Plymouth Libraries

News and what's on

Bargain books

All books in the Central Library book sale will be half price throughout July.

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Family History Help Desk

Central Library
Tuesday 7 July: 10am to 3pm

Help and advice on tracing your family history with members of the Devon Family History Society. Telephone 01752 305909 to book your place.

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British Library 19th Century Newspapers

Anyone who has a Plymouth Library card can access the online archive of 19th Century Newspapers for free, at home or in the library.

Visit Reference Online for this and more exclusive resources.

If you're not a member, visit any Plymouth Library to get your free library card.

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Quest Seekers - Dare you sign up for the challenge?

Quest Seekers is the summer reading challenge for children. Sign up for free at your local library from Monday 13 July.

Our Quest Seekers page will have all the details so check it regularly for details of how to join in, summer holiday activities plus author visits and more.

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New online resource - Theory Test Pro

Online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the entire official test question bank licensed from the DSA and Hazard Perception test video clips.

Sign up at Theory Test Pro. Free to use in your library or from home with your Library card.

See Reference Online for more free resources.

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Library events

To find out what else is happening in libraries. Visit our what's on page.

What's new on the library pages
Chatterbooks Reading groups for children now meet in five libraries across the city. Find out more on our Chatterbooks page.
Creative writing Our library writers in residence, Bill Eaton and Roy York have written a series of articles on creative writing aimed at beginners.
Reference online - go beyond Google. Your library card is all you need to access our premium online resources. Includes dictionaries, encyclopaedias, newspaper archives, streaming music and more.
See the new DVDs and new CDs which will soon be available to hire from our libraries and the new books available to borrow now.