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Manchester, England
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Manchester Libraries retweeted
Join us to try our brand-new Manchester Archives Catalogue with friendly guidance from our team
Manchester Archive Catalogue
Tues 20 Oct 2026, 11am – 2pm, Local Studies Computer Area Ground Floor of Central Library
Manchester Archives Catalogue Drop In Session - Library Live
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Manchester Libraries retweeted
📣 OCTOBER EVENTS! 📣
Tues 6th Oct: Can’t Get You Out of My Head - In Search of Kylie with @MichaelCragg (@MancLibraries)
Tues 13th Oct: Ghost Month - @simon_wroe in conversation with Susan Barker
Thurs 22nd Oct: The Christmas Carol Killer - @cmacwritescrime book launch!
🎫👇🏻
Manchester Libraries retweeted
@ChorltonBF yesterday we celebrated Julia Donaldson’s book The Stick Man by making spectacular stick hats @MancLibraries
Manchester Libraries retweeted
Join us for Black Business Stories Manchester this #BlackHistoryMonth!
Charles Kwaku-Odoi DL
Panel discussion & networking
9 Oct 2026 | 11am-2pm
Manchester Central Library
Delivered by @BIPCManchester & Impact Africa Business.
tinyurl.com/bhmbipc
#BlackBusiness #Manchester
Manchester Libraries retweeted
📈 IP can drive business value at every stage, from startup and growth to exit.
Hear business leaders share real-life cases and lessons on using intellectual assets to advance technology-driven businesses.
📅 14 October | 🎟️ Free
📌 bit.ly/4iQF3Xi
#IPTraining
Manchester Libraries retweeted
London, Cambridge, Oxford and Manchester are among the world's top 100 science & tech clusters in the The World Intellectual Property Organization @WIPO Global Innovation Index (GII).
Read more: wipo.int/en/web/global-innov…
The full WIPO GII report publishes on 29 September.
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Manchester Libraries retweeted
Could your business get more value from its IP?
Join our free webinar to discover how IP can support business growth, innovation & international expansion.
Delivered by the UK IPO and WIPO.
Date: 23 Sept 2026
Time:10am – 12pm
Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-int…
ALT IPO and WIPO webinar on 'Using intellectual property to support business growth' on Wednesday 23 September, 10am to midday.
Manchester Libraries retweeted
Very cool hanging out @MancLibraries Central Library on Tuesday making superstar guitars and doodling to music on the radio! #ReadToTheBeat #SummerReadingChallenge
Manchester Libraries retweeted
Trade secrets, trade marks & a little Dragons’ Den drama, the latest @The_IPO blog looks at the IP behind two food businesses, from protecting secret recipes to building a brand customers recogognise.
dragonsden.blog.gov.uk/2026/…
#IntellectualProperty #DragonsDen – at Cornholme, England
Manchester Libraries retweeted
Looking to grow your #business and gain inspiration from people who've done it?
Join us at #StartUpStars for an evening of entrepreneur stories, insights and networking opportunities!
3 Sept, 6-8 @MancLibraries
Register here: tinyurl.com/6cbb225n
#GetReadyForBusinessGrowth
Manchester Libraries retweeted
People don’t just buy from a business - they buy from a name they trust. That recognition is what sets you apart.
How do businesses like yours protect what makes them unique? Free IP guide IP Office guide here:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Got it - Protect it! @The_IPO
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Manchester Libraries retweeted
If you’ve created something original, you’ve created something valuable.
Discover how you can protect what you’ve built:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Free IP guide from the Intellectual Property Office.
Got it – Protect it! @The_IPO
ALT Start protecting what makes your business yours. Red adverts in a bus stop say ‘Got it-Protect it!’
Manchester Libraries retweeted
The business name you choose is what people recommend you by.
You’ve spent time and effort creating something valuable – now discover how you can protect what you’ve built:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Free IP guidance from the IP Office.
Got it - Protect it! @The_IPO
Manchester Libraries retweeted
The things that make your business stand out - your name, logo, designs or ideas – are your intellectual property and may be worth protecting. it!
Get free step-by-step guidance from the Intellectual Property Office:
tinyurl.com/bipcpost
Got it - Protect @The_IPO
Manchester Libraries retweeted
🔊 Turn up the volume on reading this summer
The Summer Reading Challenge 2026 is here with this years theme: Read to the Beat! 🎶
Free to join at your local library.
🔗 orlo.uk/SummerReadingChallen…
@readingagency #ReadToTheBeat #NationalYearOfReading2026 @MancLibraries
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Manchester Libraries retweeted
Join Robin Ince to celebrate the publication of his new #poetry collection, Let the Quiet Ones Rise. Mon 29 June, 6pm at Manchester Central Library - and free entry.
@MCRCityofLit @northfiction @Northern_Soul_ @MancLibraries @librarylivemcr @emergencypoet @McrPoetryLib @R4TheVerb
Manchester Libraries retweeted
📣 IMPORTANT UPDATE 📣
We are sorry to announce that tomorrow's Crime Central has been postponed due to the extreme heat we are experiencing at the moment.
Absolutely gutted but everyone's safety is most important and we will rearrange as soon as possible - watch this space!
Manchester Libraries retweeted
Thank you to all our amazing business mentors & the wonderful Alison Corke MBE for hosting Own It! for National Women's Enterprise week. Find us at the BIPC GM (Business and Intellectual Property Centre Greater Manchester) in #Manchester Central Library. – at Manchester, England
Manchester Libraries retweeted
This summer, #LoveStoriesEtc - a festival that celebrates all things romance novels - returns to Manchester Central Library for its third year. 📚❤️
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Manchester Libraries retweeted
#LoveStoriesEtc Romance Festival Author Focus...
We're SO excited to have Catrin Cadogan (AKA @Rebecca_Writer) join the festival this July at
@MancLibraries!
We've released the last few tickets on Eventbrite now, so don't delay, book today!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-stor…
