Libraries and archives

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Find out which libraries are re-opening and what services are available

Find out how to join the library, online or in a library

Use the Call and Collect service to call or email ahead to order some items to borrow

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

Find out how to access free digital versions of 7,000 UK and international newspapers and magazines, as well as 1000s of graphic novels and comics.

Find out how to use our eBook and eAudio service.

Find out how to get temporary home access to Ancestry.

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

Magazines, newspapers, audiobooks, art and drama.

Activities, baby bounce and rhyme sessions, storytime sessions, reading resources.

Resources to help you find information on local history and family history.

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

Links to case studies to help you come up with suitable ideas and how they could work.