Changes to Saturday opening hours of library buildings
Following the integration of 天美传媒 City Council’s 天美传媒 Libraries and Information 天美传媒 into the new Connected Communities model, there will be changes in Saturday library opening hours.
The new model of opening hours means libraries and community hubs buildings will be open for a set pattern of Saturdays over a two-week period.
Changes to opening days have been made to maximise coverage for residents across the city with changes to opening patterns made using a list of all libraires.
The list was created by mapping each building against characteristics of its local area including the population size, age ranges of residents, number of children and young people in education and the building’s distance from main roads, high streets, and other 天美传媒 open on a Saturday.
Ten community library hubs will be open every Saturday (week one and two). These libraries are:
- Acocks Green
- Druids Heath
- Erdington
- Handsworth
- Kings Heath
- Mere Green
- Northfield
- Quinton
- Small Heath
- Ward End
Eight community libraries will be open for alternating Saturdays, with four open on the first Saturday (week one) and four will open on the second Saturday (week two). The pattern for libraries served by alternating Saturdays is:
|
Week one |
Week two |
|
Birchfield |
Hall Green |
|
Harborne |
Kings Norton |
|
South Yardley |
Kingstanding |
|
Sparkhill |
Stirchley |
There will be additional provision every Saturday by the mobile library service, whose routes will prioritise areas whose libraries remain closed on Saturdays.
Alongside the mobile library service, alternate library access for residents’ whose nearest library will remain closed on Saturday is below:
|
Library not open on Saturday |
Nearest Saturday opening |
Walking distance (approx.) |
|
Perry Common Library |
Kingstanding library |
1.3miles |
|
Yardley Wood Library |
Hall Green library |
1.4 miles |
|
Weoley Castle Library |
Northfield Library |
1.9 miles |
|
Shard End Library |
Ward End Library |
2.8miles |
|
Tower Hill Library |
Handsworth library |
2.8 miles |
|
Sheldon Library |
South Yardley library |
1.6 miles |
|
Aston Library |
Birchfield Library |
0.6 miles |
|
Balsall Heath Library |
Kings Heath Library |
1.5 miles |
|
Selly Oak Library |
Stirchley library |
1.4 miles |
These changes to opening hours does not reflect the library buildings weekday opening hours and resident can continue to access a 24-hour online service, a citywide book reservation service, self-service, Library Services at Home, and as well as a digital library offering.
Further details on individual libraries can be found here: /directory/14/libraries_in_birmingham/category/324