Sandwell Central Library is the biggest Libraries in the borough and boasts the largest and most…read morevaried range of stock in the local borough. It is a massive Library to say the least but there is definitely something for everyone at Sandwell Central Library. I have only been here on a small number of occasions and there were times where I did get lost in the Library. However I have enjoyed being here and it is a place where you certainly can get peace and quiet. The Learning Centre at the Library offers free public access to the internet via a large number of computers, study guides and careers information. So if you do need advice about getting on the job ladder, there will be staff at the Library who will be happy to help you out. The latest bestsellers, blockbusters and classic films on DVD, a variety of newspapers and magazines, local and family history books as well as books on CD are some of the items you will find. Sandwell Central Library is worth a visit and there are books for all ages and tastes.

this is a big libary with plenty of choice and internet connetions as wellread more

I really like this library as it is almost always quiet in the day making it a lovely place to sit…read moreand read. It offers the use of computers, and hire of dvds and videos. Has a good range of books especially in the children & teenagers section.

nice little library with a good selection of books and there is an internet point so you can use…read morethe computers

this library is quite small but has a good selection of books both adult & children. Also has some…read morebooks for sale at times. has internet section & section for local information. staff are happy to help if you need to order a book & now you can renew your books etc on the internet its well worth having a look at your local library to see what books etc they have.

For all its city council public service trimmings Acocks Green Library has become a little bit of a…read moresanctuary for me. I read a lot and have a self imposed ban on buying anymore books. So I visit my local library a lot. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I order a lot of items and everything my little book worm heart desires is usually tracked down quickly and with ease. The library is a Grade A category building and opened in 1932. It has a lovely spacious feel inside and you can easily find a quiet cranny to read in peace. Of course there is the usual computers and internet section but this is housed separately from the book stock. So you are free to browse quietly and enjoy the complete library experience.

My friend lives in the Acocks Green area, so one day while staying with her for a few days; we…read moredecided to visit the library and take a look. The building is a period listed building, so it still has all it's traditional features which makes it beautiful to look at. It's not one of the larger community libraries but it's still a nice place to go and have a read. The great thing about this library is that because it's not so huge; you are more likely to experience a much quieter and comfortable reading experience. I like that because in most libraries there's a little noise and it becomes irritating, one because you lose concentration and two, you become less inclined to stay in the library. However, this library is pretty good for noise levels; so it's a place to visit for a quiet read.

Libraries are one of my favourite places and I pop into this little one any time I find myself in…read moreHarborne. It's at one end if the High Street but happily close to Waitrose so it works well for me. Because I'm used to the central library being my local, it feels I've stepped back in time to the sort of library I had at school when I step into Harborne. However, it does have everything you need as apart from fiction it has decent sections of most non-fiction genres and a few large print books too, CDs and newspapers. Sometimes I find a shelf of old books for sale and there is an array of information about the local area and great staff that help you out. Delightfully, you do have to still speak to staff as unlike central library, they haven't got the automated desks! The downside is they close at 5pm (except late night on Thursdays) but at least there is a library.

I can't get to this library as often as I used to go there before but when I did go there a few…read moretimes, I was a fan of the library. It's especially great for spending a couple of hours having a snoop through all the good reads and locking yourself into a great read. I'd advise you to leave a few hours spare to get the best experience as possible. It's got a brilliant children's library in there, so for those with children living in the Harborne area or close to the library then it's somewhere you should visit. There's all the useful equipment to help your children with homework and there are computer services for you to use. Like most libraries it does what it's meant to do. The librarians are friendly, they have some fantastic books and they offer events/workshops/activities within the community that are exciting and enjoyable for the whole family.

Olton library is a real gem. It is very small but the stock is in excellent condition and the…read morestaff are always friendly and helpful. They have a good collection of fiction paperbacks, non fiction work and an excellent children's range. As always as a library they have computers and offer limited free Internet access per day. They even loan jigsaws for some reason although I'm not sure how they check if you've returned it all! Upstairs are several meeting rooms that can be hired and the local councillors hold their advice surgeries there once a month.

I am a fan of libraries and visit them at least once a week, I have 4 libraries that I use Olton…read morelibrary being one of them. However, as helpful as the staff are and although it is quite a small library it does offer a good selection of books, my only problem with this library is the parking and lack there of. I have often gone to use this library but ended up going to the Hobs Moat library a few minutes away as it is usually easier to park on the road at the side. They have a story session for under 5s on a thursday at 2.30 for half an hour

I have been using Cannock library since moving here 5 years ago. At first it was very inviting with…read morehappy smiling and helpful staff. In recent times the library has been modernised with self service machines and fewer staff and in my opinion this is not a progressive move for the library. The few staff that are left spend their time chatting to each other without regard for library users and no longer give the impression that they are there to help. The books are not returned to the shelves correctly and often the alphabet restarts some way along which is annoying. The self service machines are shut down early so that staff go home on time and yesterday when my husband and I visited the library we were told that we couldn't access the adult area as they were preparing it for redecoration. I feel that again this could have been done outside library hours and not in library user time. On the whole Cannock library no longer gives a personal service to its users and is not welcoming.

Very friendly staff helped my children to use the library for the first time letting me sit back…read moreand watch. Great choice of children's books and multimedia and computer access upstairs for those who need it. Good opening hours with two late nights and Saturday opening too. Good occasional book sales as well.

I'm a real bookworm so was pleased when I realised my new house was so close to the excellent…read moreNorthfield Library. It's recently been refurbished and is now better than ever. The childrens section is wonderful; really bright and cheerful and really encourages the kids' to pick a book off the shelf and sit down for a read. There is a good choice of books for the children and plenty of board books for younger children and babies, my seventeen month old daughter loves to have a flick through the box of baby books - she makes a real mess with them all over the floor but the lovely librarians don't care about that at all. The adults books are well organised and the entire layout of the library 'makes sense', if you see what I mean. Books are arranged well in subcategory and alphabetical order as you would expect and there are little wire racks of paperbacks dotted around the floor so you can have a browse of these as you're going round. The library is completely accessible to everyone and there is a lift for disabled visitors and families with prams if they need to get to the upper floor. There are loads of computers for visitors to access the internet, and you can also borrow CD-Roms as well as music CDs and DVDs. I think this is one of the best libraries in Birmingham. They have activities which are well publicised in the library and also in the local press, ones I have bought my children to recently were story times and a teddy bears picnic. My mum also came to a talk by a local author recently and she said it was superb.

Good local Libary. Helpful staff. Staff are knowledge-able about most book releases/or topics.read more