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We need you!

Are you aged 13 or over and enthusiastic about books and reading? Would you like to volunteer to help run the children's Summer Reading Challenge this year? Contact your local library to find out more, or visit or volunteering page.

New fees and charges

Some of our fees and charges will be changing from Tuesday 1 April 2025. Full details can be found on our Library Charges page.

Changes to opening hours

The following changes will be implemented from Monday 7 April 2025:

• Alsager Library will be closed all day Thursday.
• Knutsford Library will be closed all day Wednesday
• Middlewich Library will close at 1pm on Monday
• Sandbach Library will close all day Thursday

Macclesfield Library will be opening until 5pm on Fridays, from Friday 11 April.

Our opening hours page will be updated to reflect these changes at the end of March.

Free SIM cards and mobile data

We're working with Good Things Foundation to distribute free SIM cards and mobile data to local people facing digital exclusion through not being able to afford sim cards and mobile data. 

The National Databank scheme is supported by UK mobile networks Vodafone, O2 and Three, and offers vital connections for anyone cut off from the basic daily activities most people take for granted, like contacting loved ones, accessing job interviews, finding essential health or other information online, and digitised public services. 

If you're a Cheshire East resident and meet the eligibility criteria, you can register your interest.

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