Find out more about your local library, including opening times and services.
Joining the library is free and available to those that live, work or study in Plymouth
Search our library online catalogue
Check your library account, renew or reserve a library item
You can use your library card to download a wide selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks
Read digital copies of your favourite magazines, comics and newspapers for free.
Use our free computers and Wi-Fi in libraries
Online resources
Library resources and activities for children and young people
Access to professional advice and resources including books, curriculum resources, eBooks, eLearning, artifacts, costumes and DVDs
Local history, family history and naval history
Activities and events in libraries, reading groups, rhymetimes, work clubs, family history, gadget drop-ins
Plymouth Libraries are free to join and you can use any of the 11 libraries in the city to borrow books, use the computers and free Wi-Fi
How to contact the library service
List of charges for library services
If you're looking for something that isn't in your library, we'll try and find it for you
What you can borrow from libraries, books and audiobooks, eBooks and eAudiobooks, language courses
Music and drama in libraries, music sets, playsets
Health information and support available in libraries
The Home Library Service is for Plymouth residents who want to borrow books and audiobooks but who are unable to get to a library; either through ill health, injury or disability
Volunteering opportunities in libraries
We have rooms available to hire in several of our libraries
Information about Library Apps
Manage your library account online or via our app, read eBooks and magazines for free, download and listen to audiobooks and access quality information resources
Information about Library Market Days, when they are happening and how to book a table