Digital library

BorrowBox

As a library member you can access thousands of downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks free of charge through Borrowbox.

Borrowbox also now includes a selection of digital newspapers. The newspapers are available on the day of publication and look just like the printed edition. Titles include the Daily Post, Y Cymro, the Daily Mail, the Independent and the Guardian.

Simply download the app to your phone or tablet, or visit Borrowbox (external website) and log in using your library card and PIN.

PressReader

PressReader is your digital newsstand for newspapers and magazines. With the PressReader app or online you can access more than 7,000 of the world’s top publications as soon as they’re available on shelves.

View issues in their original print layouts, read instantly or download for later on your devices. With publications in more than 60 languages and from 120 countries, you can access content from home, and from around the world. From The Daily Post, Evening Post, The Guardian, Forbes, Vogue and Western Mail, PressReader delivers full issues of premium newspapers and magazines instantly.

To get started enjoying digital magazines and newspapers, download PressReader from your app store or visit pressreader.com (external website) and log on with your library card number.

Download the PressReader app on the App Store (external website)

Get the PressReader app on Google Play (external website)

Find My Past

You can access Find My Past (external website) free at your local library. This includes the 1921 census. Find My Past is the perfect place to grow your family tree and unlock stories that define your past, shape your present and inspire your future. Please note that we can only offer a limited number of sessions at any one time.

Ancestry

You can use Ancestry (external website) free at your local library. It allows you to quickly and easily build your family tree and research your family history.

Theory Test Pro

Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the official practice test question bank, hazard perception video clips and an online version of the Highway Code.You can use Theory Test Pro free of charge as a library member.

Sign up for Theory Test Pro (external website)

Access To Research

Access to Research (external website) gives free, walk-in access at your local library to over 15 million academic articles. Students and independent researchers can now access many of the world’s best academic papers from leading publishers who have made their journal content available for free.