Library events
We've got lots of events coming up. Have a look at your local library's listings to find out what's happening near you.
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Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Barnton Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Blacon Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Chester Library at Storyhouse page.
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
We've got lots happening over the holidays, including:
Tuesday 27 May, 10am - 10.30am: Baby rhyme and sign for babies under one. Drop in.
Wednesday 28 May, 10am - 11am: Toddler stay and play for pre-school children. Drop in.
Thursday 29 May, 10.30am - 11.30am: Join us as we explore our local heritage of canals and the Ellesmere Port boat museum and make a paper plate boat. Book a place at the library.
Thursday 29 May, 3.30pm - 5pm: Children's Colouring fun. Drop in.
Saturday 31 May, 10am - 12pm: Lego Club for all the family. Drop in.
Saturday 31 May, 11am - 11.45am: Bin to brilliant. Creative crafts with recyclable materials. Drop in.
Thursday 19 June, 7pm: An evening with Simon McCleave
Join us for an evening with multi million selling crime novelist Simon McCleave. His first book 'Snowdonia Killings' was released in January 2020 and soon became an Amazon bestseller, reaching No. 1 in the UK chart. 'The Dark Tide,' Simon's first book in the Anglesey based crime series, published by Harper Collins, was a major hit in 2022.
'Wirral Killings', is now available in libraries, soon to be followed by 'Abersoch Killings' later on in the year. The Snowdonia based book is now set to be filmed as a major new television series.
Tickets are £7 and are available via Ticketsource - an evening with Simon McCleave, Thursday 19 June at 7pm.
Refreshments will be available to purchase (cash only).
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Ellesmere Port Library page.
Thursday 1 May, 7pm: Weaver Words Fringe - an evening with Martin Edwards
Join us for an evening with crime writer Martin Edwards. Born in Knutsford, Martin truly complements the Weaver Word Festival theme, “A Celebration of Cheshire”. His award winning titles and literary accolades are definitely something to shout about:
Martin is the author of the Rachel Savernake books, which have been nominated for four awards; the most recent title is 'Hemlock Bay'. He has also written eight books featuring Liverpool lawyer Harry Devlin, and eight Lake District Mysteries, including 'The Coffin Trail', which was shortlisted for the Theakston’s Prize for best crime novel. His award-winning non-fiction includes 'The Golden Age of Murder' and 'The Life of Crime'.
If that wasn’t enough, we’re also looking forward to the publication of Martin’s next book ‘Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife’, due in September! We love a library themed thriller!! Come and hear all about it.
Tickets are £7 and are available at Frodsham Library and via Ticketsource - an evening with Martin Edwards, Thursday 1 May at 7pm.
Doors open at 6.30pm. The Curious Cat Bookshop will be providing books for sale, which Martin will be happy to sign.
Refreshments will be available to purchase (cash only).
Part of Weaver Words Fringe Festival 2025. For more information about the Weaver Words Festival and the full programme, go to https://www.weaverwords.org.uk
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
We've got lots happening over the holidays, including:
Tuesday 27 May, 2pm - 2.30pm: Sing along to your favourite rhymes, listen to some great stories and make new friends. Drop in.
Thursday 29 May, 2pm - 2.30pm: Sing along to your favourite rhymes, listen to some great stories and make new friends. Drop in.
Saturday 31 May, 10.30am - 12pm: Lego Club for all the family. Drop in.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Frodsham Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Great Boughton Library page.
Wednesday 14 May, 6.30pm: Local and Community History Month. Chester - What's in a Name
Cestrian John Walker will take you on a journey to some faraway places, interesting people, and everyday things named Chester.
Tickets are available via Ticketsource Local and Community History Month. Chester - What's in a Name at Helsby Library event tickets from TicketSource
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
We've got lots happening over the holidays, including:
Wednesday 28 May, 2.15pm - 2.45pm: Stories and rhymes for under 5s. Come and listen to some great stories and make new friends. Drop in.
Saturday 31 May, 11am - 12pm: Lego club. Creative fun for all the family. Drop in.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Helsby Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Hoole Library page.
Thursday 22 May, 7pm: Local and Community History Month. Liverpool: Seven Stories from Seven Hills
Ken Pye's curious tour of Liverpool's, literal, 'High Spots', the Seven Hills of Liverpool. Like ancient Rome, Liverpool is built on seven hills. Discover which these are in this talk, and also hear special and remarkable tales from the history of each of them. These include ‘Pongo the Man Monkey’ and ‘The Sod House’; Prince Rupert and The Lost Treasure of Liverpool; the ancient community of thugs known as ‘Willaloo’; the incompetent captain who became a multi-millionaire; Wavertree Lock-Up; the Lepers of Ancient Childwall Hill; and the barbarian defenders of Camp Hill in Woolton. These are great stories from the high hills of a great city.
Tickets are £7 and are available via Ticketsource -Seven Stories from Seven Hills, Hope Farm Library, Thursday 22 May at 7pm.
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
We've got lots happening over the holidays, including:
Join us as we explore our local heritage of canals and the Ellesmere Port boat museum with colouring, worksheets and make your own narrow boat. There will also be a display. Available all week.
Tuesday 27 May, 10.30am - 11.30am: Story and craft for pre school children. Drop in.
Friday 30 May, 10am - 12pm: Come along for our stay and play for pre-school children. Drop in.
Saturday 31 May, 10am - 12pm: Lego Club. Creative fun for all the family. Drop in.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Hope Farm Library page.
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening is a free British Library exhibition which will be touring Cheshire West and Chester Libraries from May 2025 to March 2026, exploring the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening.
The exhibition will be at Lache Library for the whole of May and will be launched at a celebratory event:
Wednesday 7 May at 2.30pm: Westminster Park, stories and history of a green space
Local historian Linda Shuttleworth and storyteller Tim Ditchburn will explore the stories and history of Westminster Park in Chester. Tickets are free but booking is essential. Book here Westminster Park: stories and history of a green space or via Lache Library.
Thursday 15 May, 6.30pm: Local and Community History Month - Chester, What's in a Name?
Cestrian John Walker will take you on a journey to some faraway places, interesting people, and everyday things named Chester.
Tickets are available via Ticketsource Local and Community History Month. Chester - What's in a Name at Lache Library event tickets from TicketSource
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Lache Library page.
Thursday 8 May, 7pm: Local and Community History Month. Curious and Amazing Tales of the Wirral
Ken Pye tells the funny, amazing, and thoroughly entertaining tales from all around this most historic part of Merseyside, including the Cheshire parts of Wirral.
Tickets are £7 and are available via Ticketsource -Curious and Amazing Tales of the Wirral, Little Sutton Library, Thursday 8 May at 7pm.
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
We've got lots happening over the holidays, including:
A treasure hunt and colouring activities will be available all week.
Tuesday 27 May, 1.30pm - 2.30pm: Join us as we explore our local heritage of canals and the Ellesmere Port boat museum and make a floating boat. Drop in.
Friday 30 May, 3.30pm - 5pm: Construction club. Lego fun for all the family. Drop in.
Saturday 31 May, 10.30am - 12pm: Board games for all the family. Drop in.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Little Sutton Library page.
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
Craft and colouring activities will be available throughout the week.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Malpas Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Mobile Library page.
Wednesday 21 May, 7pm: Local and Community History Month. Curious and Amazing Tales of the Wirral
Ken Pye tells the funny, amazing, and thoroughly entertaining tales from all around this most historic part of Merseyside, including the Cheshire parts of Wirral.
Tickets are £7 and are available via Local and Community History Month. Curious and Amazing Tales of the Wirral at Neston Library event tickets from TicketSource
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
We've got lots happening over the holidays, including:
Tuesday 27 May, 11.15am - 11.45am: Stories and rhymes for pre school children. Drop in.
Friday 30 May, 11.15am - 11.45am: Stories and rhymes for pre school children. Drop in.
Friday 30 May, 3pm - 5pm: Lego club. Creative fun for all the family. Drop in
Saturday 31 May, 10.30am - 12pm: Lego club. Creative fun for all the family. Drop in
Saturday 31 May, 10.30am - 12.30pm: Chess club. For all ages and abilities. Drop in.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Neston Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Northwich Library page.
Thursday 15 May, 7pm: The Big Library Birthday Quiz
To celebrate the library's 50th birthday, we're getting our flares on and going back to the 1970s. Assemble your team (max. 6 people per team) and get ready for the ultimate 70s quiz! Cash bar and refreshments provided to purchase. Book your tickets here: The Big Library Birthday Quiz at Sandiway Library event tickets from TicketSource
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Sandiway Library page.
May half term holidays (24 May - 1 June)
Thursday 29 May, 3.30pm - 5pm: Lego club. Creative fun for all the family. Drop in.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Tarporley Library page.
Tuesday 13 May, 2.30pm: Local and Community History Month. Chester -What's in a Name
Cestrian John Walker will take you on a journey to some faraway places, interesting people, and everyday things named Chester.
Tickets are available via Ticketsource Local and Community History Month. Chester - What's in a Name at Tarvin Library event tickets from TicketSource
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Tarvin Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Tattenhall Library page.
Thursday 29 May, 7pm: An evening with Simon McCleave
Join us for an evening with multi million selling crime novelist Simon McCleave. His first book 'Snowdonia Killings' was released in January 2020 and soon became an Amazon bestseller, reaching No. 1 in the UK chart. 'The Dark Tide,' Simon's first book in the Anglesey based crime series, published by Harper Collins, was a major hit in 2022.
'Wirral Killings', is now available in libraries, soon to be followed by 'Abersoch Killings' later on in the year. The Snowdonia based book is now set to be filmed as a major new television series.
Tickets are £7 and are available via An evening with Simon McCleave at Upton Library event tickets from TicketSource
Refreshments will be available to purchase (cash only).
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Upton Library page.
Thursday 8 May, 10.30am-12.30pm: Share your stories
Celebrate Local and Community History Month with us and enjoy sharing your family stories and memories with others. Drop-in, all welcome.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Wharton Library page.
Further details of our regular activities can be found on our Winsford Library page.