The Association of Independent Libraries
The A.I.L. was formed in 1988 to bring together those libraries in the United Kingdom who depend mainly on charitable donations or membership fees. Their diverse collections make up a historic archive of the reading and collecting habits of the people who built them, ranging from Chetham's Library and The London Library to The Newcastle Literary & Philosophical Society and Westerkirk Parish Library.
www.independentlibraries.co.uk

Cyril Formby Ltd
Artisanbooks is the website of Cyril Formby Ltd, book conservator and restorer. This well established, family-run firm will sympathetically restore and rebind books, maps, prints etc. for Libraries and Museums as well as offering custom restoration and/or boxing for individual commissions.
www.artisanbooks.co.uk

The Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
The Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, founded in 1883, actively promotes the study of the history of Lancashire and Cheshire. Its sphere includes archaeology (both traditional and industrial), social history, trade and trades, architecture and the arts and much more!
www.landcas.org.uk

Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society
The Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society has been in existence since 1781 and is one of the oldest learned societies in the country. Past members have included John Dalton, Peter Mark Roget, Ernest Rutherford and Joseph Whitworth amongst many other internationally prominent names.
www.manlitphil.co.uk

Manchester Societies
A not-for-profit company - an umbrella organisation promoting the well-being of all the Societies associated with Greater Manchester - representing their views and their aspirations at City, Regional and National levels. The range of interests of these Societies reflects the breadth of intellectual life in Greater Manchester - some are relatively newly established, some are over two hundred years old. All are thriving.
www.manchestersocieties.org