Neston Library

 

Parkgate Road, Neston, CH64 6QE

• Email:
  libraries@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
• Telephone: 0151 337 4670
• Fax: 0151 353 0309
• Disabled access guide for Neston Library

Opening hours

• Monday: 9am - 5pm
• Tuesday: 9am - 7pm
• Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
• Thursday: 9am - 5pm
• Friday: 9am - 7pm
• Saturday: 9.30am - 1pm
• Sunday: Closed

Resources

• Login to your library account
• Renew your loans online or on 0300 123 7739 (24 hour)
• Search the library catalogue
• Join the library online
• eBooks, Audio downloads and eResources  
• Computer access, printing and scanning facilities
• Free WiFi – simply login with your library card number and PIN/password

Regular activities

Monday

• Adult Colouring Group
  10am - 11.30am, weekly. Join us for a cuppa and a wide range of crafts. Bring your own project and get advice from the group.
• Knit and natter
  10am - 11.30am, fortnightly. Bring your own knitting along, enjoy a friendly chat and exchange tips and ideas. Beginners welcome.

Tuesday

• Under 5s rhyme time
  11.15am - 11.45am (term time only).

• Tea with your Ancestors
  

  2.30pm - 3.30pm and 5pm - 6pm, fortnightly. Family History help giving hints and tips on how to get started and which resources to use. Help is also given with individual genealogical search problems. Booking essential (30 minutes max per person). Dates: 7 May, 21 May, 4 June and 18 June.

• Reading group
  3.30pm - 4.30pm - last Tuesday of each month (except December - please contact library for details).

• Tablets, iPads and Smartphone tuition                                                                                                                                  5pm - 6pm, fortnightly. Drop in session offering help with various devices. Dates: 14 May, 28 May, 11 June, 25 June.

Wednesday

• Tablets, iPads and Smartphone tuition
  2pm - 4.30pm, weekly. Drop in advice and help with using tablets, iPads, smartphones and laptops. 

Thursday

• After school Games Club                                                                                                                                              3.30pm - 4.45pm, weekly. Come along and play some traditional board games as well as some new ones.

Friday

• ForHousing Rent Surgery
  10am - 12noon. Drop-in, no need to book.
• Reading group
  10am - 11am. Last Friday of each month (except December - please contact the library for details).
• Under 5s rhymetime
  11.15am - 11.45am (term time only).
• IT Buddy                                                                                                                                                                                5.30pm - 6.45pm, weekly. Informal one-to-one support with basic IT issues. Please contact the library to check availability.
• Tablets, iPads and Smartphone tuition                                                                                                                                5pm - 6pm, fortnightly. Drop in session offering help with various devices. Dates: 14 May, 28 May, 11 June, 25 June.

Monday - Friday

• ForHousing
  Housing Officer available Monday to Friday – please contact the library about the Housing Officer’s availability.

Saturday

• Lego and Board Games Club                                                                                                                                           
• Therapy dog                                                                                                                                                                        10.30 – 11.30am, fortnightly. Come along and read to Gem our therapy dog. He’s a really good listener. For all ages, but please check prior to visit about availability.
• Lego club
  10am – 11.30am, weekly. For all Lego enthusiasts.

Other services available at your library

Customer Services Centre

• Telephone: 0300 123 8 123
• Email: enquiries@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
• Other customer service centres in Cheshire West

Meeting room for hire

Neston Library has a small meeting room for hire during library opening hours (maximum capacity four people). Charges are £10 per hour for community groups and £15 per hour for commercial organisations. Please ring the library for availability and bookings. For information about other library meeting rooms, please visit the Meeting Rooms for Hire page below.

• Meeting rooms for hire

Home Library Service

The Home Library Service is available to anyone who cannot easily visit a library due to disability or incapacity. Volunteers deliver books or talking books on a regular basis, free of charge. Do you know anyone who could make use of this service? We can help. Or do you have a few hours spare to volunteer? For further information, please contact the library.

Where is the library? How do I get there?

•  Autism friendly guide to joining and using Neston library (PDF, 1.5MB)

Directions
Neston Library is on the left hand side after the shops on Parkgate Road, on the way out of Neston.

Public transport
Neston railway station is five minutes walk from the library; bus stops are five minutes walk from the library.

Parking
There is a small car park at the rear of the library and some on road parking at the front.