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Hall Green Library
 
www.birmingham.gov.uk/hallgreenlibrary

New! Escape for an evening to the diversity of DELHI with slides, music and
entertaining talk from ex-BBC correspondent, Sam Miller, author of
Delhi Adventures in a megacity Tuesday 21st July 2009, 7.30pm
at Hall Green Library. Free tickets available from the library

Please see the poster below under Attachments.

St Michael's Neighbourhood Library

Tolkien art panels on the front of the library
 
Hall Green Library
Library Details
Library Name Hall Green Library
Library Address 1221 Stratford Road
Hall Green
Birmingham
B28 9AD
Library Phone Number 0121 464 6633
Library Fax Number 0121 464 0764
Library Email hall.green.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Day Opening Time Closing Time Comments
Monday 1pm 8pm  
Tuesday 9am 5pm  
Wednesday     Closed all day
Thursday 9am 8pm  
Friday 9am 5pm  
Saturday 9am 5pm  
Sunday     Closed all day
 
Location Hall Green
Facilities Dyslexia Information Point
Room Hire
Sight Impaired Facilities

What's On at Hall Green Library

Closure Details for Public Holidays

Access and special facilities and resources

Hall Green Library Location Map

Online Renewals

Library Stock Suggestions

Tell us what you think about Hall Green Library

Directions
Buses - 5 and 6 stop outside the library and numbers 11 and 32 stop nearby.
Trains - Hall Green train station is a 5 minute walk. On Saturday 22 February 2003 a new Dragon Seat was unveiled outside Hall Green Library. To coincide with the launch there was a competition to name the Dragon. See the winning entry.

Community Librarian

District Librarian
Mike Reed 0121 464 0108

Resources

Study space.
Display space for local groups.
Hall Green Library is a Poetry Place
Tolkien Collection - books by and about Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings, with their local links and interest.
Middle Earth Weekend 2008 - the annual celebration of our most famous local author at Sarehole Mill, plus
Tolkien's Birmingham postcards for sale.

The Friends of Hall Green Library - established in 2004

Find out useful information about your area (for example childcare, nursing homes, schools performance)

Children and Teenagers

Story Time for Children under 5
Friday 2.15pm - 2.45pm

Homework Support Sessions (term time only)
Saturday 2pm - 4pm.
A-Z of websites for homework - Help with homework online

Young Adult Reading Group
2nd Monday of each month from 6.30 pm until 7.30pm for 16 - 25 year olds.

For young people aged 16 and under
Books 4 U
Tell us which books you'd like us to buy for the library and you could win a prize!

Resources
Teenage Graphic Novels
Adult Taster Collection
CD Roms
Teenage Magazines

Young Libraries
Find out more about how children can enjoy the library at www.birmingham.gov.uk/younglibraries

Childcare To find out about childcare facilities in your area, please contact the Family Information Service on 0121 303 3521.

Adults

Rapid Reads - borrow a bestseller for a week.
Health Collection
Graphic Novels
Local Studies Collection
CD ROMS
Music CDs
Poetry Collection
Job Library
Business Information Collection
Tolkien Collection

"Books and Babble"
an informal reading group meets on the 3rd Thursday each month between 7.30pm and 9pm

Entries of the Food Poetry Competition for National Poetry Day plus a special photo of the winner, Grace Darby

Local Planning Applications Online

Local History

Hall Green History Society

Chinnwag reminiscence group meets at 10am on the last Friday each month

Ward Information

Hall Green Library is now one of the local services managed by the Hall Green constituency.

For more information about the area, see our Ward Information and Services pages for Moseley and Kings Heath, Brandwood, Hall Green and Billesley Wards.


Information for Learning and Work. All our libraries offer up to date, free and impartial information on local and national learning and work opportunities

Related Links
Information and Advice for Learning and Work
History of Hall Green
Hall Green - Book by Michael Byrne
J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle Earth Weekend 2008 Photo Gallery
Tolkien Weekend 2007
Tolkien Weekend 2006
Tolkien Weekend 2005
Councillors Advice Bureaux - Moseley and Kings Heath Ward
Councillors Advice Bureaux - Acocks Green Ward
Councillors Advice Bureaux - Hall Green Ward
Councillors Advice Bureaux - Brandwood Ward
Councillors Advice Bureaux - Billesley Ward
Find out if your library has books and newspapers in your language
Not the Poet Laureate in Motion
Attachments
The links below go to files which are "attached" to this page.
There is a page of advice, to help you open and read attachments.
Whats On at Hall Green Library  Whats On at Hall Green Library
Sam Miller Sam Miller
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