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Enjoy Westminster libraries from home 


With the country now in lockdown, Westminster library service will be continuing to offer lots of online resources and activities to enjoy from home. Our libraries are still open, offering a reduced service for PC and internet use and to select-and-collect books you have ordered using our online services. For information about how the libraries are affected during the second lockdown, visit Libraries Covid-19 updates


Our libraries have a huge variety of free online books, magazines, newspapers and audiobooks available to download anytime from home using your library card. Take a look at what’s on offer on the Online Resources and Digital Library web pages.


Not got a library card? Not to worry, you can still join online


We are also offering an enhanced range of online events, activities and interactive experiences for all ages including baby rhyme time sessions, book clubs, talks and workshops.  You can find out more about these events on the library Eventbrite page


Visit our social media channels for more on our virtual library or call our customer helpline on 020 7361 3993, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, to speak with the library staff about books, events or technical support.
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eBooks, eComics and eScores

Your own digital library 

Borrow and download a wealth of eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, eAudiobooks, eComics and eScores! All for free. CloudLibrary makes its easy to discover the content you want to read. Download the cloudLibrary app to your tablet, phone, eBook reader or computer and your books will be sync across all devices. All you need to access is your Westminster library card number. 

Click here to explore Westminster libraries cloudLibrary
Need a library card? Join online for free today 
eAudiobooks

Listen to this!

Free eAudiobooks with your Westminster library card.  Gain access to over 600 best-selling eAudiobook titles including brilliant self-help books, fantastic fiction for children and teenagers, and books by your favourite authors. Titles are unabridged and are available at any time. Download RBdigital on phone, tables or laptops and take the story to wherever you go. 

Browse the eAudiobooks and eMagazine on RBdigital
eMagazines and eNewspapers

Hot off the online press

Your Westminster library card gives you free access the lastest magazines and newspapers around the world from RBdigital and Pressreader. Delve into PressReader with over 6,000 publications from over 100 countries in over 60 languages. Read full digital copies of more than 3,500 magazines for free using the RBdigital eMagazine service on your computer, smartphone or tablet. Never miss a story with your Westminster library card.

Search the PressReader catalogue here
Browse the eAudiobooks and eMagazines on RBdigital
Westminster Libraries having so much to offer, you may find yourself stuck with what to read next! Discover your next book by using Who Else Writes Like…? Simply search your favourite authors and find out who else writes like them. You can also search for children authors.
Online resources for children 

IXL Maths and English Practice

Online learning experience that provides comprehensive, curriculum-based maths and English for children in reception and up to year 13.

Parents and guardians will need to sign up at your local Westminster library and provide passwords and usernames in order to be able access the site

Britannica Library Junior, Student and Adult

Contains comprehensive content for primary school children aged 5 to 11 years old. Whether it is frogs or physics, gardening or geography, Britannica Online Library Edition covers it all

Issues Online
Provides personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) resources for teachers, students and parents. They use images, graphs, infographics, videos and glossaries to help students and teachers understand information covering a wide range of PSHE subjects, KS4 topics, lessons and social issues

We also have a regular programme of events for children via our Facebook page

  • On Monday and Friday at 10am there’s story time
  • On Wednesday at 10am there’s baby rhyme time
  • Books we love, children’s activities, craft ideas and much more available via our Westminster libraries blog

Historical Newspapers

The Times Digital Archive

Search over 200 years of this invaluable historical source widely considered to be the world's "newspaper of record."

The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2015

Research global political and economic news and analysis with the source used by top leaders and thinkers.

Search the complete digital edition (over 260,000 full color pages) of the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper.

Picture Post Historical Archive, 1938-1957

Find every issue of this pioneering photojournalism newspaper. Essential resource for international social and political issues.

NewsVault

Cross-search and explore your library's collection of Gale historical newspapers.

Art, Music and Performing Arts 
Music & Performing Arts Collection

Supporting comprehensive literature reviews, this resource combines cross-searchable, seminal bibliographies in music and performing arts, with full-text from hundreds of journals. Both source bibliographies, International Index to Music periodicals and International Index to Performing Arts, take a global approach to their inclusion criteria. Topics range from musicology to the blues, and from theatre to broadcast arts. With approximately two million records, this resource is continuously updated to reflect news scholarship.
Oxford Grove Art Online
Combines Grove Art (45,000 articles) with the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
Oxford Grove Music Online
Combines Grove Music with the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the Oxford Dictionary and Companion
John Johnson Collection 
65,000 items of printed ephemera particularly focusing on advertising and 19th century entertainment materials
Naxos Music Library
Over 128,000 CDs from Naxos and other labels including classical, jazz, nostalgia, world and pop music

Oxford online 

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The most extensive dictionary of the English language and its origins
Who's Who and Who Was Who
Directory of the noteworthy and influential, plus 100,000+ entries from the archives dating back to 1898
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)
The most authoritative collection of British biographies
Oxford Bibliographies
Authoritative research guides on British and Irish Literature and Victorian Literature
Oxford Reference
Over 200 reference books from the Oxford University Press
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
A comprehensive collection of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.

Learning and careers  
Transparent Language
Researched-based and experience driven, Transparent Language Online is a language-learning program for Library members which provides an effective, fun, and engaging experience for language learners of all levels. It offers unlimited access to courses in over 100 languages


The British Way of Life
An easy to use online study resource to help new arrivals understand the British way of life. Some of the many topics covered are the different types of visa, finding a job, pre-school for children, further adult education, the communication network.
Online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK test or British citizenship test. It includes an online version of the latest official study materials licensed from the Home Office, the people who write the handbook plus hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test.
Theory Test Pro
Everything you need to get ready for your driving theory and hazard perception tests. Take practice tests using official questions from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the people who set the tests

Business resources  
COBRA
Complete business reference adviser including opportunities, markets, financial and legal information
Kompass 
Worldwide products and services directory with detailed company information
Marketline Advantage
In-depth information on companies and markets from around the world
Contact us

Need a chat?

We have a new customer service phone line. We are here to help with book recommendations, queries about library resources and even basic tech support.

Just call 020 7361 3993

Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm

Have a question?

We may not be there to help you in person, but you can still ask a team of librarians anything you want through our email enquiry service.

Email your query to libraries@westminster.gov.uk 
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