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BorrowBox
 Borrow, download and enjoy here. BorrowBox is home to the greatest authors of the world's best eBooks and eAudiobooks. Your library in one app.
eMagazines via Libby
 Use your library card to access thousands of free eMagazines via Libby. All titles are instantly available, including latest editions and back copies. Download the app or read online in your web browser.
Access UK and Ireland newspapers
 Access to current local, regional and national newspapers. Digital editions of current newspapers are now available for the following titles:Daily Express/Sunday Express Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday Daily Mirror/Sunday Mirror Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph Guardian Independent Liverpool Echo Observer Times/Sunday Times |
Access To Research
Access To Research
Free access to a wide range of digitised academic journal articles and research. Subjects include art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and the sciences.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry.com
Only available in libraries. An extensive assortment of family history and genealogy resources.
British Newspaper Archive
British Newspaper Archive
Access hundreds of historic newspapers from all over Britain and Ireland, including copies of the Chester Chronicle, Cheshire Observer, the Northwich Guardian, and the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian.
Citizenship and Driving Theory Test
Go Citizen
Access Go Citizen - an online study resource for candidates preparing for the "Life in the UK" or "British Citizenship" test. It provides hundreds of practice questions in the same format of the official test and is a comprehensive study package of everything needed to prepare for the test. You will need to register to create your own account so you can track your progress.
Driving Theory Test
Access Theory Test Pro - a realistic simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the entire official test question bank, hazard perception video clips and an online version of the Highway code. You will need to register to create your own account so you can track your progress.
Find My Past
Find My Past
Genealogy is a fascinating hobby and thanks to the records at findmypast.co.uk, it's incredibly easy to get started. Begin your family history research today.
Jobs and Careers
National Careers Service
Everything you need to take your next career step in one place...
Universal Jobmatch
Search for full or part-time jobs in Great Britain and abroad.
Volunteering Made Easy
Search through one million opportunities to volunteer and apply online
Local & Family History
Ancestry.com
Only available in libraries. An extensive assortment of family history and genealogy resources.
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies collects, protects and promotes interest in and the use of records and printed material relating to the historic county of Cheshire.
Find My Past
Genealogy is a fascinating hobby and thanks to the records at findmypast.co.uk, it's incredibly easy to get started. Begin your family history research today.
Find My Past Cheshire Collection
The Cheshire Collection is an extraordinarily rich and comprehensive set of records provided by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.
British Newspaper Archives
Access hundreds of historic newspapers from all over Britain and Ireland, including copies of the Chester Chronicle, Cheshire Observer, the Northwich Guardian, and the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian.
Family Search
A service provided by the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, including the International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Scotland's People
Provides access to statutory birth, marriage and death registers as well as old parish registers. Also provides a free search of wills and testaments.
Vision of Britain
Maps, statistics and historical descriptions of locations in Britain.
Local & Family History - Cheshire only
Find My Past - Cheshire Collection
The Cheshire Collection is an extraordinarily rich and comprehensive set of records provided by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.
Music
Naxos Music Library
Access the Naxos Music Library for online streaming of Classical, Jazz, World, Classic Rock and Nostalgia music. The resource holds more than 59,140 CD-length recordings equivalent to 846,000 tracks, with over 800 CD-length recordings added every month! It includes the complete Naxos catalogue plus selected titles from over 320 other labels including EMI Classics and Virgin Classics.
Newspapers
Access UK and Ireland newspapers
Access to current local, regional and national newspapers (plus backcopies – range varies per title). The format for this is text only.Digital editions of current newspapers are now available for the following titles (best read via tablet/iPads, laptops and PCs):
Daily Express/Sunday Express
Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday
Daily Mirror/Sunday Mirror
Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph
Guardian
Independent
Liverpool Echo
Observer
Times/Sunday Times
