What you can borrow from our libraries and for how long
It's free to borrow books, music scores, eBooks and eAudiobooks. You can have most items on loan for up to 6 weeks.
About library membership
You can borrow books for free, which includes graphic novels and books in other languages.
You can also borrow music scores for free, a range of e-books and e-audiobooks.
DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and language courses are available to borrow for a small fee.
Find out more about fees for our library items and services.
Items you can borrow
You can borrow all these items at the same time:
• 40 books
• 8 CDs or DVDs
• 2 toys from Whitehawk Library or Coldean Library
Where to return your items
You can return all borrowed items to any of our libraries, except for toys. You’ll need to return toys to the same library you borrowed them from.
How long you can borrow items for
You can borrow:
• books and audiobooks for up to 3 weeks
• language courses for up to 3 weeks
• CDs and DVDs for up to 1 week
• toys for up to 3 weeks