Skills for Life

Figures show that up to 20% of the population need some extra help with reading, writing and mathematics. Libraries in Cheshire East provide some materials to help, and can also supply details of local courses. Libraries are welcoming places, and staff are always willing to give advice. The library can be a useful place for people to find the books that may ease them back into reading for pleasure when they do not want to enrol for a formal course at a college.

Cheshire Libraries are joining with the BBC in their Read More and Write Better campaign (RAW), and have a stock of the BBC’s promotional material. The current phase of RaW aims to improve numeracy and computing skills.

Quick Read books, written by recognised authors especially for adults who find reading difficult, are stocked in many of our libraries.

We also stock material for people whose want to learn English as an Additional Language (EAL).