Online resources
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Visit the library while at home!
From your PC you can access a huge archive of daily and Sunday newspapers, as well as the new Credo Reference Collection - all you need in just one site.
Just use the links below and enter in your library card number (first 9 digits only) in the box.
Credo Reference is a vast online reference library, giving access to over 300 online reference books from well-known publishers.You will find images, sound files, animations, videos and lots more. There is even a crossword-solver. All this in one searchable site! If you need help, just go to www.credoreference.com/help for clear guidance on how to use the site. You might like to try the starter quiz!
Look at all the main national broadsheet and tabloid daily newspapers online, including Sunday editions - use the search function to find the article you are looking for. Also includes the Economist and the Racing Post. Click on the logo or here to access.
Search the whole of the Times right back to 1785, and see a facsimile of the printed page.
The CyberLibrary
is a selection of carefully chosen and evaluated websites - either browse the subject headings or search the A-Z list of subjects.
Ancestry is a family history website where you can access Census information (1841 to 1901), births, marriages and deaths, military records and much more. You can access Ancestry free if you visit any of our libraries (but not from home). For more information about researching your family tree, go to our Local and Family History page.
Another resource available in libraries is the John Johnson collection . This is essentially a collection of images of over 65000 printed illustrations spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection is held in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
You should also try the People's Network - select either Discover and browse the Quick Links to find evaluated web sites on all subjects, or Enquire, a free 24-hour service giving you online access to a librarian who can help you find answers to your questions.
If you would prefer, contact us with details of your enquiry and someone will get back to you as soon as possible
This is your 24 hour library - we've paid so you don't have to!
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