Constructed for £550,000 (£3.3 million adjusted for inflation) and opened on 24 January 1976, it is the town's main public library, having been purpose-built to replace the former building on Church Green.

It is the second-largest library in Worcestershire and attracts up to 12,500 visitors a month.

[2] The building was marked for demolition in a project led by Redditch Borough Council to create retail space and relocate the service to Redditch Town Hall.

[3][4] Despite opposition from library users after a public consultation which was called "fundamentally flawed" by national charity The Library Campaign,[5] the demolition was approved by Cabinet at Worcestershire County Council who stressed that it had been "a consultation exercise, not a referendum".

[6] The demolition project was cancelled after a landslide victory by Redditch Labour in the 2024 Redditch Borough Council election, after which the newly elected Labour council saved the building in fulfilment of promises made during their election campaign.