Co-Host an Author Event or Workshop

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We offer in person and online events.

We have a large social following with over 4,000 email subscribers to promote your event to!


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 Private Events 

Are you looking to host a birthday party, hands-on workshop, or business meeting? 

Whatever the occasion for your private or pop-up event, all rentals begin at $55/ hour with a two hour minimum and you have a few options for the specific location within our store.

Private Conference Room 

Consider using our conference room for your pop-up shop or private gathering. We welcome entrepreneurs and artists to showcase their work! 

  • Transform this space to accommodate your dinner party, business meeting, or anything in between!  

  • Seat 30 people comfortably. 

  • Place 10 -15 chairs around a large table for a conference, or arrange them  for theater-style seating. 

  • Enjoy access to the following items for your setup: 30 chairs, 2 benches, a large sofa, 4 armchairs, and 45 folding chairs. 

Event Space 

Are you hosting a performance? Consider renting a space where you have control over the setup and ticketing!  

  •  Easily transform this space in a multitude of ways with our tables and chairs on wheels. 

  • Enhance your event with selections from our café.

  • Enjoy access to the following items for your setup: 30 chairs, 2 benches, a large sofa, 4 armchairs, and 45  folding chairs. 

 AV & TECHNOLOGY

Bookery Manchester has access to two Smart TVs with HDMI adapters, two speakers, and one microphone.

FOOD & DRINK

We have options for grab and go selections and special catering options coming soon.

Co-Hosted Public Events 

We co-host authors, illustrators, musicians, comedians, politicians, slam poets, and many other performances

You might have seen them as you walked by our storefront windows. Our retail bookshelves and tables-on-wheels can easily transform and customize the space, ensuring that we provide plenty of room for event attendees.

Before you book

Review our calendar for available dates and optimal times before scheduling your event.

  • Children’s authors/illustrators and story time events are typically hosted on Saturdays at 11:30 am.

Authors:

  • We will need a copy of your book in advance.

Our selection committee will review your event request and get back to you within one week.


We WILL Collaborate With You To Promote Your Event

As soon as your event is approved, we will add it to our official events calendar, create an Eventbrite, and add it as a Facebook event. We will also feature it in our weekly newsletter, The Weekly Chapter, and share it across our social media platforms, along with publishing it to our paper calendars, which feature an event poster to help promote it!

We have found- that public events with the strongest attendance/participation have been promoted both within our network AND yours. To ensure a good turn out, be sure to share the events on your own social media platforms as well!

Community MEETUP Events

For community events, we will provide the public space while YOU host. Once your event is approved, we will add it to our official community events calendar. 

As the host, YOU are responsible for completing the following steps:

  1. Create a Facebook event and add Bookery Manchester as a co-host. 

  2. Be sure to show up early on the day of your event.

  3. Show us some support by encouraging your guests to shop local at our café or store!

  4. Share your event on social media and tag us so we can help promote it! 

Important Reminders:  

  • You are responsible for sharing any important details leading up to your event or meetup.

  • Seating is available throughout the café on a first-come-first-serve basis. To guarantee a seat, it’s best to show up a bit early!    

  • If you would like to use our private conference room, you have two options:

1.) Show up that day with no reservation and, if no one is currently renting it, you are welcome to utilize the space. 

OR

2.) Reserve the conference room ahead of time by paying a rental fee of $55/hour.