Kidderminster Library
Market Street,
Kidderminster,
Worcestershire,
DY10 1AB.
Map of how to get to Kidderminster library
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
Fax: (01562) 823633
Email: KidderminsterLib@worcestershire.gov.uk
Library Manager - Kurt
Sidaway
Opening Hours
| Mon: |
9.00 - 5.30 |
| Tues: |
9.00 - 8.00 |
| Wed: |
9.00 - 7.00 |
| Thurs: |
9.00 - 7.00 |
| Fri: |
9.00 - 5.30 |
| Sat: |
9.00 - 5.30 |
About the Library
Opened by the Princess Royal in July 1997 Worcestershire's
"flagship" library offers an unrivalled range of services:
- Adult and young people's lending books
- Reference and information service including Internet
access
- Local studies research collections
- Video, D.V.D. and sound recording loan collections
- Play group loan collections
- Art exhibitions programme
- Craft and information displays
- Weekly childrens activities
- Music and literary events
- Meeting rooms for hire
- Public and Disabled Toilets available
- Baby Changing facilities
- Coffee morning (every Thursday), jig-saw swaps and readers
group
- Housebound Readers' Service
- Services to Residential Accommodation
- A small collection of books in Bengali, Gujerati, Hindi and
Urdu.
For further details of any of these services please contact the
library.
Events and Activities
- Jigsaw Swaps are held in the Library on the 1st Thursday of
every month. If you enjoy doing jigsaws and would like to swap them
for others, then this is for you. Just bring in a sealed puzzle of
your own, in good condition with no pieces missing and choose
another from our wide selection on offer. All Jigsaw
swaps are held between 9.30am and 12 noon.
- Children's events are held in the Library on a regular basis,
for further information please contact a member of staff at the
library or view our children's activities programme
online.
- CALLING ALL ADULTS! The children are
reading six books this Summer - Can You? Join our fun reading
challenge at Kidderminster Library. Just read any six books
borrowed from the Library, including spoken word and large print,
by 1st October 2010 and be entered into our prize draw where you
could win a signed book by a well known author. Get your
Challenge Card stamped by a member of library staff each time you
have read a book and remember to hand your completed card into
Kidderminster Library by 1st October 2010. Ask a member of
library staff for a Challenge Card.
- Wyre Forest Film Club
Exhibitions
Exhibitions are regularly held in the Gallery on the second
floor and displays of high quality local and regional crafts can be
found in the craft cases on both the ground and the first floor. An
exhibition/performance
programme detailing current and future performances is
available for you to view.
Readers' Groups
Kidderminster
Library Readers' Group meet once a month for an
informal gathering to talk about a particular book they have read.
The group decides its own programme and takes the opportunity to
include authors and books that people haven't tried before, as well
as old favourites. Membership is free. Just come along to the
meetings when you can. Meetings take place usually on one Tuesday
in the month, in the Library at 7.30pm. Free refreshments are
included. New members always welcome. For more information please
contact the Kidderminster Librarian on (01905) 822722.
Adult Learning
Adult Learning - There are lots of Adult
Learning opportunities available at most libraries.
Please see our Adult Learning page for more
information and to download the current course prospectus.
