Reference Library

Opening hours

Monday 9.30 to 5
Tuesday 9.30 to 8
Wednesday 9.30 to 5
Thursday 9.30 to 8
Friday 9.30 to 5
Saturday 9 to 5
Sunday 1 to 4

Facilities

The Reference Library is open to everyone. Staff are happy to help you with your queries - just ask! You can also browse, read a magazine or find out about clubs and societies to join and courses to take. If you are studying you can use reference books, reports, newspapers and online resources and find a quiet place to read.

There are 28 computers that the public may use to access the Internet free of charge. Wireless Internet access is also available during opening hours for customers to use their own laptops.

Further details of the services available can be found in the Reference Library leaflet, which can be downloaded by following the link on this page. A copy of the community profile for this library, which includes an indication of how well this library is performing, can also be downloaded.

There is ground floor access to all services and facilities include an induction loop and public toilets. There are parking spaces for people with disabilities which can be booked through Shropshire Archives.

For a location map, please follow the link to ShropMap.

Resources available

Here are just a few examples of material held in the Reference Library.

• Government reports back to 1974
• Acts of Parliament back to Magna Carta
• Times newspapers on microfilm from 1852 to 1996
• business directories and access to financial profiles of companies
• current and backfiles of official statistics
• reference books to browse on sociology, politics, languages, science, sport, art architecture, literature, history and more ...
• access to Ancestry Library (available in all Shropshire libraries)
• Ordnance Survey Landranger and Explorer maps

Library staff will be pleased to provide you with facts and figures over the telephone, by post, fax or e-mail. More detailed information can often be photocopied and sent to your nearest library for you to collect.

Online enquiries

If you are unable to contact the library during the opening hours shown on this page you may like to consider using Enquire. This is a live online national question and answer service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Follow the link on this page to find out more.

Advice sessions at the Reference Library

Next Step

Free impartial advice on work, careers, training and how to write a cv. Telephone 0800 021 7244 to make an appointment.

Volunteer Outreach

Find out about volunteering opportunitiesof all kinds. Every Wednesday morning 10 to 12 no appointment neeeded, just drop in.

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