Online Library Services

ONLINE LIBRARY SERVICES

Visit the library online - (you will need your library card number and PIN to check your library account, renew loaned items or place a request.) - here you can....

Search the library catalogue for books, spoken word, CDs, DVDs, computer games etc. - you can reserve items here too......
Check your library account and renew items on loan ....

Place a reservation - you will need to know the item details - where reservation or hire charges apply they will be payable at the time the requested item is collected.

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Interested in researching your family history? You can with Stockton Library Service. We now provide access to the family history research site Ancestry in all of our branches. Just go to any Stockton library, ask for an available PC and log on to www.ancestrylibrary.com .

Your library service also provides access to the following valuable online resources......they can be accessed without authentication from any of our branches, if you wish to access them from home you may be required to enter a library card number.

Stories from the Web. If you are in a Stockton Library you will be able to write to the site. If you are not in one of our branches you can still enjoy most of the facilities, but you will not be able to upload anything to the site. This is the national Reader Development website aimed at families, and at children up to the age of 14. It has lots of games and articles to encourage and develop a love of reading.

NOTE - to access the following sites from outside of our libraries you will need to enter a valid Stockton library card number in full without any spaces at all.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Oxford Reference Online.

Oxford Art Online. If you are not in one of our branches select Oxford Art Online External .

Oxford Music Online. If you are not in one of our branches select Oxford Music Online External

NOTE - To access the Oxford English Dictionary site from outside of our libraries you will need to enter a valid Stockton library card number in full preceded by the letters SBC - without any spaces at all.

Oxford English Dictionary. If you are not in one of our branches select Oxford English Dictionary External