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Libraries in Birmingham

The Birmingham & Midland Institute, right in the city centre, is a quiet members' library and lecture venue that's a nice way to show a curious child a proper old reading room. Glebe Farm Community Hub, also in Birmingham, runs story time and a kids club with games and crafts alongside a breakfast club. Wythall Library pairs a Chat and Craft group for kids with a café to break up the visit, and it's free to use. If you want free and simple, Dudley Library and Long Lane Library in Halesowen both run Rhyme Time and rhyme sessions for babies and toddlers, with reading groups for older kids, and Dudley has proper wheelchair access and free parking too. Thimblemill Library in Smethwick suits older kids who fancy digging through local archives, though you'll need to book ahead. For a quieter afternoon with older ones, the Institute in the centre is the one to try.

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