If you’re struck by the need to find something new to read in the middle of the night – and yes, this happens to us all the time – here are a few bits of the library service you can use online.
You can search for titles you might like to read next in our catalogue, renew your current loans or browse, borrow and reserve ebooks and eAudio books as well as borrow eMagazines. All here, all for free, whenever it suits you.
Find something to read, and renew your current loans
Online Library Catalogue (external link)
You can search online for the availability of any title in any of our libraries at any time using our online library catalogue. You can also renew the books you’ve got out already.
Ask About Business
Ask About Business (external link) is a partnership between fourteen library authorities in Greater Manchester, Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen. Led by Manchester Library & Information Service, Ask About Business provides access through libraries.
If you need to find out about British Standards, patents, setting up or growing your business, get in touch with Ask About Business.
Other resources
Please note: You can only access the below through a PC in either a library, the Museum of Wigan Life or Archive Services.
Ancestry (external link)
Ancestry offers a wide and diverse variety of unique content from around the world allowing you to trace your family history. With over 4 billion names in over 4,000 collections Ancestry is the leading resource of its kind online. You can use their family tree creator (external link) to get started.