Join Your Library

We can offer a whole range of information support services to our library members – it’s not just about the books. We support a number of different organisations within Staffordshire:

University Hospitals of North Midlands
Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Partnership Trust
North Staffs Combined Healthcare
GPs and CCGs in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire
Stoke on Trent Public Health

Why don’t you come along and join. Complete our application form and bring it with your NHS ID to the library counter; we can set up you up there and then.

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