Libraries
Libraries
Welcome to Blackburn with Darwen library and information service. This is where you can find out about all our services, including:
- free ICT courses
- homework help and online resources available 24/7
- help with researching your family tree
- how to join one of our reading groups
- events and information just for teenagers
- holiday activities and clubs for children
- our extended business information service
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.
If you have a query or comment about our services please e-mail us at library@blackburn.gov.uk
IT's easy - go digital! is Blackburn with Darwen's Community Capacity Builders' Project which supports digital independence.
There are 9 million people in the UK who have never used the internet and who would benefit from learning how it works. Help is at hand as the library service is at the heart of a network of local agencies committed to supporting those who want to go on line but are in need of instruction as they take their first steps. April Newsletter now available.
Free courses are offered at all libraries and are suitable for complete beginners who need support. Those who take part are given a 'taste' of the digital experience as they gain new skills and explore the virtual world.
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Discover which authors are coming to Blackburn Central Library soon. Find out how you can get a free health check at the library, plus keep informed about events by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Who Else Writes Like…? is now available for the first time online and is designed to help anyone who enjoys reading fiction to expand the number of writers they read. It is designed to answer the perennial question "I've read all the books by my favourite authors, who shall I read next.
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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.
Related Links
- Library online catalogue
This link allows you 24/7 access from work or the comfort of your own home.
- Reserve and renew online
Go to our online catalogue to check your borrower information, renew items and reserve any that you'd like to borrow.
- Opening hours
We have five libraries and a mobile - find out when you can visit.
- Access our 24/7 information here
Take a look at what we subscribe to, so you don’t have to! Resources include encyclopedias, Ancestry.library edition, business and health information, news, reference books, how to pass your driving theory test and citizenship test. We also have abstracts and indexes for teachers, library professionals and environmentalists.
- Contact us
Spaces to think or meet, centres for discovery and learning with resources and staff to help you. See what your libraries can do for you.
- Enquire
A national live question and answer service available 24 hours a day, every day, allowing you to put questions to trained library staff! Try it today!
- Volunteering Opportunities
why not look at what our library service has to offer. We have a number of roles available, so if you are between the ages of 16 and 69, click on the link for more information.
- Community Capacity Builders' Project
Community Capacity Builders' Project
