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Library Services
Plymouth Central Library
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AL
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth PL1 2AA
Phone :
01752 305923
Email :
library@plymouth.gov.uk

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Borrowing from your library

If the item you want isn't on our library catalogue our requests service may be able to find it for you.

Books

  • For the first six weeks of membership you can borrow up to six books.
  • After six weeks you can borrow up to twelve books.
  • Books are generally issued for three weeks and there is a charge of 13p per day for overdue items unless you renew them.
  • All books can be found in the Library Catalogue.

See our books pages for more information, recommendations, who writes like, book websites and more.

If you like discussing books join one of our reading groups or have a go yourself at one of our writers groups.

Music

CDs can be borrowed from the following libraries:

Find CDs on the library catalogue or see new CDs soon available for hire.

One CD or a boxed set of two items costs £1 per week. A boxed set of three or more items costs £1.50 per week.

You can hire up to six CDs.

Discount vouchers are available and allow you to hire CDs at a reduced rate.

The Central Library also loans songbooks, vocal scores, instrumental music, play scripts and books on music, theatre and dance.

DVDs

These libraries have DVDs for hire:

Find DVDs on the Library catalogue or see new DVDs soon available for hire.

Premium DVDs cost £3 for three days. Other DVDs cost £2.50 per week. Value DVDs are £1.50 for a week.

You can hire up to four DVDs.

For more information on DVD hire charges see library charges.

Audio books

All libraries have a selection of audio books for loan. These are free to borrow.

You can borrow up to eight audio books.

Search the Library catalogue for audio books or ask to see a copy of Telling Tales a printed directory of books on tape, available in all libraries or for purchase.

Language courses

Language courses are available in the following libraries:

One item or a boxed set of two items costs £1 per week.

A boxed set of three or more items costs £5 for a three week loan.

For more information visit our library charges page.

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