Redditch Borough Council is planning to demolish Redditch Library. A public building that is a key part of Redditch town history, heritage and social life.

Redditch library has been an historic architectural landmark building since 1976 providing a wide range of public services for both residents and visitors to Redditch.

It holds the town’s history and provides a social meeting space and important town community services that cannot be replaced under the Council’s plans to provide a smaller library facility inside Redditch Town Hall including:

• Books, digital audio and visual media to borrow freely
• Jigsaws and games to borrow freely
• Adult education learning and English language study
• English Conversation Connect Cafe practice english group
  
• Writer's Group evenings with refreshments
• Knit & Natter Knitting group evenings with refreshments
• Reddi to talk counselling support service
• Reel classics film club social evenings
• Cinemaniacs family movie enthusiasts 
• Dungeons and Dragons club role-playing game activities
• Jigsaw swap group social evenings
• Baby, Bounce and Rhyme stories, song and dance for 0-18 months
• Story, Song and Rhyme music & stories for infants 18m to 3 years 
• Stay and Play for 0-5 year olds to develop social skills
• Story Time for 0-5 year old story sessions
• Story Stomp for 3-5 year olds to develop social skills
• Lego club for children ages 4+ with lego challenges
• Crafty Kids for ages 4 years and over to create toys and models
• Chatterbooks for children 7+ to encourage reading and writing
• Science club experiments for children aged 5-11 years
• Job club help applying for jobs
• Old Redditch Reminiscers explore history archive evenings
• REDDI-TO-WALK local walking group 
  
• Redditch Readers' Group book reading club
• Digital Readers' Group digital events and activities
  
• Digital Champion sessions online assistance for senior citizens
• Ukraine Connections online events
• Virtual Coding Club for 5-17 children's computer programming
• BIPC (Business and IP Centre) business start-up advice & support
• Child learning, arts and crafts and social activities
• Town and local history archives going back centuries
• Free WiFi, computer, printer, scanner and photocopier access
• Access to affordable USB sticks
• Student study rooms and study spaces
• Childcare and pre-school infant facilities
• Unemployment assistance and skills training 
• Seating areas, newspapers and socialising area
• Affordable hot drinks vending machine
• Desk workspace areas and rooms for public use
• Meeting rooms for groups to hold meetings
• Public toilets including disability tiolet
• Infant changing room facilities
• Self-issue terminals
• Exhibition area facilities including artist exhibitions
• Wheelchair, blind and deaf-friendly building
• Library at Home service and library out-reach
• Local archaeology groups and records
• Knowledgeable experienced friendly and helpful librarians 
• Healthcare support services
• Civil services including marriages and citizenship
• Bereavement support service
• Gateway access to a wide range of community services

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RedditchLib@worcestershire.gov.uk

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