Redditch Library
15 Market Place,
Redditch.
B98 8AR
For a map of how to get to the
library 
Email: RedditchLib@worcestershire.gov.uk
Library Manager - Angela Wright
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 No. 01527 68571
Opening
Hours
| Mon: |
9.00 - 7.00 |
| Tues: |
9.00 - 7.00 |
| Wed: |
9.00 - 5.30 |
| Thurs: |
9.00 - 8.00 |
| Fri: |
9.00 - 5.30 |
| Sat: |
9.00 - 5.30 |
About the Library
Welcome to the new improved Redditch
Library!
We now have:
- A new Quick Pick section
- Meeting Space - brand new exhibition, meeting and gallery
area
- Glass lift connecting all public floors
- More new public toilets - including Baby Change facilities on
the ground and first floors
- New space for 12-18 year olds
- Completely redesigned children's library
- Read and Relax area on the ground floor
- Vending Machine
If you need to check the date your books are due back or renew
items, this can be done by phone on 01905 822722 or online at
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/libraries.
We have a wide variety of items for loan,
including books, DVDs, talking books, music scores, language
courses and compact discs.
Looking for computer access? We have 51 Peoples Network
terminals available, including 3 specifically for children
and 1 supporting visually impaired users. Terminals can be booked
for 2 hour sessions free of charge to use Internet or
Microsoft Office facilities. Black and white printing costs
10p per A4 sheet or 40p for colour.
IT Help Sessions - basic tuition in the use of the library
computers, Internet, Email and Word are available on a one to one
basis. Please ask staff for more details.
In a hurry? Try our self service machines, if you haven't
used these before - our friendly staff will be happy to help.
Homework Centre
Open Monday to
Friday 3.30pm - 5pm and Saturdays 2.00pm - 3.30pm during term time
when the library is open. During these times children can
surf the net for free, do word processing and have up to 5 free
prints or photocopies up to the value of 50p, provided the copies
are homework linked.
Local Collection
- Please note that some items listed
here may not be available for immediate consultation during this
period. Visitors are advised to contact the Library for further
details and to check in advance of their visit.
Redditch Library holds resources for local and family history
research, including old newspapers, maps, parish records and local
photographs of historic interest. All library users have free
access to the genealogy website, Ancestry, when accessed through
our own website, inside the library.
Of particular interest are the following:
Reports of excavations and books about BORDESLEY ABBEY.
There is a small collection of articles and booklets relating to
the history of NEEDLEMAKING;.
Information on the CYCLE industry, including a large collection of
microfilmed press cuttings and photographs relating to the Enfield
company.
Material on Redditch NEW TOWN. There are several reports, and a
history by Gordon Anstis, "Redditch: success in the heart of
England", published in 1985.
Other items of note include:
The Redditch Indicator, the local newspaper, which began in
1859.
Local tithe apportionments and maps
Ordnance Survey maps, large scale, 1880- 1981.
Needle District Almanacks, annual directories, 1873-1936.
Redditch and district census schedules 1841-1891.
International Genealogical Index for Worcestershire &
Warwickshire.
Registers of 'Redditch Parish Church 1770-1970.
Richardson, Ralph. The Book of Redditch. 1986.
The collection is for reference only, but copies of many local
books are available for loan from other departments in the library.
There are entries for these loanable items in the library's
catalogue.
A microfilm/fiche reader-printer and a photocopier are available
for public use.
The Mobile Library Service serves the outlying
districts and villages of Redditch. The Mobile Library Service
page gives dates and locations for all mobile libraries serving
rural Worcestershire.
The Library Service At Home is available
for those readers who find it difficult to get into the main
library or use the mobile service. Books are chosen by the
staff according to readers' preferences and are delivered monthly
by volunteer drivers.
Happening - is a monthly magazine
detailing events of specific interest at various venues in the
Redditch/Bromsgrove area which is produced and distributed
from Redditch Library. Any requests for inclusion should be
entered into the diary in the folyer of the library by the 16th of
the month prior to publication. Requests can also be made by
email to jeades1@worcestershire.gov.uk or
by phoning 01905 822722
For events and happenings in and around Redditch and Bromsgrove,
view or print your own copy of our publication Happening
Events and Activities
Storytimes
Storytimes for children aged 2
and a half years and above take place every Saturday between
11.00am and 11.30am. Parents must remain with their children. This
is a free activity. Look for children's
activities advertised in the library on a regular basis.
Exhibitions
Exhibition Space - expressions of
interest are welcome from individual artists or groups looking for
exhibition space from mid 2010 onwards. Regular art exhibitions are
staged in our gallery. Please contact Redditch Library for further
details.
Meeting Rooms
are available for hire. Redditch Library offers meeting space
to organisations at reasonable hourly rates.
Readers' Groups
Readers Group
- please contact the library or a ask a member of staff for more
details about this group.
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.
Possible courses being run from September 2010 are:
Brush up Your English, Computing for Beginners, Computing for
Improvers, Creative Writing, Christmas Crafts, French, German and
Spanish for Beginners.
Apply to library go on library waiting list for these
courses.
Redditch Library can be contacted for more information on 01905
822722, by email to RedditchLib@worcestershire.gov.uk,
or on Libraries and Learning Website at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/libraries.
