Shirley Library
Shirley Library is modern, vibrant, and offers a range of services under one roof, supporting learning, reading and digital experiences for the whole community.
How to find us
The library is located at:
22 Parkgate
Stratford Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 3GG
Telephone: 0121 704 6300
Email: libraryarts@solihull.gov.uk
Opening hours
- Monday 9.30am - 7.00pm
- Tuesday 9.30am - 5.00pm
- Wednesday 10.00am - 5.00pm
- Thursday 9.30am - 7.00pm
- Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm
- Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm
Solihull Connect advisors are available Monday to Friday until 5.00pm.
Parking
There are 500+ car park spaces accessed from Haslucks Green Road.
Parking is free for the first 3 hours.
Facilities
- information and advice about Council services via a Solihull Connect walk-in service (no cash payments for Connect services)
- Shirley Shopmobility - if you find walking difficult while shopping you can hire a manual wheelchair or electric scooter. This service is closing on Wednesday 23 December 2015.
- an exciting Children’s Zone to capture young people’s imagination and provide space for families to spend time together
- free WiFi access
- computers with 2 hours free internet access for library members (Computers are shut down 15 minutes before closing time)
- ICT Tuition and Family History Courses
- improved opening hours for the library - opening all day on Wednesdays, so six days per week
- community meeting rooms
- study facilities
- Relaxation Zone for browsing and reading
- public toilet facility with disabled access/baby changing facility
- DVDs and audio books
- photocopying and fax facilities
Online services
Activities
- Readers Circle - 2nd Monday of the month, 2.00pm - 3.00pm
- Library Poetry Group - 1st Thursday of the month, 10.30am - 12.00pm
- Creative Writing Group - 1st Friday of the month, 11.00am - 12.00pm
- Storytime - Friday afternoon (term time only), 2.00pm - 2.30pm
- Rhyme Time for babies and toddlers - Tuesdays 10.30am - 11.00am and Wednesdays 2.00pm - 2.30pm (term time only)
- Striders and Strollers - alternate Fridays, meet at 10.30am (please ask at the library for dates)
- Recom - IT help for jobseekers, Mondays, 2.30pm - 5.30pm