Library Services for young adults

Are you aged between 12 and 15? Then check out Kensington and Chelsea libraries.

Books
Videos, CDs and magazines
Computers
Study Support
Links

Books

Young adults do not pay fines on books returned late.

Young adult Collections

There is a great selection of your favourite authors and series, including Garth Nix, Darren Shan and the Princess Diaries. You can also find information about fashion, sex, drugs and music.

Adult books

With your young adult card, you can borrow from the full range of books in the adult and children's Libraries. You do not pay fines if they are returned late. You can borrow novels, information books or graphic novels. If you cannot find the book you want, ask the library staff.

Videos, CDs and magazines

Young adults pay a reduced charge when bowrrowing CDs and language courses
There are over 46,000 CDs in the libraries
Videos can be borrowed from every library. There are films, TV shows and language videos. Some videos have age restrictions. Ask the staff for details.
Some libraries have DVDs that you can borrow
You can find stories and plays on cassette. Look out for titles on your reading lists.
Every library has magazines and newspapers to read in the library. Look out for Time Out, Empire and Q.

Computers

Every library has a computer for 12 to 15 year olds in the adult library. You can book it for one hour per day. Use it to search the internet, play computer games or to complete assignments.

Study Support

There are books to help you study, revise and complete assignments. Some libraries have separate sections for Study Guides. Brompton Library has a separate Study Support Centre with 14 computers and staff to help you. See Learning Support.

Central Library and Chelsea Library have separate Reference Libraries.

We also provide access to the Britannica Student Encyclopaedia.

Related Information

Britannica Student Encyclopaedia

Libraries