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Young people's library service
Comics and e-books at our libraries
A special collection of e-books for young people is now available for PCs, tablets, laptops and smartphones.
Books can be downloaded for 7 or 14 days. Find out what's available in our digital collection for kids. You will need your library card and PIN to login.
If you join online while libraries are closed you can login with the temporary number supplied.
Ziptales
Ziptales helps make reading fun for children aged 4 to 12+ years. Its content supports the National Curriculum and suitable for Key Stages 1 and 2 and the International Baccalaureate.
The Ziptales online library consists of over 550 interactive stories and activities with:
- voice overs
- animations
- quizzes
- games
Use your library card number to log in to Ziptales.