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Books

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.

'Reaper man'
'Reaper man'

E-library

Search the catalogue, reserve and renew online.

Book of the month

Recommended titles for adults and children.

How to find a good read

Ways to find new books and authors, prizewinning titles and more.

Reading groups

How to set up a group and reserve sets of books.

Talking books and large print

Books on tape or CD – great for the car and free if you have an impairment.

Reading and writing

Quick reads and BBC RaW activities.

Famous Sussex authors

Discover the writers who brought us Winnie-the-Pooh and Sherlock Holmes.

Self-help books

Recommended by doctors in the 'Well Read' book prescription scheme.

Plays

Drama groups can borrow sets of plays from libraries.

Booklists

Crime, sport, history and children's books and other recommendations.

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