e-Library
Service newsflash:
Bank holiday library closures – Monday 29 May
Changes to library opening times.
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e-Books and e-Audio
Our e-books and e-audio service is now available online through the Cloud Library website. You'll need your library card number and PIN as before. You can also download your e-books and listen to your e-audio selections through an app.
For information and advice about device compatibility, please visit the Cloud Library website. This website works best on Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. Further information about the app can also be found on their frequently asked questions webpage.
CloudLibrary received an update on July 31 2019 and has a new look, which can be personalised.
For more information, please see the walk-through video and CloudLibrary Mobile App User’s Guide as well as their support page.
Customers, please be aware you may need to check your preferences/filters and to add your notification email address due to the upgrade.
e-Newspapers and e-Magazines on PressReader
Access over 2000 newspapers and magazines, including most of the UK national papers, through Library PressReader. To set up follow the Library Sign in instructions, and for the Library Press Reader App follow point 3 on the instructions.
Please note: access to PressReader has been updated. You can now login via the app or the website with your library card and PIN to receive 30 days gifted access. At the end of this time, you can sign out in 'Account' and log in again.
e-Community
Our Shropshire Community Directory is your local gateway to up-to-date information on over 3000 community groups, clubs, societies, support and self-help groups.
Online Reference - in Libraries
The following resources are free to use in libraries. Just click on the titles below and login with your library membership number, for example DD123456789.
Access to Research
With free access to over 30 million academic articles from leading publishers who have made their journal content available for free, Access to Research is available in libraries. You can view which articles and journals are available from home, then view the full text in a library branch. Printing facilities are also available, chargeable at the current rate. Find out more about your local library, including opening times.
British Newspaper Archive
Access to over 1 million fully searchable pages, including Salopian Journal and Shrewsbury Chronicle. You can create your own account now but to receive unlimited free access visit your local library to sign in.
Ancestry family history
Search your family history using Ancestry’s selection of UK censuses, parish records and many other national and international databases. This resource can be accessed free in your local library, via the public computers in all libraries or via the library Wi-Fi network if provided.
Find my past
Free online access to some collections including Shropshire records on the findmypast website is available through the public computers in libraries; other records on findmypast may require a paid for subscription.
Which Online
Test reports and best buy recommendations for goods and services. (Available in Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch Libraries.)