24 hour library services

Several of our services are online and available any time day or night from any computer connected to the internet.

Library catalogue

Search the library catalogue any time day or night for books, CDs, DVDs, videos, maps, newspaper articles and leaflets.

Search the library catalogue.

Renew online

From here you can check your account and renew any items that you have on loan.

Requires library membership and PIN.

Go to renew online

There are many ways to renew your books. The renewals page has more details.

Reserve online

Reserve any item from our catalogue and arrange to collect it from your local library.

Requires library membership and PIN.

Go to reserve online.

Plymouth and Cornwall cyberLibrary

The Plymouth and Cornwall cyberLibrary contains links to hundreds of websites all reviewed by library staff.

Go to the cyberLibrary

See also the children's cyberLibrary and the teen cyberLibrary.

Reference online

We provide free access to subscription websites which you can access from libraries, or any computer connected to the Internet.

You can use online versions of well known reference works or search the archives of UK national and local newspapers.

To use these databases outside of libraries you need to be a library member.

Go to reference online to see what's available.

Community information

We provide several databases to help you find local clubs and societies, businesses, translators, sports clubs and facilities, music teachers and groups.

Search for community information

If you or your group would like to be listed on one of these databases. Please email cityinfo@plymouth.gov.uk.

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