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Monday 10am - 7pm Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 7pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

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Macclesfield Public Library and Customer Access Point. Will you be surprised at what you discover?

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Macclesfield Library has LOTS to offer: Over 55,000 books, DVDs and computer games plus free internet access and lots more! We aim to offer you a wide range of services, providing you with knowledge, entertainment, culture and information. It is free to:

1) Join the library.
2) Borrow up to 20 books for 3 weeks at a time.
3) Receive e-mail reminders of when your books are due for return.
4) Join the Under 5s Bookstart Bear Club.
5) Take part in Baby Bounce (suitable for Babies under 1) every Wednesday at 11.30am and in Under 5s Rhymetime (every Thursday at 11.30am)
6) Take part in the Summer Reading Challenge (Junior members).
7) Use our computers (including the internet and scanner) for 1 hour.
8) Use the microfilm reader to access Census Returns and archive copies of The Macclesfield Express and Courier back to 1811.
9) Consult our extensive Local History records and archives.
10) Apply for a Bus Pass.
11) Take part in our Books on Wheels service (a monthly delivery of books to a reader's home when they are no longer able to visit the library themselves).
12) Reserve an item from another Cheshire East Library (applicable to Junior members and visually impaired readers).
13) Hire our Talking Books (books on CD or cassette) for 3 weeks (applicable to visually impaired readers).
14) Read our large collection of daily newspapers (4 week archive available).
15) Submit your supporting papers for a Blue Badge application. For a small charge, you can also:
1) Hire DVDs (including television boxsets) for a week.
2) Hire CDs for a week.
3) Hire Computer Games for a week.
4) Hire our Talking Books (books on CD or cassette) for 3 weeks.
5) Print.
6) Fax.
7) Photocopy.
8) Purchase extra time on the computers.
9) Have a 1-to-1 IT Taster session.
10) Introduction to online Family History Resources.
11) Purchase a Senior Railcard (subsidised to £22 from £28).
12) Reserve an item from another Cheshire East or Cheshire West Library. Macclesfield Library is situated on Jordangate, next to Pizza Express, near the Town Hall. Pay and display parking is available at Jordangate multi story, and behind the Town Hall (Short stay) Disabled Parking is available just outside on The Market Place.

28/10/2026

Drop-in on Friday for Family Games!

Friday 30th October. 10.30am-12noon
Free and drop-in!

27/10/2026

Our Spooky Bookworm Recommends a book for Halloween this week, Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce, available to borrow or reserve now. 👻👻🎃🎃

27/10/2026

Drop-in today for Spooooooky Stories and Songs! We have some of our favourite picture books to read and our songs have had a Halloween make over!

Free and drop-in. 10.15am

26/10/2026

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came to our light-up booookmark activity today- we had a great time colouring in bookmarks and using conductive tape to make a circuit!
Pictured are some of the children who came along with their bookmarks.

26/10/2026

Join us next week for Books Aloud. Staff will read aloud from two novels whilst we enjoy refreshments and discussion.

Free and drop-in. 11am-12noon

25/10/2026

⭐Coming up this week at the library⭐

We are hosting all of our usual activities plus some special activities for half-term!

Monday 26th: Light up book marks -10.30am. Places must be booked in advance. £1 per person.

Tuesday 27th October: Spooky Stories and Songs -10.15am. Free and drop-in

Friday 30th: Family Games. 10.30-12noon. Free and drop-in.

Saturday 31st: Spooky Saturday. Stories and Crafts. 10am. Free and drop-in.

All week: Can you find all 10 dragons hidden around the library? Hand in your finished trail at the counter to win a prize.

All week: Swap a costume at our Halloween costume swap! Bring in a clean usable costume from home to add to our rail and swap with one there.

24/10/2026

Next week we are taking part in Town Council Spooky Saturday!

Saturday 31st October
We will be reading spooky pictures at 10am and decorating fabric bags at 10.30am. Free and drop-in.

23/10/2026

We have lots planned to keep children of all ages entertained this half-term!

Plus all week you can swap a costume on our costume swap and take part in our dragon trail.

23/10/2026

⭐⭐Coming soon to Macclesfield Library⭐⭐
'The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie'- a talk by author David McCaddon.
Thursday 5th November. 10.30am
Free and drop-in.

22/10/2026

Reading counts in every format. Audiobooks provide another wonderful way to enjoy stories, build vocabulary, spark imagination, and develop a love of reading. 🎧📚

Address

2 Jordangate
Macclesfield
SK101EE

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+441625374000

Website

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/libraries

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