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Access e-library

Use your library card to get free, 24/7 access to 1,000s of e-books, e-audiobooks, e-magazines, e-newspapers and more.

E-books

Get free access to over 20,000 titles through the London Libraries Consortium. 

  • Download e-books and e-audio
  • Discover Africa's Stories
  • Download children's e-books and e-audio
  • Download teen e-books and e-audio

Need help using the e-library?

View user guide on how to borrow, read and return e-books.

E-books can also be found on Borrowbox.

E-audio

Hear your favourite authors and listen to the latest bestsellers and classics through the London Libraries Consortium.

  • Borrowbox
  • Ulverscroft Digital

Need help using Borrowbox?

Find information on how to download and use the Borrowbox app on your device

Download the BorrowBox video transcript

E-magazines and e-newspapers

Access thousands of e-magazines and newspapers in 100’s of different languages.

  • Browse over 2,500 newspapers and magazines in over 100 languages
  • Download best-selling e-magazines for free from home
  • Help accessing e-magazines 

E-learning

  • Practice your driving theory test online
  • Practice Citizenship online
  • Alison -  extensive catalogue of educational classes

E-reference

  • Homework help for children with Britannica
  • Access to research - a range of academic resources (available only in libraries)
  • Access to Ancestry to search your family records (available only in libraries)
  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Oxford Dictionaries (including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Arabic)
  • Oxford Reference
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • Oxford Art Online
  • Oxford Music Online
  • Oxford Bibliographies
  • Oxford Biblical studies
  • Oxford Islamic Studies
  • Oxford Handbooks
  • New Oxford Shakespeare
  • Who’s Who
  • Very Short Introductions
  • Mental Health and Support Service for Children and Young People
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