We have over 274 years’ worth of Cheshire newspapers on microfilm. Our collection starts at 1733 and ends at 2009.

The Cheshire Print Fair returns … now at Storyhouse. Come join us and bag yourself some affordable and unique prints at the Cheshire Print Fair.

Autumn is here and in celebration of The BFG exhibition at the Grosvenor Museum in Chester, Storyhouse Library are dedicating weekend crafts to the one and only Roald Dahl and his fantastic illustrator Quentin Blake.

At Storyhouse Library we think that escaping into the world of books is a very good way to spend an hour. So if you agree, come and join us for book talk, whatever your preferred genre.

This event is all about meeting new people, getting to know other international communities living in Chester, or you might want to come along to practice a language you are learning. 

Drop in to the library for help with family history research. A Storyhouse volunteer can help you discover your family’s past.

Join us in the Kitchen at Storyhouse for some fun rhymes and stories with the library team. Suitable for younger children and toddlers.

A monthly inclusive and accessible open-mic night celebrating the talents of people living in Chester and the surrounding areas living with a disability, learning disability or with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

A volunteer-led peer support drop-in session, open to anyone who is bereaved or is supporting someone who is bereaved.

A meet up to practice your English! This monthly event is for people who are learning English at college/school and wants more practice in an informal environment.

A space for people to talk whether its for five minutes while you have a brew, or for an hour of good conversation.

A digital support group run by Here and Now Chester, a Blacon-based social enterprise which is dedicated helping older people learn to use new technology.

A relaxed and casual storytelling meet up for German speaking families in and around Chester to make new friends.

A weekly shared reading group, bringing people together and stories and poems to life.

A peer led confidence, health and well-being group that’s open to all.

Join Sofia from the library team for storytelling in Spanish. Suitable for children and families, all welcome.

Join Daniela (member of the community) for storytelling in Italian. Suitable for children and families, all welcome.

Come along and play new and traditional board and table top games in an informal sociable setting. Everyone welcome, suitable for all abilities.

For just one hour on the first Monday of each month we ‘wallow’ in poetry on a chosen theme. Bring a favourite poem, or one you have written yourself or just come and listen.

An informal, monthly, oral storytelling group to share traditional stories, folk tales, myths and legends all told from the heart, not read from a book.