Birkenhead Reference Library
Birkenhead Reference Library will be closed on Saturday 3 October.
The main lending library will be open as usual.
The reference library will reopen on Monday 5 October. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Birkenhead Central Library
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Address
Borough Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 2XB
Telephone: 0151 606 2114
Opening times
| Monday | 9am to 1pm | 2pm to 5pm |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9am to 1pm | 2pm to 7pm |
| Wednesday | 9am to 1pm | 2pm to 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am to 1pm | 2pm to 7pm |
| Friday | 9am to 1pm | 2pm to 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am to 1pm | 2pm to 5pm |
| Sunday | Closed | Closed |
All libraries close for lunch between 1pm and 2pm.
Free roadside parking on Raffles Road and in the car park over on Borough Road.
All Wirral libraries offer the following facilities:
- a full range of fiction and non-fiction books (including Large Print)
- free WiFi
- 1 hour free internet access on public PCs for library members (charges thereafter)
- printing, scanning and photocopying facilities (charges apply)
- wireless printing via a mobile device
- seating and study space
- disabled toilets
- baby change facilities
Regular events at Birkenhead Central Library - weekly unless stated otherwise
| Monday | Shared Reading | 2:15pm to 3:45pm |
| Tuesday | Singing Café (2nd Tues of the month) | 10:30am to 12pm |
| Tuesday | Reading Group (1st Tues of the month) | 10:30am to 12pm |
| Thursday | Baby Bounce & Rhyme | 10am to 10:30am |
| Thursday | Family History Helpdesk | 10:30am to 12:30pm |
| Thursday | Reading Group (4th Thurs of the month) | 2:15pm to 3:30pm |
| Thursday | After School Club (term time only) | 3:30pm to 5pm |
| Saturday | Lego (fortnightly) | 2pm to 4pm |
| Saturday | Sounds as you Browse (monthly) | 2:30pm to 3:30pm |
| Saturday | Wirral Repair Café (1st Sat of the month) | 2pm |
Book and view all other library events
Birkenhead Central Library also offers:
- DVDs
- Talking Books
- CDs
- Reference Library
- Connect and Inspire Hub
- Learning Hub
- Hublet Tablets (to borrow and use within the library)
- exhibition and display facilities (enquire within or via libraries@wirral.gov.uk)
- room hire (enquire within or via libraries@wirral.gov.uk)
- accessibility for people with disabilities at Raffles Road entrance
- no lift to 1st floor
- ink cartridge recycling box
View full accessibility information on the AccessAble website
Wirral Archives will be going out to Birkenhead Central Library for monthly drop-in sessions, presenting archives drawn from our holdings on the following topics:
| 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 7 April | 10am to 12pm | Transport Collection |
| Tuesday 5 May | 10am to 12pm | Birkenhead Park Collection |
| Tuesday 2 June | 10am to 12pm | The Blitz Collection |