Welcome to Blackburn with Darwen library and information service. This is where you can find out about all our services, including:
If you are interested in local history, Cotton Town, our digital archive, gives a wealth of information about the area through historical material, including photographs, maps, posters and newspaper articles.
In February 2009 we achieved 'Established' accreditation to the DfES Quality in Study Support (QiSS) standard. The award relates to out of hours learning and the assessment covered all aspects of library service provision for 0 to19 year olds. QiSS accreditation more usually focuses on schools and nationally, only a few library authorities have achieved recognition.
If you have a query or comment about our services please e-mail us at library@blackburn.gov.uk
Welcome to Life in Britain. The most used online course throughout UK libraries covering all THREE official publications • Learn practice and revise for the British Citizenship Test with all these unique features... Contains the content of Three books: “Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship - Second Edition (2007)”, the “Official Citizenship Test Study Guide” and “Passing the Life in the UK test - Official Practice Questions”.
10 ways libraries can help with the credit crunch
It's a difficult time for the economy at the moment and libraries can play a really important part in saving you money. Find out how.