BOOKS IN LIBRARIES
For updates about libraries during Covid-19, changes to facilities & services and how we make our libraries safe & welcoming places, visit our dedicated page.
Are you in need of a new read? Return your old books and borrow something new!
- We are still running the Click and Collect service where staff select books for you at their libraries from the information you give us.
- Overdue charges will not apply for Nottingham City Library Members until 31 July. Inspire (Nottinghamshire County Library members) please check on their website but you can return your loans now to any Nottingham or Inspire (Nottinghamshire) Library.
- You can place reservations (holds) to collect from the available Nottingham City Libraries via the online catalogue, or if the book you’d like is at one of our available libraries you can ask us for it by filling in a Click & Collect form and selecting that library for collection.
- Inter-Library Loans are still not available until further notice.
- We also have thousands of eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers that you can read at home on a PC, iPad, Tablet or smartphone.
Want recommendations and discussions about books?
We have lots of ways for you to find a new author or genre:
Regular favourite picks on our Nottingham Readers Page, where you will also find information on our Facebook reading group.
Booklists for adullts and children, recommended eBook & eAudio reads, online author talks, creative writing workshops and lots more in our Discover and Get Involved section.
Do you want to know more about Using the Library?
If you are a member of Nottingham City Libraries, you can borrow up to 24 loans at a time, which covers you for: books, newspapers & magazines, talking books, single music scores and language courses.
As well as the 24 loans from a library you can also sign up to our eBooks, eAudio and eNewspapers & eMagazines services with the same membership.
We have a dedicated page with all you need to know about using Nottingham City Libraries
