Libraries

Find out where your local library is in Stockport, what services they offer and how to join.

Find a library

Use our directory or map to find a local library, their opening times, and facilities. Learn about Open+, the self-service way of accessing the libraries. Find a library near you.

Stockport Live Well

As well as offering all the usual services in our libraries, they are all are now designated Live Well Spaces, meaning you can get friendly, face‑to‑face help and information from health and wellbeing to money, work, family life and community support. Pop in to any library to find guidance, signposting and resources to help you live well in Stockport.

Find out more about Live Well

Be a part of the library

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• Look for, reserve or renew an item

  Renew your current rentals, find your next book and get eBooks and audiobooks online.
• Join your local library

  Find out how to join your local library and renew your membership.
• Online resources

  Access family history websites, encyclopaedias, dictionaries and newspapers, as well as support for your driving theory and British citizenship tests.

Events at your local library

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  Ben Nuttall's Footy Factory

  Today at 11am

  The undisputed World Number One football freestyler (he even performs for Manchester United) and social media superstar brings us his book, Ben Nuttall’s Footy Factory!

  Stockroom, Merseyway Shopping Centre, Stockport, SK1 1PW

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  Storytime at Heald Green Library

  Today at 11am

  A wonderful opportunity for pre-school children and their parents or carers to meet together on a weekly basis to share stories and rhymes in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

  Heald Green Library, Finney Lane, Heald Green, Stockport, SK8 3JB

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  Digital support drop-in at Bredbury Library

  Monday 12 October at 11am

  Come along to receive digital support.

  Bredbury Library, George Lane, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 1DJ

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The Bayeux Tapestry display at High Lane Library

Visit High Lane Library between 17 October and 7 November 2026 to learn about the story of the Bayeux Tapestry via a display provided by the Historical Society.

Find out more, including opening times

What's on for children

Find useful resources, competitions and awards for children and young people

Get involved

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• Reading groups

  Find information about local reading groups and the titles they have available for loan.
• Volunteering opportunities in libraries

  Volunteer at a Stockport library and make a difference in your community.
• Support for businesses

  Information about support for businesses at Stockport libraries.

Library services

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• Wifi, computers and getting online

  Our libraries offer free wifi and support to get online. You can also use our computers, printing and photocopying services.
• Accessible for all

  Find out about the services that our libraries offer to help those with a range of needs.
• Boost your mood

  Find a range of book titles to help lift your mood and resources promoting self-help and wellbeing.

Local Heritage Library

Find a wealth of information about Stockport's past or your own family history.

Arts Council England Libraries in Development

Stockport libraries are demonstrating innovative and creative work around data, local communities, partnerships, and strategy, and is committed to the ethics and values of public libraries.

Find out more about the framework

Subscribe to the Stockport Libraries newsletter

Get the latest news and information about Stockport Libraries, straight to your inbox.

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Pay library charges

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• Lost or damaged library books

  Pay for a lost or damaged Stockport Library book charge.

• Stockport Library request

  Pay for a Stockport Library request.

• Overdue charges

  Pay a Stockport Library overdue charge.

Library privacy notices

You have a right to be informed about the way in which we collect, use, share and store your personal information. Find out more about how we do this for libraries.

Read our library privacy notices