Joining the library

Membership

Joining the library is free, and easy to do.  You will need to fill in the membership form and provide one form of ID with your name:  membership

Borrowing and fines

Find out how many items you can borrow, and when charges and fines apply:  borrowing and fines

Photocopying

Find out about our library photocopying facilities, including charges and locations : photocopying

Renewing library items

If you want to borrow your item for longer, there are several options for renewing library items.

Reservations, requests and inter-library loans

How to reserve an item from our catalogue, or request an item from another library:  reservations.

One Library Card

Residents, workers and students across three London boroughs are set to gain unprecedented access to more than one million books and a range of specialist collections as we launch a ‘One Library Card’ policy.