News published July 2024
The Summer Reading Challenge spotlights Marvellous Makers
![Author takes a photograph with children](http://www.manchester.gov.uk/images/reading_050724_032.jpg)
A challenge to encourage children to read throughout the school summer holidays has made a welcome return to Manchester libraries.
Date set for start of Deansgate improvement works
![Birdseye view taken from the bottom of Deansgate, overlooking towers at Great Jackson Street.](http://www.manchester.gov.uk/images/GettyImages_2114220258.jpg)
Active travel improvements are set to begin along Deansgate later this summer.
Making Manchester Day the greenest ever
As thousands prepare to take to the city's streets and squares for the magic of Manchester Day: Let the Games Begin! (Saturday 27 July) Manchester's favourite day of the year is set to be the cleanest and greenest yet.