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Libraries

Check the library catalogue online and renew your books while you're there.

Contact us

Portsmouth City Council Library Service
Norrish Central Library
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire, PO1 2DX

• Call the City Helpdesk on 023 9281 9311
• Email at libraries@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Announcements

The Big Library Join
From July to the end of September 2008 everyone joining the library for the first time will get a free DVD loan. For more information, navigate to the 'Big Library Join' link below under 'News and special events'.

News and special events

Forthcoming events
The Word newsletter
The Book Case: Portsmouth's new book review website
The Big Library Join
2008 National Year of Reading: Reader Profiles

Library membership

Library membership and how to join
What we stock
What you can borrow
How to return and renew your items
How to request an item
Getting the most from our online catalogue

Library services

Community Library Services
Multicultural Services
Children and young people
Computers, the Internet and IT training
School's Library Service
Reading groups in Portsmouth
Fax, Photocopying and Laminating Services

Reference and Information Services

Reference and Information Services: an introduction
Enquire: our online reference service
Online encyclopaedias and dictionaries
The Portsmouth Encyclopaedia
Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
British Standards Online

Libraries in Portsmouth

Central Library
Alderman Lacey Library, Copnor
Beddow Library, Milton
Carnegie Library, Fratton
Cosham Library
Elm Grove Library
North End Library
Paulsgrove Library
Portsea Library
Mobile Library Service