Partners
Co-creation with our community is at the heart of Levenshulme Old Library and we often works with partners. These can be individuals, community groups, local businesses or organisations we collaborate with.
If you are interested in working on a project with us, we have an experienced team who are always interested in discussing what we can do to help to bring your idea to life, whether by facilitating room hire, supporting funding applications or engaging with our local community.
Our Partner Organisations
Each year we work with dozens of organisations, individuals and groups, co-creating projects, events and activities for the local community. Our regular partners include:
Blether – Storytelling and Performance Events
Bob Tales – Storytelling for Babies and Toddlers
Dance Like a Mother – Babywearing Dance Class
Europia – Support and Advocacy for the Roma Community
Feed the Fox – Creative Writing Workshops for Adults
Levenshulme Children’s Choir – Sessions for Children 7-12
Levenshulme Community Choir – Adult Choir Sessions
Levenshulme Queer Club – Free Monthly Club for Levenshulme’s LGBTQIA+ Community
Levenshulme Repair Café – Free Repairs of Broken, Faulty or Damaged Items
Levy Little Theatre – Drama Classes for ages 3-18+
Lips Inked Arts – Baby and Toddler Music Sessions
Manchester Library of Things – A Library for Our Community to Borrow the Items They Need
Become a Partner Organisation at Levenshulme Old Library
At Levenshulme Old Library, we believe in the power of community collaboration and are always open to forming new partnerships with individuals, local groups and organisations that share our commitment to our neighbourhood and the people who live here. If you have a project or idea that aligns with our mission, we would love to hear from you.
What Does Being a Partner Organisation Involve?
Levenshulme Old Library hires out its space to the public for their activities. However, we sometimes subsidise those activities which which we think support our mission of creating a Levenshulme which is happier, healthier and more connected to its creativity.
Why Partner with Us?
By becoming a partner, you’ll gain access to our resources, including our experienced team, vibrant community, and versatile spaces. Whether you need support with room hire, assistance with funding applications, or help engaging with our local community, we are here to facilitate your project and ensure its success.
How to Get Started
If you’re interested in partnering with us, the first step is to reach out and share your ideas. We’ll discuss how we can best support your project and work together to bring it to life.
What Are We Looking For?
Levenshulme Old Library is a community arts centre, and the key thing we want to see more of in our community is creativity. We want to support activities which enrich the lives of local residents. For this to have the strongest impact, we’re keen to deliver activities which are low cost and inclusive. We often work on particular projects and programmes. This means we’re often interested in supporting particular practices, exploring particular topics or engaging particular demographics, so it is often worth dropping us a line to find out if your planned project aligns with our plans.
If you’re interested in running an activity which is looking to deliver a profit, we would also encourage you to make a booking at Levenshulme Old Library, but would be unlikely to work as a partner and subsidise your costs.
Guidelines for New and Existing Partners
If you are a partner organisation, below are the key guidelines for how best to help us support your work.
- We may request our partners allow to create photographs or footage of their activities. This will always be agreed in advance by a member of our team with a strategy for obtaining permission from participants before any images or footage are shared.
- Referencing where and what Levenshulme Old Library is can sometimes cause confusion. Levenshulme Old Library is a community arts centre housed in our neighbourhood’s former library building. We are not a library. There is a leisure centre in Levenshulme called Arcadia which now houses the area’s public library, but this is a different building and organisation from Levenshulme Old Library.
- We request that electronic and print media reference us as the ‘Levenshulme Old Library’ and uses our logo where appropriate. This enables us to promote your material effectively via our own channels.
- You might want to include our postcode on your promotional materials which is M19 3QE. You can find us on Google Maps as Levenshulme Old Library CIO.
- Below are the different versions of our logo. We request that you maintain the aspect ratio when using these and avoid editing the logo.
For more information please see our standard booking policy and our terms and conditions.