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Central Library self-guided trail Teacher Pack
Contents Part 1
Part 2
Introduction
Central Library self-guided trail Student Pack
Using this self-guided trail
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Main entrance
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Practicalities
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The Fourth Floor Reference Collection
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Location and contact
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Wolfson Reading Room
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Timing
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Library Walk (the glass link)
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Access
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Lower ground floor
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Lunch
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The Children’s Library
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Photography
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Ratio
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Central Library self-guided trail Student Activity Pack and Map
Risk assessments
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Manchester communities
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Additional services
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Radical thinking
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About this resource
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Pastimes
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Background to Manchester Central Library and Archives+
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Place
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Manchester Central Library
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Health and living conditions
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Archives+
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Industry and innovation
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Teacher’s Notes – at a glance
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Post-trail activities
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A brief history of Central Library
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Map
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The resources in the Library
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Curriculum links
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Key stage 2
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Key stage 3
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Pre-visit activities
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Part 1 – Introduction
Using this self-guided trail The Manchester Central Library and Archives+ trails have been developed to engage key stage 2 and 3 learners with the Manchester Central Library building and Archives+ as well as the heritage of the city of Manchester. The trails take place in a public building. It is advisable to divide the class into smaller groups starting at different points of the trails. The trails are divided into sections to make this possible. Each group must be accompanied by an adult. You will need a clipboard and pencil for each person. Alternatively, you can ask learners to work in pairs. It is advisable that you and any adults in your group read through the Background and Teacher’s Notes before your visit.
Practicalities Location and contact • Manchester Central Library and Archives+ are located in Manchester city centre: t Peter’s Square, City Centre, M2 5PD S 0161 234 1983 libraries@manchester.gov.uk www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries www.archivesplus.org.uk • You can plan your journey to Manchester Central Library and Archives+ here: www.tfgm.com • Schools are entitled to a £1 return fare for each child and £2 for accompanying adults if booked with Metrolink one week in advance of a visit.
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Timing The self-guided trails will take approximately 1½–2 hours to complete. The opening hours of Manchester Central Library are: Monday: 9am–8pm Tuesday: 9am–8pm Wednesday: 9am–8pm Thursday: 9am–8pm Friday: 9am–5pm Saturday: 9am–5pm Sunday: closed Access Manchester Central Library and Archives+ are fully accessible. There are a number of level entrances from the street. All floors are served by fullyaccessible lifts and ramps as well as stairs. You can use the lifts as you progress through the self-guided trail. Public toilets are located on the lower ground, second and fourth floors, and in the Media Lounge and City Library. There is an accessible toilet on each of these floors and on the ground floor. Lunch The café or the circular space next to the café may be used for lunch. Photography Photography in Manchester Central Library and Archives+ is welcome. Please feel free to share your images with us on social media. Ratio The adult-to-child ratio must be 1:6 for school years 1–3, and 1:15 for all other groups aged under 18. Learners must be supervised at all times.
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Risk assessments It is the responsibility of the learning group leader to ensure that appropriate risk assessments are carried out prior to the visit. Manchester Central Library and Archives+ make regular assessments of their public spaces and activities. This risk assessment is available on request via www.archivesplus.org but does not replace the need for your own individual assessment. Additional services If you would prefer to have a guided tour of the building, please contact libraries@manchester.gov. uk Guided tours are provided by staff and there may be a charge. The guided tours include areas that can’t be accessed when undertaking the self-guided tour, for example the Chief Librarian’s Office. There are special resources for parents, carers and teachers at Central Library. Library cards can be used as block-loan tickets, allowing parents, carers, childminders and teachers to borrow up to 30 books for six weeks. Special storytimes or class visits can be arranged for groups of children or class visits. The Library also holds special homework help collections of books for students of all ages, as well as books for revision. Archives+ workshops available. Themed workshops allow in-depth exploration of topics and provide hands-on archive opportunities. Themed workshops include: • Bees and the Manchester Coat of Arms: This box looks at Manchester’s symbols and explores its coats of arms. • Holidays: This box looks at the types of holidays that people from Manchester took in the past. • Manchester Communities – Manchester’s Early Black Community: What can the archives tell us about Manchester’s early black community? This box allows exploration of real archive documents to uncover the secrets of Manchester’s black history.
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• Manchester Ship Canal – the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal: What can the archives tell us about the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal? This box allows exploration of real archive documents to discover what happened at the opening events. • Manchester and Sport – sport-themed bags looking at some of our amazing sporting images held in the archives: From the Commonwealth Games in 2002 to cycling as a sport or pastime, the bags are a great introduction to sport in the local area. The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre is an Archives+ partner, with a library on the Lower Ground floor in City Library specialising in black history. The Centre offers book loans to schools on black heroes and pioneers, refugees and other black history topics and multicultural fiction. It provides workshops and assemblies for Black History Month (October) Holocaust Memorial Day (January) and Refugee Week (June). It also develops book projects with Manchester schools. Contact rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk Manchester and Lancashire History Society Help Desk offer free guidance and advice on researching family history. The society can visit schools and can provide family history support with family history themed projects.There are also free online resources at http://www.explorers.mlfhs.org.uk/ Free downloadable resources available on www.archivesplus.org
About this resource This resource has been produced by Minerva Heritage Ltd in association with Manchester Central Library and Archives+.
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Background to Manchester Central Library and Archives+ Manchester Central Library Opened in 1934 by King George V, the iconic Grade II* listed Central Library is one of the finest civic complexes outside London and one of the best examples of architecture from the period. The second-largest public library in the UK, it is also one of the country’s busiest, attracting more visitors than the British Library. Manchester Central Library is also widely regarded as one of the finest libraries in Europe. It crowns the city’s ‘Knowledge Corridor’, which is home to the largest academic campus in the UK and the largest clinical academic campus in Europe. Inside the transformed venue, a spacious ground floor houses a new Performance Space and Archives+. On the first floor, the lovingly refurbished Wolfson Reading Room has been returned to its former glory, highlighting its original distinctive features and character. The world-famous Henry Watson Music Library is enhanced by modern facilities and music equipment. The second and third floors feature new information and business facilities, study spaces, and meeting rooms for hire. Services include up-to-the-minute market information and intelligence to support business development, employment prospects and the regional economy. To book a class or themed workshop, contact: centrallibraryclassvisits@manchester.gov.uk The fourth floor features a broad range of reference collections. The Library has also expanded into the refurbished Town Hall Extension through a new underground link, creating an additional 20,000 square feet of public space and housing a colourful new Children’s Library, a Media Lounge and a large lending library.
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Archives+ Archives+ is a purpose-built showcase and repository for Greater Manchester’s archive and family history. The Archives+ partnership builds on the appetite and demand for accessible community history and personal heritage. The main partners in Archives+ are: • Greater Manchester County Record Office (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities) • Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives (Manchester City Council) • North West Film Archive (Manchester Metropolitan University) • Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust (The University of Manchester) • Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society • BFI Mediatheque • Manchester Registration Service (Historic Registers). Archives+ brings history to life using interactive exhibits, sound and vision. Its focus is on telling stories and helping people to identify with the past. Displays and exhibitions in Manchester Central Library explore the rich collections to tell the stories of Manchester’s people and communities.
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Teacher’s Notes – at a glance A brief history of Central Library • The Manchester Free Library first opened at Campfield in September 1852 at a ceremony attended by Charles Dickens. When the Campfield premises were declared to be unsafe in 1877, the Library was moved to the old Town Hall in King Street. The Library moved again to what is now Piccadilly Gardens, to the former out-patients wing of Manchester Royal Infirmary and an old YMCA hut in 1912. • The architect for the new Central Library building was Emanuel Vincent Harris (1876–1971). • It took four years to build: from 1930–34. • The Library recently underwent an extensive refurbishment, which also took four years: from 2010–14. The resources in the Library • Manchester Central Library is one of the busiest public libraries in the country. • Special collections held include: –– Henry Watson Music Library – named after Dr Henry Watson, renowned composer born in nearby Accrington –– Theatre Collection – a record of the history of theatre in Manchester –– The Gaskell Collection – works by Elizabeth Gaskell, one of the most important writers to have lived and worked in Manchester
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Curriculum links Key stage 2 • History – local history study • Art and Design – history of art, craft, design and architecture. Key stage 3 • History – local history study and ideas, political power, industry and empire • Art and Design – history of art, craft, design and architecture.
Pre-visit activities • Discuss what a library is and what you might find there. • Discuss what an archive is. What does an archive hold? • Ask the children to draw a picture of a library and label the things they might find there. • Find out about the Peterloo Massacre, which took place on St Peter’s Field, where the Central Library building now stands. • Manchester and Lancashire History Society Help Desk
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Your journey starts here
Central Library self-guided trail Student Pack and Map
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Stop 1 Main Entrance
Make sure you have a copy of the map to help you find the answers!
Task: Look up at the ceiling: 1. Find the City of Manchester crest 2. Draw it here:
Did you know? The three gold stripes represent three rivers: the River Irwell, the River Medlock and the River Irk. The ship represents trade.
Task: Look at the windows: 1. Whose portrait can be found in the centre of the window? 2. Are there any plays or characters shown that you have heard of or studied?
Find the information board nearby to help you with this.
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Stop 2 The Fourth Floor Reference Collection Task: Can you see this round building outside the window? It is the Library’s Reading Room.
Did you know? This floor houses the Reference Collection. The books are always kept here for people to study. There are pictures of people connected with Manchester at the end of each aisle.
Task: 1. Who is this? 2. What year was he born? 3. What was his job in Manchester?
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There are pictures of people connected with Manchester at the end of each bookshelf.
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Stop 2 continued The Fourth Floor Reference Collection Task: 1. Choose a person connected with Manchester who inspires you. 2. Do a sketch drawing of them here: 3. Why do they inspire you?
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Stop 3 Wolfson Reading Room Task: This is the Wolfson Reading Room in 1934, when the Library opened: 1. Has anything changed? 2. What did you think when you first walked into the room?
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Did you know? The desk in the centre of the room was where the librarians used to work from.
Task: 1. Can you find a letter like this? 2. What do you think the letters were for?
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Stop 4 Library Walk (the glass link) Task: ook at the floor of L Library Walk:
Did you know? • Each of these red-centred flowers represents a person who was killed during the Peterloo Massacre in 1819.
1. It is made up of thousands of tiles. What name do you give to a picture made up of small pieces of tile?
• William Fildes, a two-yearold boy from Kennedy Street in Manchester, was knocked from his mother’s arms and trampled by a horse on Cooper Street.
2. Can you find the flowers with the red centres?
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Task: 1. Draw William’s flower here:
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Stop 4 continued Lower Ground Floor Task:
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1. Can you describe the atmosphere on the day the Peterloo Massacre took place? What were the sights, sounds and smells?
Did you know? • The Peterloo Massacre took place near here, at St Peter’s Field, on 16 August 1819. • 60,000–80,000 people were involved in a demonstration, which sought to change government policy and to get the people’s voices better heard. • 15 people were killed and 400–700 were injured.
Task: The floor of Library Walk is a memorial to the people who were killed during the Peterloo Massacre: 1. What other memorials have you seen?
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Stop 5 Lower Ground Floor Write your answers here:
Task: Find this symbol near the main lifts and stairs: 1. What was buried in the ground beneath it? 2. What year was it buried? 3. When will it be opened again? 4. What do you love about Manchester? 5. What would you put in a time capsule to represent what you love?
Think about Manchester past and present: 1. What do you think is important for people in the future to remember about Manchester? 2. Why?
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Stop 6 The Children’s Library Task: Find the Children’s Library: 1. What animals can you spot popping out from the undergrowth? 2. What flowers can you recognise? 3. Find a book that interests you. Write down its title and author.
Did you know? • The Library was themed on the Secret Garden by local author Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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Take the Archives+ challenge! Look at the exhibition to find the answers 1. Manchester communities:
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1. Can you name three communities that live in Manchester? 2. Look for the Sikh community. Write down two things you have found out about it.
2. Radical thinking: 1. What did Lydia Becker say every boy in Manchester should do? 2. What did Lydia Becker establish in 1867?
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3. Pastimes
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1. Can you name the showground of the world? 2. Can you name a place where people visited in the past? Clue – listen to the seashell. 3. Who are Manchester United playing in the 1910 film shown in the scrapbook album?
4. Place 1. Look at the maps dated 2013 and 1857. What has changed? 2. Are there any place names that are still around in Manchester today?
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5. Health and living conditions 1. Look for a picture of babies in the basket. How many babies can you see? ook for the back-to-back L houses: 2. How many houses are there? 3. How many rooms can you see? 4. How many people live in the cellars? 5. Name two objects we have in our homes today that you can’t see in the back-to-back houses. 6. How much does each family pay for water? 7. How many people share water taps? 8. How many toilets do the houses have? 9. Draw a picture of a piece of furniture in one of the rooms.
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6. Industry and innovation
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1. Watch the Seaway to the World film. Name one thing that was shipped in to Manchester on the Ship Canal. 2. Name one thing that was shipped out of Manchester on the Ship Canal. Constructing the Ship Canal: 3. What year did work start on the Manchester Ship Canal?
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Post-trail activities • Ask the learners to write a letter to Central Library and Archives+ telling them what they thought about your visit.
• Ask learners to reflect on important public buildings in Manchester. What others are there?
• Ask learners to write about their favourite part of the Central Library building. Why is it their favourite?
• Find out about memorials near your school. You might want to visit the War Memorial near the Central Library, or the Spanish Civil War Brigade’s memorial in Manchester Town Hall before heading back to school.
• What did you find out about in the Archives+ exhibition? • Revisit the pre-visit activities that explored what a library and archive is. Can the learners create a new drawing of the library? What are the differences between what they thought before and after their visit?
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Media Lounge Get creative in our Media Lounge with the latest iMacs, PCs, software and game consoles. View some of our exhibitions or access our free wi-fi on ower Ground L one of our 170 public PCs. Floor Ground Floor Archives+ is a new feature showcasing archives from across the region and beyond, including films, documents, photographs and interactive digital displays.
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Second Floor Business and Intellectual Property Centre: From that first spark of inspiration, to successfully launching and developing a business, you’ll find the tools, support and advice you need.
First Floor The Wolfson Reading Room is the Library’s breathtaking centrepiece, lined with bookshelves and lit partly by natural light from the glass oculus in the centre of the dome – a must-see. Visit the Henry Watson Music Library to access our world-renowned printed music. You can also listen to our collection and try out our musical instruments.
Third Floor Access our free wi-fi and use one of our 170 public PCs. Fourth Floor Home to our extensive reference collection.
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Individual Study Rooms are also available for use – just ask staff in the Business and Intellectual Property Centre.
There are Meeting and Event Spaces available to book – email conferenceandevents@mthce.co.uk
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There’s also Manchester and Lancashire Family History help-desk, a Performance Space, and the Central Library Café, which serves coffee and locally sourced food.
City Library City Library houses our extensive lending collection. It includes the Children’s Library – themed around The Secret Garden – and The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre.
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To book a Meeting Room or an Event Space, please email conferenceandevents@mthce.co.uk
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