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Online library resources and reference

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you need help with homework, tracing your family history, writing a business plan or preparing for your driving theory test we subscribe to a wide range of resources to help you.

Most of these will require you to log in with your library membership barcode number ​to get into the members' area.

Driving theory test

  • Theory Test Pro - a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test.

Citizenship

  • The British Way ​​of Life​ is a program to help all asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in getting used to British life as quickly as possible. It covers many essential topics and subjects, with links to government, NHS and other useful websites to find out invaluable information to succeed in “The British Way of Life”. To assist with language difficulties, the program is available in a wide range of community languages as well as full human English speech.​

​IT for beginners

  • First Steps on Your Computer - is a totally interactive training program for anyone completely new to computers. It contains full human English speech that can be listened to as many times as you wish, and text can be selected in Urdu, Arabic, Bangladeshi, Polish or Somali. It takes absolutely nothing for granted, guiding you through the program with interactive exercises​. At the end of each section you can test what you've learnt before progressing ​to the next level. ​​

​​The National Arc​hives​

The National Archives is the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history including over 270,000,000 documents that are available on the UK Government Archive. It includes:
  • Guides, catalogues and indexes - whether you are looking for a person, a place or a particular subject​
  • Lesson plans and workshops for teachers and students
  • Online exhibitions on historical themes
  • A museum of national treasures
  • Podcasts about news and popular topics
  • Advice on how to use the National Archives in Kew

Literature

Business and media

  • Ask About Business - 14 library authorities in the North West supporting businesses, job-hunters and consumers
  • COBRA - information and research resource designed for business advisers and information professionals

Services available on computers in libraries

You can get full access to the following sites on the library computers:

Our library catalogue also has some useful reference resources including a newspaper index

Contact

0300 303 8876

Phone: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.30pm.
Closed for training Monday 11am-11.30am.

Did you know?

You can join the library for FREE and anyone can join. It only takes a couple of minutes to join online. You can use your account to:

  • Borrow items from any library in Greater Manchester.
  • Choose from thousands of great books and audiobooks.
  • Reserve and renew books.
  • Download the latest eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eGraphicnovels ​to your smartphone, tablet or desktop.
  • Access a range of online resources from help with passing your driving theory test to advice for local businesses.

Please remember to bring identification when you first visit the library to borrow items - for example, utility bill, driving licence or bank statement.

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