Plymouth Libraries

News and what's on

Plympton Library fire

Plympton Library has been completely destroyed by fire.

Any items on loan from Plympton will not go overdue and no charges will be made. Items can be returned to any other library, or to Harewood House between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday and 9am to 12 noon on Saturday.

Updates will be published here as we get them.

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What do you know about languages?

Test your knowledge with our European Day of Languages quiz and you could win a book token.

Download the quiz from our Europe Direct page.

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Bookstart Bear's Blog

Follow the adventures of Plymouth Bookstart Bear on his brand new blog.

Includes information about books and events for the under fives and their families in libraries.

Visit Bookstart Bear's Blog

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Headroom

Help us put together a list of the nation’s most inspiring and comforting books. Find out more and how to get involved on our Headroom page.

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Summer Reading Challenge - Team Read

Find out about Team Read including how to take part, plus events and activities to keep children busy over the summer.

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What's on

To find out what else is going on in libraries, visit our what's on page.

What's new on the library pages
Reproductions of Plymouth Maps including the renowned Plymouth Bomb map are now on sale. For more details see the library shop.
Reference online - go beyond Google. Your library card is all you need to access our premium online resources. Includes dictionaries, encyclopaedias, newspaper archives, streaming music and more.
See the new DVDs and new CDs which will soon be available to hire from our libraries and the new books available to borrow now.
Treasures of the library - view images from and find out more about our Moxon collection of rare books.