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Our Digital Library

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We offer a wide range of downloadable digital media.

eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers

Use the free digital library services to download eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers using a smartphone, tablet, Mac or PC.

Finding what to read next

Discover a whole new world of fiction writers based on your favourite authors using ‘Who Else Writes Like’ (for adult fiction) and ‘Who Next’ (for children’s authors).

British Film Institute (BFI) Replay

BFI Replay is a new, free-to-access, digital archive from the BFI (British Film Institute), exclusively available in UK public lending libraries.

Oxford English Dictionary

Access to the Oxford English Dictionary, an unsurpassed guide for researchers in any discipline.

Ancestry Library Edition

Discover your family history for free using a library computer to access Ancestry Library Edition

Findmypast Library Edition

Trace your ancestry and build a family tree by researching extensive records

Access to Research

Discover a world of published academic research at your local library with Access to Research 

British Newspaper Archive

Access hundreds of historic newspapers from all over Britain and Ireland for free using a library computer

Which? magazine

Access Which? Consumer Magazine at selected Leicestershire Libraries.