The Core Library Solihull: Difference between revisions

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England

West Midlands

The Core Library Solihull

The Core Library Solihull

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk
Website: The Core Library on Solihull Council website
Facebook: The Core Library on Facebook
Address:

Homer Road,

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 3RG
Telephone: 0121 704 6977
Hours of Operation: Mon, Thur 9am-8pm; Tue, Fri 9am-6pm; Wed 10am-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm
Directions/Parking Map:

Directions (Google Maps)

Town centre car parks

Description of Collections[edit | edit source]

Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service at The Core Library is the Borough's memory bank and collects local history resources relating to all of the places within the present Solihull Metropolitan Borough and within the former Solihull Rural District.

An online catalogue is available, although this is not yet a complete listing of all of the archives and local studies collections so please email heritage@solihull.gov.uk if you are looking for anything in particular and can't find it listed.

As a Family Search Affiliate Library, The Core Library has a number of Family Search microfilms available for reference, including the largest collection of Caribbean microfilms in the UK outside London. Further details about Caribbean family history research and the main records available from within Solihull are on Solihull Council's website.

Services[edit | edit source]

The Core Library and all of the community libraries in Solihull have subscriptions to Ancestry, Find My Past, The Genealogist (Diamond subscription) and the British Newspaper Archive. Library members may have two hours' free access per day, whilst non-library members may pay a fee for 30 minutes' internet access.

Many informal family history groups meet at libraries within Solihull, including specialist groups researching Irish, Caribbean and Jamaican ancestors. Further details are on Solihull Council's website.

History[edit | edit source]

The building opened in 1976 as Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex, being renamed The Core in 2016 when other agencies also moved into the buidling.

Tips for Your Visit[edit | edit source]

Bring along proof of your name and address to obtain a library card, which will enable you to have two hours' free internet access per day. Alternatively, if you bring along your own laptop or tablet, you may connect to the free library WiFi, which gives unrestricted access to our subscriptions (excluding the Genealogist) whilst you are on library premises.

Guides[edit | edit source]

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 ==Contact Information==
 '''Email: [mailto:heritage@solihull.gov.uk heritage@solihull.gov.uk]'''<br>
-'''Website:''' [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Libraries/The-Core-Library The Core Library on Solihull Council website]<br>
+'''Website:''' [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Resident/Libraries/Find-a-library/thecorelibrary The Core Library on Solihull Council website]<br>
 '''Facebook:''' [https://en-gb.facebook.com/solihullcentrallibrary/ The Core Library on Facebook]<br>
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 B91 3RG<br>
 '''Telephone:''' 0121 704 6977<br>
-'''Hours of Operation:''' See [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Libraries/The-Core-Library The Core Library website] for up-to-date details.'''<br>'''
+'''Hours of Operation:''' Mon, Thur 9am-8pm; Tue, Fri 9am-6pm; Wed 10am-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm'''<br>'''
 '''Directions/Parking Map:'''
 [https://goo.gl/maps/XC1ZZ9Khdfha2RuT6 Directions (Google Maps)]
-[https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Parking/Solihull-town-centre-car-parks Town centre car parks]<br>
+[https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Resident/Parking-travel-roads/parking/car-parks/solihull-town-centre-car-parks Town centre car parks]<br>
 ==Description of Collections==
 Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service at The Core Library is the Borough's memory bank and collects local history resources relating to all of the places within the present Solihull Metropolitan Borough and within the former Solihull Rural District.
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 ==Services==
-The Core Library and all of the community libraries in Solihull are now Family Search Affiliate Libraries so you can access some of the digitised record images on Family Search by visiting the libraries and using library computers or connecting your own device to the free library WiFi.
+The Core Library and all of the community libraries in Solihull have subscriptions to Ancestry, Find My Past, The Genealogist (Diamond subscription) and the British Newspaper Archive. Library members may have two hours' free access per day, whilst non-library members may pay a fee for 30 minutes' internet access.
-All libraries also all have subscriptions to Ancestry, Findmypast and the British Newspaper Archive. See Solihull Council's website for a [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Libraries/Find-a-library list of all of the libraries in Solihull].
-Many informal family history groups meet at libraries within Solihull, including specialist groups researching Irish, Caribbean and Jamaican ancestors. Further details are on [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Libraries/family-history-groups Solihull Council's website].
-<br />
+Many informal family history groups meet at libraries within Solihull, including specialist groups researching Irish, Caribbean and Jamaican ancestors. Further details are on [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Resident/Libraries/Local-family-history/familyhistory/familyhistorygroups Solihull Council's website].
 ==History==
-The building opened in 1976 as Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex, being renamed The Core in 2016 when other agencies also moved into the building.
+The building opened in 1976 as Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex, being renamed The Core in 2016 when other agencies also moved into the buidling.
 ==Tips for Your Visit==
-Bring along proof of your name and address to obtain a library card, which will enable you to have two hours' free internet access per day. Alternatively, if you bring along your own laptop or tablet, you may connect to the free library WiFi, which gives unrestricted access to our subscriptions whilst you are on library premises.
+Bring along proof of your name and address to obtain a library card, which will enable you to have two hours' free internet access per day. Alternatively, if you bring along your own laptop or tablet, you may connect to the free library WiFi, which gives unrestricted access to our subscriptions (excluding the Genealogist) whilst you are on library premises.
 ==Guides==
 [[Category:FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries]]
+|}