Reserve or renew your materials online
You can renew your books, films or music online as long as nobody else has already reserved this.
To do this you will need:
- your library card number
- your library PIN (Personal Identification Number)
It's free to reserve books, music and films, and view their details. If the item is in stock your request will be placed immediately and you will be notified by post or by email as soon as a copy becomes available. You can also reserve and renew books by visiting any local library, or the Central Lending Library.
Borrowing items
You can borrow books, audio books, e-books and e-audiobooks for a maximum of 3 weeks. If you would like to borrow CDs and DVDs you will need to return these within 1 week.
You can return books, DVDs and CDs to any local library or the Central Lending Library.
Number of items you can borrow
Items not in stock
If the item is not in stock, a decision will be made to either buy a copy, if appropriate, or try to obtain a copy from another council. If the latter, then you will be contacted by a member of staff as there is a non refundable charge of £7 for this service.
We try our best to find the items you require but cannot guarantee that we will satisfy all requests.
Suggest new library books, music or film
Our buying teams are always interested to hear your suggestions for books that might be added to the collections.
Although all suggestions will be considered, we are unable to buy everything that is published:
- first check our library catalogue to see if we already have it
- if we don't have it, email with your suggestion or speak to a member of staff
- tell us as much as possible about the item
Whilst we genuinely value customer suggestions, we are unable to respond to every suggestion.
Email reservations and reminders
To receive email reminders about your reservations and renewals please contact us by phone or by calling into your local library, or the Central Lending Library with your library card number.
Lost or stolen library cards
Please contact any local library, or the Central Lending Library, to let us know if you have lost your library card. You will be able to contact any library to collect your replacement card. For adults the cost of a replacement card is £2. For under 18s it is free.