Borrow library items

Coronavirus (COVID-19): change to service

On advice from the government regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), we have closed all of our libraries across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. We also have:

• extended our loan period for library items and waived overdue charges
• online resource available to download such as e-books, e-audio books and e-magazines
• setup temporary membership so that you can access our online resources (even if you're not currently a library member)

See further information about changes to services.

Once you have a library card you can borrow from and return to any Poole Library.

You can borrow up to 20 items in any combination of books, ebooks and audiobooks, DVDs, Blu-Ray and CDs.

You can borrow books for three weeks and renew your library loans. If your items go overdue, you can still renew them to stop charges increasing.

You can hire DVDs, Blu-Ray, CDs and audiobooks for up to a week at a time for which there is a charge.

We do not keep music sets or play sets but we can get them for you - see Click and Collect.