Books and recommended reads
All books are free to borrow. You can have 20 books for three weeks.
If we don't own the title you want, fill in a reservation card at your local library – we may buy a copy or try to obtain it from outside the county.
Children's book of the month 'Time train to the Blitz'
Search the catalogue, reserve and renew online.
Recommended titles for adults and children.
Ways to find new books and authors, prizewinning titles and more.
How to set up a group and reserve sets of books.
Books on tape or CD – great for the car and free if you have an impairment.
Recommended by mental health services in the 'Books can help' scheme.
Drama groups can borrow sets of plays from libraries.
Discover the writers who brought us Winnie-the-Pooh and Sherlock Holmes.
How you can get involved in our home library service, helping out at book sales and our summer reading challenge.
Donate your old books to our libraries or charities, sell them secondhand, or pick up a bargain from our ex-library stock.
