Birmingham City Council

Birmingham Central Library


Birmingham Central Library
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3HQ

Tel: 0121 303 4511
Fax: 0121 233 4458
Textphone: 0121 303 4547
e-mail central.library@birmingham.gov.uk

Opening Hours | Location Map

Days Closed for Public Holidays


What's On in Central Library

Photographic and Special Collections

Facilities in Central Library

Joining the Library
Library Catalogue

Subject and Floor Guide to Central Library

History of Central Library


The Library of Birmingham - a new Central Library
- will be developed on land adjoining The REP, with the library and theatre joining together and sharing a number of facilities to create a unique centre for knowledge, learning and culture



Designated collections


Birmingham Central Library is one of the largest and most important public libraries in Europe.

Collections in this library have been designated as outstanding collections by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

There are eight floors available for public use and material is divided into areas broadly along subject lines.



Your Icons A new website sponsored by the Museums Libraries and Archives (MLA) West Midlands where you can explore the ten West Midlands collections designated of national importance.

Subject and Floor Guide

Foyer:

Birmingham Information and Tickets

Information Shop for Young People

Ground Floor:

Business Insight

Family Information Service

Centre for the Child

1st Floor:

Central Lending Library

"The Gallery " - a small exhibition
space at the top of the escalator
(Exhibiting in Central Library)

Learning Centre

Cafe Library

Matthew Boulton Suite for learning

2nd Floor

Toilets and mobile phone use area.

3rd Floor:

Arts, Languages and Literature

Music Library

4th Floor:

Social Sciences

Enquiry desk for floors 3, 4 and 5

Newspapers

5th Floor:

Science Library

Health Exchange including Birmingham Arthritis Resource Centre

6th Floor:

Archives and Heritage Service

Genealogy

Black History Collection

Additional facilities

The Library Theatre

Meeting rooms for Hire

The Shakespeare Memorial Room

Disability Resources In The Central Library
Central Library Photographic Collections
European Collections at Birmingham Central Library
Hot Topics !
Resources for Transport Research