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  • How to join the library

    Find out how to join the library online.

  • Find a library

    Search for your closest library, find out the opening times and the services available.

  • Borrow, renew or reserve items from the library

    Find out how to borrow, renew and reserve items, and what the library charges are.

  • Library catalogue

    Audiobooks, books on prescription and help with reading and language.

  • eBooks and eAudiobooks

    Find out how to use our eBook and eAudiobook service.

  • Library online resources

    Resources to learn English, practise your driving theory test or educate yourself in the best of classical music.

  • Using the library computers

    Find out how to book to use one of the computers in a library and what you can use them for.

  • Online newspapers and magazines

    Find out how to access free digital versions of national and local newspapers and magazines.

  • Local and family history

    Find out how to get access Ancestry and Find my Past.

  • Services for children and young people

    Find out about our online activities.

  • Central library

    Reference library, exhibitions, business resources, activities and events, services for disabled people.

  • Business & IP Centre Bristol

    How Bristol libraries' Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Bristol can support you to start and develop your business.

  • Help your library service

    Find out about our ideas events and how you can tell us your suggestions.

  • Libraries' extended access

    How you can get extended access and the times it is available.

  • List of Blue Plaques in Bristol

    Information about Blue Plaques in Bristol.

  • Book a library book-bike

    About our library book-bikes and how to book them for an event.

  • Sign up for our library eNewsletter

    How to sign up for the eNewsletter, how often the newsletter is sent and what information will be in it.

  • Accessible library services

    Our libraries have a range of services for people who have a disability or are housebound.

  • Print online using Wi-Fi in a Bristol library

    How to print from your own device using Wi-Fi, the file types you can print, and how much it costs.

  • Book library spaces for events, meetings and exhibitions

    Some libraries have meeting rooms that can be booked during opening hours as well as out of hours.

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