Alvechurch Library
Birmingham Road,
Alvechurch,
Birmingham.
B48 7TA
Map of how to get to the library
Email: AlvechurchLib@worcestershire.gov.uk
Library Manager - Alyson Williams
Telephone enquiries for Libraries and Learning at the
Worcestershire Hub call 01905 822722
Telephone opening times: Monday - Friday 8.00 am - 8.00 pm,
Saturday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Opening
Hours
| Mon: |
9.00-1.00, 2.00-7.30 |
| Tues: |
9.00-1.00, 2.00-5.00 |
| Weds: |
Closed |
| Thurs: |
2.00-5.30 |
| Fri: |
9.00-1.00, 2.00-5.30 |
| Sat: |
10.00-1.00, 2.00-4.30 |
About the Library
Alvechurch Community Library is located adjacent to the Crown
Meadow and Alvechurch Middle School.
Your library has many new facilities including self issue
terminal, a meeting room, exhibition space, a photocopier, a public
toilet and a tea and coffee machine.
The Adult Section of the library has a good
selection of fiction, large print and non-fiction books as well as
a small local history and reference section.
Books on
Prescription is a new service in liaison with local doctors,
who recommend self help books of which there are a good selection
on loan.
Audio books are available for loan at a cost of
£1.00 for 3 weeks.
DVDs for adults are available for one week's
loan at a cost of £2.75.
We have free Internet access on 3 People's
Network Terminals available for public use. They offer a wide
range of facilities, including word processing. There is a booking
system in operation for the computers.
The attractive Junior Library is well stocked
with board books for babies and picture books and story books for
older children. Non-fiction books are available to help with school
projects and homework. A computer terminal is available from
3.30-4.15 pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, for children to use
for homework.
Children's DVDs can be loaned for a period of
one week for a charge of £1.50 or £2.75 per week.
Events and Activities
Special children's activities are held in some
of the school holidays. During the summer holidays older
children can take part in the National Summer Reading Challenge.
Follow this link for more information on children's
activities.
Creative Writing Workshops -
writerworkshops@alvechurchlibrary meet on the last Friday of the
month in the library from 11.00 am - 12.30 pm. If you enjoy
creative writing, come and join us, all welcome.
Readers Groups
Alvechurch Readers Group meets once a
month on a Monday evening at 6.30-7.45 pm. If you enjoy
reading and would like the opportunity to talk about books with
other interested people, please contact the library for further
information and the date of the next meeting. Programme for
2010
Adult Learning
Learn a new skill this Autumn:
Drawing and Painting - every Tuesday from 10.30
am -12.30 pm. Course runs from 21 September to 10
November 2010. Fee: £70
Please see our Adult Learning page for more information and to
download the current course prospectus
For further information, please contact Alyson Williams at
Alvechurch Library on 0121 445 3049 or email: alvechurchlib@worcestershire.gov.uk
