Teachers' Membership
Every teacher in primary and special schools can sign up for a Teacher's Card. This free service allows you to borrow up to 40 books for your class for 12 weeks. There is no charge for overdue books.
How to apply for the Teachers' Card
Use our online joiners form to apply. You will need to visit any East Sussex Library to exchange your online membership number for a library card free of charge. Please take proof of your name and address to do so.
We will also need the name of your school and a senior staff member who will act as guarantor for any items you borrow. Please include this information when completing the online form, and add the wording “(Teachers Card)” to your surname.
All the books in the Teachers' Collection are free to reserve.
You can only use the card to borrow books from the Teachers' Collection.
Using the Teachers' Collection
Reserving Books
Use your card number and PIN to reserve books from our Teachers' Collection. Your books will be boxed up and sent to your nearest library for you to collect.
In term time you can choose to have your books delivered to school. Just tick the postal delivery box when you reserve, and enter the name of your school in the notes field. The internal county courier will deliver your books free of charge. This service is only available to East Sussex County Council schools and academies.
Collecting your books
We aim to have your books ready within two weeks. You will get an email when they are ready to collect. If you do not collect them within two weeks we will return them to our central store.
Books delivered to school will be labelled with your name and left at the school office. The box will contain a return label.
If a book you have reserved is on loan or has a reservation, you may have to wait longer for this title to become available for you. You can cancel a reservation at any time in your account.
Returning your books
Return the set of books to your local library in their original box. You can return them before the end of the loan period if you have finished with them.
If your books are being collected by the county courier make sure they are in the original box. Attach the return label to the outside of the box and leave them at your school office for collection.
Contact us for advice on how to search the collection and reserve books.
