Information on local authority library services, including lending services, information services, local collections and family history; also information on school library services. Feed your mind for FREE at your local library!

• Local Libraries
  Information on all 24 libraries in the region including contact details, activities and opening times.
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• FREE Library Activity Sessions
  Libraries offer a wide range of FREE activities and fun sessions throughout the region. These include many weekly storytime and bookbug sessions as well as one off author events, themed children's activities and craft clubs. Contact your local branch for information and to reserve your space.
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• eBook Library
  Download books to your laptop, tablet, smartphone or e-reader for free with our 24/7 eBook lending service.
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• Library Membership, Renewing Items and Reserving Items
  Information on joining the library and how to reserve, renew and extend items.
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• Using the Library
  Library catalogue, accessibility in libraries, performance and privacy information.
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• Local Studies, Archives and Family History
  
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• Library Lending Services
  Lending books is our business and is free of charge to all members.
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• Library Reference Services
  Local libraries provide reference materials in paper and in online format and can now answer queries online through the Ask Scotland project.
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• Courses in Libraries
  Libraries are an ideal place to learn. We stock a wide range of materials to help you on your learning journey. We also provide a range of courses in many of our libraries and publish quarterly calendars giving details of these opportunities.
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• Library Services for Children, Young People and Schools
  Libraries, Information and Archives provides a range of services and resources for children and young people from birth upwards and also to local schools. These include Storytimes, Bookbug Sessions (formerly known as Rhymetimes), Sure Start and Bookbug's Library Challenge. The Schools Library Service provides a Project Loan Service as well as advice and support.
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• Library Publications
  Dumfries and Galloway Libraries Information and Archives publish a number of books of local interest and act as agents for some other similar publications.
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• Mobile Library Service
  Dumfries and Galloway mobile library services serve rural communities and individual families who are outside a 2 mile radius of the nearest static library.
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• Libraries Door to Door
  'Libraries Door to Door' is a free service, available to anyone, whatever their age, who due to health problems or similar restrictions is unable to visit a library.
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• Healthy Reading
  Self-help is available for you from local libraries......
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• Nursing and Residential Homes Service
  Dumfries and Galloway Libraries offer a free service for Nursing and Residential Homes for the elderly throughout the region. We can provide a collection of library stock which will be located in the Home for the residents to use. The stock will be changed at least three times a year.
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• For Readers
  These pages are here to help you get the most out of your reading. New titles, suggested reading, lists of titles popular in Dumfries and Galloway plus useful links will hopefully give new ideas and directions to explore the world of reading. If you are a member of a reading group there is also lots of information to assist.
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