Special collections at the library

Audiobook collection

The largest collection of most recent audiobook titles is held at Rochdale Central Library, with smaller selections at libraries across the borough. You can borrow audiobooks for free. 

You can also download eAudiobooks free of charge with BorrowBox. There are hundreds of eAudiobook titles available to download.

Find out more about eAudiobooks

Contact Library Service

Telephone: 0300 303 8876

This phone line is open Monday–Friday 9am–5pm

Library events

There are lots of events and activities taking place in our libraries from IT training, reading and poetry groups to writing workshops, knitting groups, coffee mornings and more.​​

Events in libraries

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Become a member and get free access to thousands of books, audiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers. You can also access a range of online resources including Ancestry UK and BFI Replay, a film and TV archive available only in libraries.

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