How to join your library

Special memberships

Here are the special memberships we offer, just visit your library to join.

Childminders

• No overdue charges.
• No charge for lost or damaged books borrowed for children under the age of five.
• Just visit your library and show your registration certificate.

Playgroups, Nurseries and Pre-Schools

• Borrow up to thirty items for a period of three months.
• No overdue charges.
• Charges are payable for lost or damaged items.

Foster Carers

• No charge for lost or damaged books, until children are 16 years of age.

Carers of children living in a residential children's home

• Borrow up to thirty books, for a period of three weeks.
• No charge for lost or damaged books.

Residential and Nursing Homes

• Collections of library books can be delivered to homes for no charge.
• Collections are exchanged every six months.

Home Readers

• Friends or relatives can borrow items for twelve weeks, on behalf of someone who is physically unable to visit the library themselves.
• No overdue or request charges.
• Library volunteers can also deliver books to home readers, contact your library for more information.

Reading Groups

• Borrow reading groups sets for a period of three months.
• An annual group membership fee will give access to 12 sets for the year.

Music and Drama Groups

• Borrow music and drama sets and scores for up to one year.
• Check our fees and charges page for the charge for the set.

Teachers Ticket

The Teacher's Ticket is a simple offer.

• It allows for the loan of up to 15 children's non-fiction books at any one time and subject to availability.
• The books are loaned for 12 weeks, but there are no overdue charges. If the books are returned as soon as they are finished with, it helps keep a range of choice for everyone. Please note that lost or damaged books will be charged for.
• There is no opportunity to request or reserve books on this ticket, which is for the loan of stock available on the library shelves at the time of the visit.