What's in your library?

Books

The library catalogue will help you to find books in our libraries. If we don't have what you're looking for, our requests service will try and find it for you.

Join one of our reading groups to discuss books with other people or have a go yourself at one of our writers groups.

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

Music, film and theatre

All of our larger libraries have CDs and DVDs for hire.

Specialist collections in many formats concerning music, film and theatre are held in the Music and Drama Library in the Central Library.

Music, film and theatre resources at the Central Library

Internet access

Free internet access is available in all of our libraries. PCs can be used as research tools, accessing central and local government information, to send and receive emails, for homework help and as a revision aid, or just for fun.

More about internet access in libraries

Family history

Tracing family history and genealogical research are becoming increasingly popular.

Collections held in the Central Library will be useful both to those starting out and to more experienced researchers.

Family history and genealogical resources

Local and naval resources

The Local and Naval Studies Library has important collections of materials and resources in a variety of formats.

A majority of the collection covers Plymouth, however many items relate to Devon and Cornwall and other areas in the south west.

The very extensive naval studies collection reflects Plymouth's maritime history and its role both as a starting point for exploration and discovery and as a major Royal Naval base.

Local and Naval Studies resources