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News and Announcements

Important update

From Saturday 8 August, face coverings must be worn in all Bexley libraries.

Covid-19 – Reopening of libraries

We are safely reopening our libraries following closures due to Covid-19.

All Libraries have now reopened. The first floor at Central Library and the Local Studies and Archives Centre will remain closed for the time being.

Find out more about which services will be available and the restrictions that will be in place when we reopen on the Covid-19 Updates page.

You can view a short video which explains how the restrictions work.

Due dates of items on loan

The due dates of all books and other items on loan from Bexley Libraries have been extended to 21 August 2020.
After that date, books and other items will need to be either returned to a library or renewed to prevent overdue charges from accruing.

Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020

This year's annual Summer Reading Challenge has gone digital!

Find out more about this year's challenge and how you can join in!

eMagazines are moving!

From 1 July 2020, some of our FREE downloadable digital magazines are moving – you can currently find them all on our RB Digital portal, but most will be moving to our PressReader site instead.
Find out more

Bexley Libraries proudly presents...Odd Odes and Short Stories from the Shed

Enjoy three short YouTube videos with three verses from Victorian era Bexley.

An ode to a cucumber

The ballad of Foots Cray Cricket Club

Saga of Fireman Smeed

Short stories from the shed

Lockdown Stories

Are you missing your regular Storytime? Then come and see Will from Welling Library reading some amazing stories!

Your Digital Library is Never Closed

You can still access lots of library services from the comfort of your own home - books, audiobooks, magazines, comics, newspapers and lots more!

Your Digital Library is available 24/7 and access to all these great resources is FREE for Bexley Libraries members.

It’s easy to get started - all you need is your library card and PIN, an email address and an internet enabled device, such as a PC, tablet or smartphone.

Resources for learning at home

There are lots of free, fun and educational activities available to help keep your child occupied at home, now that local schools have closed in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many schools will have issued guidance on what children can do whilst they are at home, but just in case you need some more ideas, we have come up with some suggestions to get you started.

Online resources for learning at home

Free digital audiobooks from RBDigital

Bexley Libraries have a new collection of digital audiobooks that you can download free of charge and listen to at home, while our libraries are closed in response to the current Coronavirus pandemic.

There are 1001 different audiobooks to choose from and it is easy to get started – all you need is your library card number, an email address and an internet-enabled device, such as a PC, tablet or smartphone.

The new audiobooks are available via the RBDigital portal – on the same screen as our eMagazines and eComics, so if you already use RBDigital, you can get started straight away. If not, then just follow these steps to get started;

• Visit RBDigital

• Choose your free audiobook (or magazine or comic) and click on “checkout”

• Set up an account using your library card number and email address

• Start listening straight away in your browser or you can download the RBDigital app to listen to your audiobook offline on your device.

PressReader – new for Bexley Libraries

PressReader is a fantastic new digital resource that offers FREE access to a huge selection of digital newspapers and magazines to everyone with a Bexley Library card.

Over 7,000 digital newspapers and magazines from across the world, in over 60 languages are available. Over 100 UK and Irish daily newspapers are on Press Reader – including The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Observer. The papers are all full colour newspapers, unabridged, and include supplements.

You can browse and download titles free of charge at any time from any location using the free PressReader app.

For more information and to get started, click here

FREE Comics and Graphic Novels

Our range of digital comics and graphic novels has just gotten even better!

All your Marvel comic favourites, such as Spiderman, Black Panther, Captain Marvel and the Avengers are still available, but now you can also download lots of Disney titles as well, including Lion King, Frozen, Cars, Toy Story, Wall-E, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp etc.

We also have lots of IDW titles, including Angel, Dungeons and Dragons, G.I. Joe, Jessica Jones, Orphan Black, Star Trek and Transformers.

Browse the range.

It’s really easy to get started – all you need is an email address and your library card number.

Bexley Libraries App

Your personal library in the palm of your hand

Download the new Bexley Libraries App for quick and easy access to library services wherever you are, whatever the time. You can search the library catalogue, download eBooks, renew and reserve books and find out about events in libraries. With the App on your mobile device, you'll never be without your library card.

Download it for free from:

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Bexley Care Hub

The Bexley Care Hub is an online portal which provides information on services for older people, those with care needs and their carers. There is information on financial assessments, savings and contributions and a useful tool for users to find services and providers near them. Users are also able to carry out a self-assessment of their own social care needs. Access The Bexley Care Hub