Crewe Library

Crewe Library
Crewe Lifestyle Centre
Moss Square
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2BB

Phone: 01270 375295
Email: crewe.library@cheshireeast.gov.uk

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Opening hours

The Customer Service enquiry desk and the public computers close down 15 minutes before the library closing time.

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Parking at Crewe Library

The Civic Centre car park is short stay Pay and Display. There are other long stay Pay and Display car parks are available nearby in Oak Street and Thomas Street.

Disabled parking

Designated spaces area available on Lyon Street and Prince Albert Street.

Join the library

You can join the library online or in person.

Crewe Library online

• renew your loans online 
• search for a book
• explore member online resources
• visit the libraries homepage for further information and services

At your library you will find

• Customer Service Point
• home library service
• public computers
• IT Buddy appointments
• local studies collection, maps and microfilm

What's New?

After hours reading group

Come along to our new monthly reading group that meets on Wednesdays after the library has closed. Next meeting will be on Wednesday 1 February at 6.30 - 7.30pm. The chosen book for discussion at this meeting is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. Group members also share the other books they've been reading. Free. Contact Rowena at Sandbach Library for more details: 01270 375355.

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Activities at Crewe Library

Monday

• Creative HeARTs Club - 2.00 - 3.30pm - alternate Mondays. Bring along your own project our join in with one of the activities we provide. £1.00; no need to book. Refreshments available. Contact the library for dates. Forthcoming dates are 30 January, 13 and 27 February, 13 and 27 March, 24 April and 8 May
• IT Buddy - 1.30 - 4.30pm - weekly. Contact the library to book a free 1-hour session with our IT Buddy
• Mini Makers - 4.00 - 5.00pm. Weekly, during term time only. Fun and creative STEM activities for children aged 7 - 11 years. Free, but please book as places are limited
  
• Monday Funday: stories and songs - 10.00 - 10.30am - weekly. Stories, rhymes and activities for pre-school children and their grown-ups. Great for active toddlers – sitting is optional! Free; no need to book in advance
  

Tuesday

• Creative Writers Group - 5.30 - 6.45pm - monthly, on the second Tuesday of each month. Use our monthly themes to inspire you, or bring along whatever you are working on. Members share their work with the group and receive encouragement and advice. New members always welcome. £1.00. Refreshments provided
  
• Learn My Way - 2.00 - 4.00pm - fortnightly. Work your way through short online courses at your own pace with help from library staff. Topics range from computer basics and online safety to online banking, shopping and more. Contact us for details and dates. Forthcoming dates are 7 and 12 February, 7 and 12 March, 4 and 18 April
• Let's LEGO - 4.00 - 5.00pm - on first and third Tuesday of each month. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free; no need to book
  
• Reading Group - 2.00 - 3.00pm - monthly, on the last Tuesday of each month. £1.00

Wednesday

• After hours reading group - 6.30 - 7.30pm - monthly. Come along to our monthly evening reading group for adults. Discuss a chosen book and share other books you've been reading. Free. Contact Rowena at Sandbach Library for more details: 01270 375355. Next meeting will be on Wednesday 1 February. The chosen book for discussion at this meeting is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
• Baby Bounce - weekly, during term time only - 10.00-10.30am. Suitable for children aged 12 months and under. Free; no need to book
• Motherwell Reading Group - 1.30 - 2.30pm - monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month during term time only. No need to book just drop in. Voluntary contribution of £2.00; refreshments provided
  

Thursday

• Crafternoon Tea for adults - 2.00 - 4.00pm - alternate Thursdays. Enjoy crafting, a hot drink and a biscuit, and meet new people. Bring your own project or use some of our donated materials to try something new. Next dates are 2  and 16 February, 2, 16 and 30 March
  
• Games Club - 2.00 - 4.00pm - fortnightly. Open to adults who like board games, dominoes, bingo, colouring, crafts, jigsaws and card games. Free; no need to book. Refreshments available. Contact the library for dates. Forthcoming dates are 9 and 23 February, 9 and 23 March, 6 and 20 April, 4 and 18 May

Friday

• Family History Group - 2.00 - 4.00pm - monthly, on the third Friday of each month. Free
• Rhymetime - 11.00 - 11.30am - weekly. Suitable for children aged 5 and under. Free; no need to book
  
• Swap Club - 4.00 - 5.00pm - weekly. Drop in to swap your collectable cards or stickers

Other organisations in this library

Work Hub at Crewe Library

The Springboard Work Hub is open at Crewe Library on Tuesdays.
Drop in sessions are from 9.30am - 11.30am.
If you would like a 121 meeting with Springboard's careers advisor, appointments are available from 12.00pm - 3.00pm.
You can book a appointment on the Springboard website, via email (lynne@springboard.me.uk) or on the telephone (07580 722 042).

Page last reviewed: 27 January 2023