Long Lane Library
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Halesowen
What it’s like
Free rhyme time sessions and stories for babies and toddlers, with reading groups for older kids too.
Rhyme Time is the main event here: babies and toddlers get songs, stories and a bit of a singalong, and it's free to turn up to. There are reading groups running alongside it too, so if you've got an older one who wants a book club feel rather than nursery rhymes, that's covered as well.
It's open most days but the hours shift about, so a Tuesday visit looks different from a Saturday one. Mondays and Thursdays you get the longest window, 10 till 5, while Wednesdays close at 4 and Saturdays wrap up at 3. Sundays it's shut, which catches people out if the library is your default wet-weekend plan.
Getting in is straightforward if you need a bit of help. There's blue badge parking close to the entrance and the building itself is wheelchair accessible, so a buggy or a wheelchair isn't going to be a problem. Wifi's there too if you want to sit with a coffee while the little one naps mid-visit.
There's no cost to any of it, which makes it an easy one to slot into a morning without any planning. It won't fill a whole day out, but for a rainy hour with a toddler who wants stories and songs, it does the job without any faff.
Facilities
Plan your visit
Is it free?
Yes, entry and the rhyme time sessions don't cost anything.
What do the kids actually do?
Babies and toddlers get rhyme time with stories and singing, and there are reading groups too.
Do we need to book?
There's nothing on booking, so it looks like you can just turn up.
What are the opening hours?
It varies by day: 10 to 5 on Mondays and Thursdays, 9.30 to 4 Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 to 4 on Fridays, 10 to 3 on Saturdays, and closed Sundays.
Is it accessible if we've got a buggy or wheelchair?
The library is wheelchair accessible and there's blue badge parking close to the entrance.
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