24 Hour Library

Using the 24 Hour Library

We subscribe to a wide range of internet services that members of Bristol Libraries can use, free of charge. Most of these resources can be used from home, your very own 24 hour library.

To use a resource select one of the subject headings from the list below, this will take you to a page with more detail.

Home login:

• To login from home, select one of the resources (follow the subject links below) and if asked for your membership, enter the letters ANP followed by your library card number.
• If you are not a library member, visit our how to join page.

Library access:

• Most of these resources can be used from any library, each entry tells you where you can use it.
• It's advisable to phone and book a library computer in advance.
• For the Central Library ring 0117 903 7234.

Our online resources arranged by subject

Art and music

Naxos
Oxford Art Online
Oxford Music Online

Audio book downloads

Clipper DL Download

Business, employment and careers

Adult Directions (Central Library use only)
Careerscape (Central Library use only)
Cobra (business and employment advice)
Kudos (Central Library use only)
Mint (Central Library use only)

'Free' eBooks

Books in My Phone
Bookyards
Feedbooks
Fictionwise
Many Books.net
Planet eBook
Project Gutenberg

Living in Great Britain

Driving Theory Test Pro
Life in Great Britain (Library use only)
Organisations Database
Patient Choice

News and current affairs

19th Century British Library Newspapers
Custom Journal database
Illustrated London News
Issues Online
Newsbank
Pathé News
Times Digital Archive

Reference and family history

Ancestry Library edition (Library use only)
Cyberlibrary
Enquire - ask a librarian 24/7
John Johnson Collection (Library use only)
Library Catalogue
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference Online
Who’s Who and Who Was Who

Your feedback wanted

If you have you used any of the services above, and would like to let us know how useful you found them, please email bristol.library.service@bristol.gov.uk with your comments. Please put '24 hour library' in the subject box. Thank you.