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==Library== The Grappenhall Community library is a community-run library in the village. It was opened by the local authority in 1959 before being handed over to the Friends of Grappenhall Library after closure on 2 April 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=A brief history of Grappenhall Library|url=http://www.grappenhall.org.uk/about-us/grappenhall-library-history|website=Grappenhall.org.uk|publisher=Grappenhall Community Library|accessdate=13 December 2016|archive-date=12 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012095335/http://grappenhall.org.uk/about-us/grappenhall-library-history|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grappenhall Community Library|url=http://libraries.communityknowledgehub.org.uk/resource/grappenhall-community-library|website=Community Knowledge Hub|date=21 January 2013 |accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> due to local authority cuts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grappenhall villagers win campaign to take ownership of former council library|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/9452421.Villagers_take_ownership_of_former_council_library/?ref=twtrec|website=Warringtonguardian.co.uk| date=5 January 2012 |publisher=The Warrington Guardian|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> The library is run by the Friends of the Grappenhall library who pay Β£10 a year to help with its upkeep.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community libraries: 10 case studies|url=http://locality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Community-Libraries-10-Case-Studies.pdf|website=locality.org.uk|accessdate=13 December 2016|archive-date=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730232044/http://locality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Community-Libraries-10-Case-Studies.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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