Chetham's Library

Chetham's Library is... 👉The oldest public library in the English-speaking world 👉The place where Marx and Engels met to discuss their revolutionary ideas 👉An independent charity Find out more about us and book your visit library.chethams.com/about/

Have you followed us on TikTok yet? 🌟 Follow us to learn fascinating facts and library history, and see behind the scenes at the UK's oldest public Library! 👉tiktok.com/@chethamslibra…

Join us for an immersive evening exploring the world of Dr John Dee🔮Wander the Library after hours, follow Dee’s story through his diaries and books, and uncover themed rooms and displays inspired by his life and legend🌟 📆 21 November 👉 Book here: library.chethams.com/whats-on/dr-de…

Did you know that the oldest Library in the English-speaking world is tucked away in Manchester City Centre? ✨📚 Explore our stunning medieval Library and learn about it's history on a guided tour! Head to our website to book 🔗

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Once home to a real skeleton and the hand of a mummy, Chetham’s Library has always had a darkly fascinating side 😲 This blog delves into tales of death masks, gothic fiction, and the enduring allure of the macabre. 👉 Read here: library.chethams.com/blog/morbid-cu…

New event! 📣 In this special immersive experience, explore the Library unguided and discover the life of John Dee the Warden, based on his own diaries and personal books, with special themed rooms and displays! 📆 21 November, 17:30 👉 Book now: library.chethams.com/whats-on/dr-de…

A reminder that you can now find us on TikTok! 📣 Follow us to see treasures from our collection, interesting Library history, and what goes on behind the scenes at the UK's oldest public Library ⬇️ tiktok.com/@chethamslibra…

Tomorrow night, join us for a fascinating talk from author Rachel Morris, featuring the magical Dr Dee ✨ After the talk, grab a signed copy of Rachel's book, 'The Years of the Wizard' 🧙‍♀️ 👉 Book here: library.chethams.com/whats-on/john-…

1 week to go until Magic Makers! Dress up in your spookiest costumes and join us for a family day of magical crafts and activities in the bewitching setting of Chetham's Library 🌟 📆 Tuesday 28 October, 2pm 👉 Book now: library.chethams.com/whats-on/magic…

Have you ever seen somewhere so magical? 😍 This hidden world in Manchester City Centre isn't Hogwarts' restricted section - it's actually Chetham's Library, the English-speaking world's oldest public Library 📚 Book a tour and experience the magic⬇️ tinyurl.com/4je4wvrn

We had an incredible time at September’s Medieval Faire! 🤩⚔️Thank you to all who came, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did ❤️ Our next public events are this October! Join us for Magic Makers, Library After Hours, and a special magical book launch ✨ book online now!

The moment you've all been waiting for... Library After Hours is back! 🌙 On Halloween night, haunt the Library with us after dark, and explore secret passageways and hidden rooms usually closed off to the public 😲 Watch out for ghosts! 👉 Book online: library.chethams.com/whats-on/libra…

Have you ever noticed this spooky detail in our audit room? 😲 This creepy hell mouth mask on our audit room ceiling appears to show a small figure being swallowed up! Keep a look out on your next visit... 👹 ➡️ Visit us on a guided tour! Book online: tinyurl.com/4je4wvrn

New event on sale! 📣 Is there such thing as magicians? Writer and museum-maker Rachel Morris invites you on an immersive journey into the world of Tudor and Renaissance magicians - from John Dee to Kepler to Bruno. 🕯️ 📆 24 October, 6pm 🔗 Book now: library.chethams.com/whats-on/john-…

Magic Makers is back! 🔮 We're inviting all witches and warlocks for a fantastical family fun day, including magical arts and crafts, a spooky scavenger hunt, and a chance to explore our bewitching medieval Library 🧙✨ 📆 28 October, 2pm 🔗 Book now: library.chethams.com/whats-on/magic…

Welcome to a hidden world tucked away in Manchester City Centre... what stories will you discover? ✨ Chetham's Library may be Manchester's oldest hidden gem 😉 explore our medieval Library on a guided tour! 📆 Mon-Sat, multiple timings 🔗 Book online now: tinyurl.com/4je4wvrn

In 19th-century Manchester, amid the clatter of mills and working-class struggles, poetry found its voice in the Sun Inn. Labourers gathered to share verse that proved that culture thrived in the world’s first industrial city ✨ 📖 Read more in this blog: tinyurl.com/2nfrs983

Spooky season is almost upon us! 🦇 We're embracing Halloween with two unmissable events this October, perfect for witches, warlocks, and lovers of all things creepy 👻 Magic Makers: 28 October, 2pm Library After Hours: 31 October, 5:30pm 👉 Book now! 🔗 tinyurl.com/4je4wvrn

Did you know that the oldest public Library in the English-speaking world is in Manchester City Centre, just a stone's throw from Victoria Station? Come and see hundreds of years of history on a guided tour ✨ 📆 Mon-Sat, multiple timings 👉 Book here: tinyurl.com/4je4wvrn

Our PhD student Ellen recently came across some bizarre animal illustrations in our 1617 copy of Gessner's 'Historia Animalium'! Any guesses as to what these creatures might be? ✨

New blog alert! 🔔 In 19th-century Manchester the Sun Inn on Long Millgate became a hub for radical creativity 🖊️✨ Read about how poets such as John Critchley Prince and Samuel Bamford gathered to share verse that challenged social inequality here ➡️ library.chethams.com/blog/the-bards…