A wonderful opportunity for children and their parents/carers to meet together on a weekly basis to share stories and rhymes in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Suitable for pre-school children.
Bramhall Library – Monday 11.00 – 11.30am
Bredbury Library – Friday 2.00 – 2.30pm
Brinnington Library – Tuesday 11.00 – 11.30am
Central Library – Thursday 2.00 – 2.30pm
Cheadle Library – Thursday 2.00 – 2.30pm
Edgeley Library – Monday 2.00 – 2.30pm
Great Moor Library – Wednesday 2.00 – 2.30pm
Hazel Grove Library – Tuesday 11.00 – 11.30am
High Lane Library – Monday 11.00 – 11.30am
Marple Library – Tuesday 2.00 – 2.30pm
Offerton Library – Monday 11.00 – 11.30am
Reddish Library – Monday 11.00 – 11.30am
All information correct at time of writing, however Stockport Mumbler recommends confirming details directly with the library before you travel.
A warm library welcome awaits you and your baby at Baby Time, a perfect way to relax, share experiences, meet up with friends and make new ones. It’s a fun and stimulating experience for your baby or toddler with safe, soft play equipment, toys, a ball pool and lots and lots of books to share and take home. Don’t forget to pick up your child’s first library card and give them the gift of reading for life!
Cheadle Hulme Library – 10am, Monday 22nd May 2017
High Lane Library – 10am, Monday 5th June 2017
Heald Green Library – 10am, Tuesday 11th July 2017
All information correct at time of writing, however Stockport Mumbler recommends confirming details directly with the library before you travel.
Bring your babies and toddlers to these fun, lively and noisy sessions. Rhymetimes are a great way to enjoy rhymes and songs. Big smiles guaranteed for everyone.
Adswood & Bridgehall Library – 10.30am, Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Hazel Grove Library – 10.30am, Friday 26th May 2017
Offerton Library – 10.30am, Friday 16th June 2017
Cheadle Library – 10.30am, Friday 23rd June 2017
Brinnington Library – 10.30am, Friday 7th July 2017
All information correct at time of writing, however Stockport Mumbler recommends confirming details directly with the library before you travel.
It’s never too soon to share books with your child!
Bookstart supports and encourages families to enjoy sharing stories, books and rhymes together.
All babies and toddlers are entitled to two FREE Bookstart packs before they start school. Bookstart’s just the start! Babies can join the library from the day they’re born. The library offers lots of other fun Bookstart activities for you and your child to take part in – find out more about the Bookstart Bear Club at your local library.
Bookstart is the national programme that encourages a life long love of stories, songs and rhymes by providing free packs of books for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Sharing books with your child is a wonderful way to build a loving relationship, increase their language skills and help them have a lifelong love of books.
You can download a great choice of children’s eBooks FREE from the library website anywhere, anytime and on a range of media devices. Choose titles from Overdrive who provide both eBooks and eAudiobooks or OneClickDigital who provide eAudiobooks. Why not try an eAudiobook as a different
bedtime story experience?
All you need to do is become a library member, visit the website and start downloading!
STOP-PRESS! Check out our new online resource for making reading fun: Ziptales contains 500+ interactive stories and activities for children aged 4-12+ years. Includes voice overs, animations and comprehension quizzes. Just type in your library card number at:
www.ziptales.co.uk/library
Does your child need help with their homework or a school project?
As well as books to answer those tricky homework questions there are computers in all 16 libraries which are free to use. We also have a range of high quality online information resources; you can find these at
www.stockport.gov.uk/libraries then follow the links for Library Resources Online. Plus you can also access these resources for free from your computer at home, all you will need to log on is your library ticket number:
• Encyclopaedia Britannica – including Junior and Student editions.
• Online Reference Libraries from Credo and Oxford Reference including Music and Art
• Articles from newspapers
• Famous Lives
• Oxford English Dictionary
Adswood and Bridgehall Library, Bridgehall Community Centre , Siddington Avenue, Bridgehall, SK3 8NR
Bramhall Library, 70 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, SK7 2DU
Bredbury Library, George Lane, Bredbury, SK6 1DJ
Brinnington Library, First House, 367 Brinnington Road, Brinnington, SK5 8EN
Central Library – Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3RS
Cheadle Library, 23 Ashfield Road, Cheadle, SK8 1BB
Great Moor Library, Gladstone Street, Great Moor, SK2 7QF
Hazel Grove Library, Beech Avenue, Hazel Grove, SK7 4QP
Heald Green Library, Finney Lane, Heald Green, SK8 3JB
Edgeley Library, Edgeley Road, Edgeley, SK3 3NB
Heatons Library, Thornfield Road, Heaton Moor, SK4 3LD
High Lane Library, Buxton Road, High Lane, SK6 8DX
Marple Library, Memorial Park, Marple, SK6 6BA
Mobile Support Services, Phoenix House, Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath, SK3 0RA
Offerton Library, Mallowdale Road, Offerton, SK2 5NX
Reddish Library, Gorton Road, Reddish, SK5 6UG