their regular sessions remain accessible and affordable for the local community.
We’re very pleased that Levenshulme Old Library has received funding from the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust to support Levenshulme Community Choir.
This helps subsidise the choir’s use of our space, ensuring their regular sessions remain accessible and affordable for the local community.
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Sing it!
We’re very pleased that Levenshulme Old Library has received funding from the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust to support Levenshulme Community Choir.
This helps subsidise the choir’s use of our space, ensuring their regular sessions remain accessible and affordable for the local community.
We’re very pleased that Levenshulme Old Library has received funding from the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust to support Levenshulme Community Choir.
This helps subsidise the choir’s use of our space, ensuring their regular sessions remain accessible and affordable for the local community.
Reposted by Levenshulme Old Library
"An afternoon at Manchester’s @allfm.bsky.social is like travelling through space and time. Broadcasting from @levyoldlibrary.bsky.social, an up-and-coming neighbourhood in the south of the city, the station prides itself on the diversity of its hosts and their interests." archive.ph/ZxGJP
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
"An afternoon at Manchester’s @allfm.bsky.social is like travelling through space and time. Broadcasting from @levyoldlibrary.bsky.social, an up-and-coming neighbourhood in the south of the city, the station prides itself on the diversity of its hosts and their interests." archive.ph/ZxGJP
Last month we hosted a festive party with Growing Together Levenshulme, who work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Events like this don’t always make it into the spotlight but still matter.
If you’re a community group in need of a welcoming space, get in touch.
hello@levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk
Events like this don’t always make it into the spotlight but still matter.
If you’re a community group in need of a welcoming space, get in touch.
hello@levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Last month we hosted a festive party with Growing Together Levenshulme, who work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Events like this don’t always make it into the spotlight but still matter.
If you’re a community group in need of a welcoming space, get in touch.
hello@levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk
Events like this don’t always make it into the spotlight but still matter.
If you’re a community group in need of a welcoming space, get in touch.
hello@levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk
Christmas Eve - the perfect time for a ghost story.
You can listen to 'Items', written and read by @davidhartley.bsky.social, set in and inspired by Levenshulme, and then dip into the Ghosts at the Old Library archive for more ghost stories we've commissioned.
ghosts-at-the-old.captivate.fm/listen
You can listen to 'Items', written and read by @davidhartley.bsky.social, set in and inspired by Levenshulme, and then dip into the Ghosts at the Old Library archive for more ghost stories we've commissioned.
ghosts-at-the-old.captivate.fm/listen
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Christmas Eve - the perfect time for a ghost story.
You can listen to 'Items', written and read by @davidhartley.bsky.social, set in and inspired by Levenshulme, and then dip into the Ghosts at the Old Library archive for more ghost stories we've commissioned.
ghosts-at-the-old.captivate.fm/listen
You can listen to 'Items', written and read by @davidhartley.bsky.social, set in and inspired by Levenshulme, and then dip into the Ghosts at the Old Library archive for more ghost stories we've commissioned.
ghosts-at-the-old.captivate.fm/listen
Our final LOL Writing Club session of the year is this evening, and we’re closing off 2025 with something a little bit festive and just a little bit uncanny…
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December 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our final LOL Writing Club session of the year is this evening, and we’re closing off 2025 with something a little bit festive and just a little bit uncanny…
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Out now: Secret Lake Stories.
This is our winter solstice gift to you - an immersive audio portrait of a wild lake hidden behind an industrial site in Levenshulme, shaped by local voices, memory and sound.
Enjoy + share!
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
This is our winter solstice gift to you - an immersive audio portrait of a wild lake hidden behind an industrial site in Levenshulme, shaped by local voices, memory and sound.
Enjoy + share!
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Out now: Secret Lake Stories.
This is our winter solstice gift to you - an immersive audio portrait of a wild lake hidden behind an industrial site in Levenshulme, shaped by local voices, memory and sound.
Enjoy + share!
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
This is our winter solstice gift to you - an immersive audio portrait of a wild lake hidden behind an industrial site in Levenshulme, shaped by local voices, memory and sound.
Enjoy + share!
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
Coming this week: a new audio piece about the Secret Lake, created by sound artist Emily Zurowski.
It’s a portrait of the Secret Lake, one of Manchester's most mysterious spaces, created using sounds from the space and the voices of local residents.
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
It’s a portrait of the Secret Lake, one of Manchester's most mysterious spaces, created using sounds from the space and the voices of local residents.
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Coming this week: a new audio piece about the Secret Lake, created by sound artist Emily Zurowski.
It’s a portrait of the Secret Lake, one of Manchester's most mysterious spaces, created using sounds from the space and the voices of local residents.
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
It’s a portrait of the Secret Lake, one of Manchester's most mysterious spaces, created using sounds from the space and the voices of local residents.
secret-lake-stories.captivate.fm/listen
Thanks to everyone who came along to Ghosts at the Old Library, particularly Marie Crook, David Hartley, Jenn Ashworth and Andrew Michael Hurley for their unsettling ghost stories, all performed in lantern-light.
Together we raised £457.14 towards our new venue lighting.
buff.ly/mlnYv94
Together we raised £457.14 towards our new venue lighting.
buff.ly/mlnYv94
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Thanks to everyone who came along to Ghosts at the Old Library, particularly Marie Crook, David Hartley, Jenn Ashworth and Andrew Michael Hurley for their unsettling ghost stories, all performed in lantern-light.
Together we raised £457.14 towards our new venue lighting.
buff.ly/mlnYv94
Together we raised £457.14 towards our new venue lighting.
buff.ly/mlnYv94
Happy birthday, Levenshulme Old Library!
On 5th December 1904, our building opened its doors for the first time.
What followed was a century-long experiment in public access to knowledge - first as books, now as creativity, craft and community.
On 5th December 1904, our building opened its doors for the first time.
What followed was a century-long experiment in public access to knowledge - first as books, now as creativity, craft and community.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Happy birthday, Levenshulme Old Library!
On 5th December 1904, our building opened its doors for the first time.
What followed was a century-long experiment in public access to knowledge - first as books, now as creativity, craft and community.
On 5th December 1904, our building opened its doors for the first time.
What followed was a century-long experiment in public access to knowledge - first as books, now as creativity, craft and community.
It’s nearly Christmas… and we’re closing out the year with a proper Levy party.
Join us for A Levy Little Christmas - our big end-of-year celebration packed with live music, community cheer and all the cosy chaos you’d expect from a winter night at the Old Library.
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Join us for A Levy Little Christmas - our big end-of-year celebration packed with live music, community cheer and all the cosy chaos you’d expect from a winter night at the Old Library.
buff.ly/azHJeLH
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It’s nearly Christmas… and we’re closing out the year with a proper Levy party.
Join us for A Levy Little Christmas - our big end-of-year celebration packed with live music, community cheer and all the cosy chaos you’d expect from a winter night at the Old Library.
buff.ly/azHJeLH
Join us for A Levy Little Christmas - our big end-of-year celebration packed with live music, community cheer and all the cosy chaos you’d expect from a winter night at the Old Library.
buff.ly/azHJeLH
A brand new edition of Lost Levenshulme is available now – just in time for December reading!
Lost Levenshulme is all about the hidden stories of our neighborhood. Uncover the forgotten history, local legends, and mysterious landmarks that make Levenshulme unique.
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Lost Levenshulme is all about the hidden stories of our neighborhood. Uncover the forgotten history, local legends, and mysterious landmarks that make Levenshulme unique.
buff.ly/UD6ziGw
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A brand new edition of Lost Levenshulme is available now – just in time for December reading!
Lost Levenshulme is all about the hidden stories of our neighborhood. Uncover the forgotten history, local legends, and mysterious landmarks that make Levenshulme unique.
buff.ly/UD6ziGw
Lost Levenshulme is all about the hidden stories of our neighborhood. Uncover the forgotten history, local legends, and mysterious landmarks that make Levenshulme unique.
buff.ly/UD6ziGw
Next week we’re hosting a free women-only Self Defence Taster Session here at Levenshulme Old Library and we’d love you to join us.
We’ll also have free food, refreshments and space to chat and meet others.
Places are limited, so book your free spot.
We’ll also have free food, refreshments and space to chat and meet others.
Places are limited, so book your free spot.
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Next week we’re hosting a free women-only Self Defence Taster Session here at Levenshulme Old Library and we’d love you to join us.
We’ll also have free food, refreshments and space to chat and meet others.
Places are limited, so book your free spot.
We’ll also have free food, refreshments and space to chat and meet others.
Places are limited, so book your free spot.
We most certainly kicked off the festive season last night with a wreath-making workshop at Levenshulme Old Library courtesy of Irish Community Care
If this looks like your kind of evening, sign up to our newsletter to hear about workshops, events and programmes in the new year.
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If this looks like your kind of evening, sign up to our newsletter to hear about workshops, events and programmes in the new year.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We most certainly kicked off the festive season last night with a wreath-making workshop at Levenshulme Old Library courtesy of Irish Community Care
If this looks like your kind of evening, sign up to our newsletter to hear about workshops, events and programmes in the new year.
buff.ly/JoA1chr
If this looks like your kind of evening, sign up to our newsletter to hear about workshops, events and programmes in the new year.
buff.ly/JoA1chr
Stitch Club returns next week for our final session of the year - a friendly, low-key session for anyone who enjoys working with fabric, thread and textiles.
Bring your own project or start something new.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Bring your own project or start something new.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Stitch Club returns next week for our final session of the year - a friendly, low-key session for anyone who enjoys working with fabric, thread and textiles.
Bring your own project or start something new.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Bring your own project or start something new.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Ghosts at the Old Library is now sold out.
If you didn’t manage to get a place this time, join the waiting list. If any extra tickets become available, or if we’re able to release a small number more, you’ll be the first to hear.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
If you didn’t manage to get a place this time, join the waiting list. If any extra tickets become available, or if we’re able to release a small number more, you’ll be the first to hear.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Ghosts at the Old Library is now sold out.
If you didn’t manage to get a place this time, join the waiting list. If any extra tickets become available, or if we’re able to release a small number more, you’ll be the first to hear.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
If you didn’t manage to get a place this time, join the waiting list. If any extra tickets become available, or if we’re able to release a small number more, you’ll be the first to hear.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
We’re delighted to say that Marie Crook will be one of the writers joining us this year's Ghosts at the Old Library. Marie, has been published in Confingo and The Real Story, among others, and has been part of some of our favourite projects over the years.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We’re delighted to say that Marie Crook will be one of the writers joining us this year's Ghosts at the Old Library. Marie, has been published in Confingo and The Real Story, among others, and has been part of some of our favourite projects over the years.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
We're still looking for two more people to take part in our Migration Stories project.
If you’re originally from Nigeria or Pakistan and now live in Manchester, and would be happy to share your story we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to take part or know more please drop us an email.
If you’re originally from Nigeria or Pakistan and now live in Manchester, and would be happy to share your story we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to take part or know more please drop us an email.
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We're still looking for two more people to take part in our Migration Stories project.
If you’re originally from Nigeria or Pakistan and now live in Manchester, and would be happy to share your story we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to take part or know more please drop us an email.
If you’re originally from Nigeria or Pakistan and now live in Manchester, and would be happy to share your story we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to take part or know more please drop us an email.
We’re excited to announce David Hartley as part of this year’s Ghosts at the Old Library, our winter evening of Christmas ghost stories read by lantern-light.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We’re excited to announce David Hartley as part of this year’s Ghosts at the Old Library, our winter evening of Christmas ghost stories read by lantern-light.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Our final Romani support and advice session before Christmas takes place next Wednesday, 11am-3pm. If you or someone you know within this community needs help with paperwork or practical things, this is a good opportunity to get everything in order.
To find out more email support@europia.org.uk
To find out more email support@europia.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Our final Romani support and advice session before Christmas takes place next Wednesday, 11am-3pm. If you or someone you know within this community needs help with paperwork or practical things, this is a good opportunity to get everything in order.
To find out more email support@europia.org.uk
To find out more email support@europia.org.uk
Levenshulme is one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Manchester, but it also faces some of the city’s starkest health inequalities. These free sessions for women from South Asian backgrounds are a part of how we try to respond to that reality.
levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/active-welln...
levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/active-welln...
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Levenshulme is one of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Manchester, but it also faces some of the city’s starkest health inequalities. These free sessions for women from South Asian backgrounds are a part of how we try to respond to that reality.
levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/active-welln...
levenshulmeoldlibrary.org.uk/active-welln...
We’re very happy to announce that Andrew Michael Hurley will be joining us for this year’s Ghosts at the Old Library, our annual celebration of the Christmas ghost story - a winter tradition that this year takes the form of an evening of live readings by lamplight.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We’re very happy to announce that Andrew Michael Hurley will be joining us for this year’s Ghosts at the Old Library, our annual celebration of the Christmas ghost story - a winter tradition that this year takes the form of an evening of live readings by lamplight.
buff.ly/1umnXzE
buff.ly/1umnXzE
A quick note for our Art Club regulars: there’s no Zine Club this Monday as both facilitators are away.
However if you fancy a creative fix, join us for the next Writing Club at Levenshulme Old Library on Monday 24th November.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
However if you fancy a creative fix, join us for the next Writing Club at Levenshulme Old Library on Monday 24th November.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A quick note for our Art Club regulars: there’s no Zine Club this Monday as both facilitators are away.
However if you fancy a creative fix, join us for the next Writing Club at Levenshulme Old Library on Monday 24th November.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
However if you fancy a creative fix, join us for the next Writing Club at Levenshulme Old Library on Monday 24th November.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Announcing the first of this year’s writers, appearing at Ghosts at the Old Library.
One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction, Jenn Ashworth is best known for her novels but is also a writer of short stories, including numerous ghost stories.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction, Jenn Ashworth is best known for her novels but is also a writer of short stories, including numerous ghost stories.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Announcing the first of this year’s writers, appearing at Ghosts at the Old Library.
One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction, Jenn Ashworth is best known for her novels but is also a writer of short stories, including numerous ghost stories.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction, Jenn Ashworth is best known for her novels but is also a writer of short stories, including numerous ghost stories.
www.tickettailor.com/events/leven...
Got some decorations that’s seen better days? A string of lights on the blink? A wobbly stool that needs a bit of love this Christmas?
Bring them all along to Levenshulme Repair Café tomorrow from 10am-12pm for the final session of the year.
Free and open to all - no need to book, just drop by.
Bring them all along to Levenshulme Repair Café tomorrow from 10am-12pm for the final session of the year.
Free and open to all - no need to book, just drop by.
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Got some decorations that’s seen better days? A string of lights on the blink? A wobbly stool that needs a bit of love this Christmas?
Bring them all along to Levenshulme Repair Café tomorrow from 10am-12pm for the final session of the year.
Free and open to all - no need to book, just drop by.
Bring them all along to Levenshulme Repair Café tomorrow from 10am-12pm for the final session of the year.
Free and open to all - no need to book, just drop by.