The Core Library Solihull

England

West Midlands

The Core Library Solihull

The Core Library Solihull Contact Information 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 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 our holdings of archives and local studies collections. Services 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. 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 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 our free WiFi, which gives unrestricted access to our subscriptions (excluding the Genealogist) whilst you are on library premises. Guides