Crewe Library

Crewe Library, Prince Albert Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 2DH (View the location of Crewe Library on our interactive map).

Phone: 01270 375295
Fax: 01270 375293
crewe.library@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Opening Hours

• Renew your loans online or on 0845 1480148 (24 hour)
• Search for a book at this library
• Not a library member? You can join online!
• Visit the Libraries homepage for further information and services.

What's New

Active Play Event

Join us on Monday 13th February for a special active play event with our friends from the Leisure & Play Development team at 10.00-11.00am. Suitable for children aged 5-10 years. Tickets cost £2.00 or £5.00 for a family ticket

Wi-Fi Access

We now provide wi-fi access in the library. Access is free to customers of BT Openreach or you can pay online with a card or vouchers can be purchased from the library at £5.99 for 90 minutes usage. Please contact us for further details.

Fancy a cuppa?

We now have a hot drinks machine in the library serving freshly brewed coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Drinks are £1 per cup, with latte or cappuccino costing £1.20. This is something that library users have requested and a service that we are now pleased to provide.

Homework Help

Homework help is always available, but we have 'Homework Club' every weekday after school or anytime Saturday morning. Get help from a librarian and use library facilities to help with your homework. Free and no need to book.

Reading Groups

Please ask at the Enquiry Desk for information about reading groups meeting in Crewe Library.

English Conversation Club

Come along and practice English conversation in a friendly informal setting. Beginners from 2-3pm every Tuesday and Improvers from 6-7pm every Tuesday. There is no age restriction and no charge. If you would like more information, please contact Oksana or Angus on 01270 375295.
We also hold a collection of foreign books, with a small number of French, German, Italian and Spanish and a large collection of Polish fiction for children and adults, and a collection of children's books in Bengali.

At Your Library You Will Find

• Aladdin magnifier
• Basic Skills collection
• Books on Wheels
• CDs
• Computers
• Console games
• DVDs
• FAX  
• Induction loops
• Local Studies
• Meeting room
• Photocopier  
• Prontoreader     

Activities

Tuesday

• English Conversation for Beginners - 2.00 - 3.00pm - weekly and 6-7pm for improvers.

Wednesday

• Under 5s dancetime - 10.00 -10.30am - first in month. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.
• Under 5s stories and rhymes - 10.00-10.30 - weekly. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

Friday

• Under 5s rhymetime - 11.00-11.30 - weekly. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

Other Organisations in this Library

Family History Society

The Society is now based in a room at Crewe Library. Opening hours are Monday and Tuesday 10.00am - 4.00pm and alternate Saturdays at 10.00am - 12.30pm.

Please note, the Family History room is currently closed for Christmas and stock-taking until Monday 9th January 2012.

Where is the library? How do I get there?

You can browse to the location of Crewe Library on our interactive mapping system.

Directions

Crewe Library is on the edge of the town centre, opposite the Municipal Building. It is in the civic complex, next to the Court and the Police Station.

Public Transport

Bus Station is in the centre of town, about 5 minutes walk away. Train Station is 25 minutes walk away.

Parking

Car Park underneath Library costs £2.50 per day. Pay and Display car parks available nearby opposite Christ Church and in Cumberland Street, 5 minutes walk away.

Disabled Parking

Designated spaces area available in Prince Albert Street opposite the library.