All our libraries are free to join and offer a range of fantastic services, including:
- book, audio book, eBook and large print loans (free)
- children’s fiction and information books to borrow (free)
- request items that are in stock, and no overdue charges! (free)
- DVD hire
- library catalogue, with a dedicated catalogue just for children
- Books on Prescription service
- home library service – home deliveries if you're unable to visit the library (free)
- Ancestry.com and FindMyPast access (from your own home)
We have had to suspend these services due to COVID-19 - we hope to restart them as soon as conditions allow:
- Mobile Library service – although home deliveries are still available
- Book Start story times and rhyme times for children under five
- wi-fi and internet access on our touch-screen computers
- author events and regular hands-on activities
- photocopying and printing
- practise for your driving test online with Theory Test Pro
Our Service
We are encouraging residents and service users to follow the government’s new cautious guidance. This means residents and services users are asked to:
- Choose to wear a face covering
- Sanitise your hands
- Respect others' space and keep a safe distance
- Do not enter our buildings if you are feeling ill or have any COVID symptoms
Please check in at our libraries using the NHS Track and Trace QR code.
Registered library users can place holds on books online via this website or by calling 01572 722918. Contact us by telephone or email libraries@rutland.gov.uk for DVD holds.
When collecting your holds please bring your library card with you to use at the self-service kiosk.
Returned items will be held in storage for 72 hours before being discharged from library cards.
The following library services are available online:
JoinOnline: http://bit.ly/join-rutland-libs
Digital magazines: http://bit.ly/rutland-emags
Ebooks and eaudio: http://bit.ly/rutlandborrowbox
Online newspapers: http://bit.ly/rutlandpressreader
Online Reference Library: http://bit.ly/rutland-ref-library