Welcome to Planet Library

Discover a whole new world…

How do I join?

• It’s easy and it’s free.
• Join at the library or online

What can I borrow?

• up to 10 books for 3 weeks
• up to 6 DVDs, videos, music CDs or talking books
• You can keep them for longer (if no one else has asked for them) by phone, online or by going in to any library

What will it cost?

• Books and talking books are FREE to borrow
• There is a small weekly hire charge for music CDs, DVDs and videos

Stuck for a book?

• You’ll find a brilliant choice at your library
• Staff can help to find the perfect book for YOU.
• If you can’t find what you want on the shelves, you can order it
• - Some books are available in large print, dual and sign language

Homework? Mission Impossible?

Your library has

• information books
• computers and broadband internet
• printing and photocopying
• quiet space

Some libraries have Homework Clubs too

Other worlds

• The Summer Reading Challenge
• Special events, activities and competitions
• Children's Book Festivals
• Book quest visits to schools

Find out more by asking the staff or search the library website. You can go into a public library anywhere on the planet…It’s out of this world. Explore your library soon.

[The above is the text from a leaflet that can be downloaded or opened online from the link on this page.]

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