New pop-up library opens in Marple

By Alasdair Perry

12th Nov 2024 | Local News

A new pop-up library has opened in Marple Scout Hut, offering temporary services while the new leisure hub is being built (Image - Stockport Council)
A new pop-up library has opened in Marple Scout Hut, offering temporary services while the new leisure hub is being built (Image - Stockport Council)

A new pop-up library has opened in Marple Scout Hut.

It will offer temporary library services while the new library and leisure hub is being constructed.

The pop-up will be open on Tuesdays (12 noon - 6pm) and Thursdays (10am-4pm).

The new pop-up has computers, storytelling sessions (Thursdays at 11am), smart lockers and, of course, books to borrow.

The library's home delivery service will also be continuing, as will the BorrowBox app.

Work is underway on the new Marple Leisure Hub, where the library will ultimately be relocated.

The new community hub will have a five-lane swimming pool, a ground floor library with a small cafe, a 60-station fitness suite, shared community spaces, and the relocated Marple clinic.

As well as the old library, the new hub also replaces the former Marple Baths building.

Cllr Geoff Abell, who represents the Marple North ward, welcomed the new community hub and said he is "very much looking forward to it being built."

He added that the Marple Baths building was "very much loved" but "would have taken too much to repair."

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