Stoke-on-Trent Libraries

National Year of Reading

Stoke-on-Trent Libraries will be celebrating the National Year of Reading by holding events and activities between now and the end of December. Click here to find out more about what's going on.

What is your all-time favourite book? Or have you recently read a book you couldn't put down? Click here to find out about Stoke's Top Ten reads.

Something for everyone

At Stoke-on-Trent Libraries you can:

• borrow books, CDs, DVDs, PlayStation games;
• find out information on all subjects; and
• use our computers free of charge.

To find out what your nearest library has to offer, please choose from the list on the left hand side of this page.

Click here for information on Stoke-on-Trent City Archives.

Libraries Online

We know you can’t always get to a library, so why not access library services from the comfort of your own home?

With Libraries Online, you can now:

• join the library;
• search the library catalogue;
• renew items online;
• reserve items for collection from any Stoke-on-Trent library; and
• view and change your account details.

And, to make library services even more convenient for you, you can now:

• borrow up to 20 books at a time;
• borrow talking books free of charge;
• borrow up to eight CDs and eight DVDs;
• renew most items up to eight times, by telephone or online; and
• request most items free of charge.

Click here for more information on Libraries Online.

Click here to use Libraries Online.

Free Online Reference Library

There is now free access to these online reference collections at any public library in Stoke-on-Trent:

• Credo Reference;
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ;
• Oxford English Dictionary Online ;
• Oxford Reference Online ;
• Oxford Art Online;
• Oxford Music Online; and
• InfoTrac National Newspapers.

If you are a member of Stoke-on-Trent Libraries, you can also access them at home, free of charge. Simply click on the relevant link and enter your Stoke-on-Trent library card number.