The Hive, is a large golden-coloured building in Worcester, England, which houses the fully integrated Worcestershire County Council, City of Worcester public library, the University of Worcester's academic library, Worcestershire Record Office, the county Archive and Worcestershire Archaeology Service.

The library houses over a quarter of a million books.

[1] The Hive was procured under a private finance initiative programme and was built by Galliford Try at a cost of £60 million.

[2] The Hive's joint commissioning clients were the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council.

[3] Awards include: Better Public Libraries; Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; 2003 RIBA Journal; April 2012 CIBSE Journal; March 2013