This winter libraries will once again serve as safe community spaces for anyone in Manchester in need of shelter and support.
The Warm Welcome Spaces programme, operated across the city’s library network, will resume this year on Monday, October 20, running until February 2026.
This means that every public library in the city will remain a free, safe, welcoming and warm space for anyone who is in need this winter.
In total, all of Manchester’s 22 public libraries will be taking part in this scheme.
The Warm Welcome Spaces network is a countrywide initiative, with more than 5,300 venues having signed up to take part.
Over the 24/25 winter there were an estimated 2.6m visitors to Warm Spaces supported by a volunteer network of more than 10,000 people.
In Manchester last year, between November and February there were roughly 925,000 people who visited our network of libraries.
