Shrewsbury Library is a busy lending library situated in a Grade I listed building in Castle Gates. The site was the home of Shrewsbury School from 1550 until 1882. The buildings were handed over to the town in 1882 so a Museum and Library were opened. Outside the building is a statue of Charles Darwin who was born in Shrewsbury and went to school in the town.
The library offers a fantastic range of fiction and non-fiction books, as well as computers and internet access.
The library hosts a variety of activities and events for children and adults.
This library offers the following:
Use of the library computers is free for up to 2 hours a day for members; for guest users there is a charge
Photocopying-A4 black & white and A3 black & white- charges apply per sheet
Printing-A4 black & white, colour - charges apply per sheet
Meeting Rooms-please contact the library for more information or to book a room
WiFi
Scanning
Study space
This Library is Autism Friendly. Staff have undertaken autism awareness training and we have developed a social story for each branch to ease the library journey for autistic people.
Access: This library has disabled access via level entry access and accessible toilet facilities. A lift is in situ.
