About Bridgend libraries
Tel: (01656) 754800
Fax: (01656) 642431
e-mail: blis@bridgend.gov.uk
All you need is a valid library card and a PIN number (available from any library).
Bridgend Library and Information Service provides public book lending and information services to the 128,000 residents of Bridgend County Borough, South Wales.
The service is provided through:
10 branch libraries, a mobile library, Cyberlink, Y Llynfi (Maesteg) and a Local & Family History Centre (Ty'r Ardd).
We offer you:
- over half a million books, CDs, DVD's and audio books for loan.
- free internet access, e-mail, scanning, CD burning and word-processing at 14 of our libraries via the Computers at Your Library.
- it's easy to join - just fill in the online form and you can enjoy the benefits of membership straight away.
- complete stock listing available at our on-line catalogue.
- a wide range of information sources in printed and automated formats.
- a fast inter-library loan service that provides access to materials from anywhere in the world.
- a home delivery service to housebound readers.
- extensive local and family history research facilities.
- the innovative Cyberlink ICT vehicle. Check the timetable to see if it's visiting your community today!
- a wide range of materials and information for children and regular events for young people of all ages (babies to teens).
Bridgend Library & Information Service is a Learndirect Centre
Bridgend Library & Information Service is an ECDL test centre.
Do you want a book we haven't got?
Request any book from anywhere* FOR FREE
*Subject to availability.
Offer open only to borrowers who have a clear account with Bridgend Library & Information Service.
Requests for out of stock items available free to those who live, work or are being educated in Bridgend County Borough
Join the library online
It's easy to join - just fill in the online form and you can enjoy the benefits of membership straight away. You'll be able to reserve books via our online catalogue and access free-of-charge a range of useful databases.
library.wales.org
library.wales.org is a mine of information and an excellent free resource for everyone. Get the right answer first time and every time at your library online.
Cobwebs
The Cobwebs site at www.cobwebs.uk.net is your online guide to local clubs, societies and organisations within the Bridgend borough. All types of local groups can be found here, along with contact details and other useful information. It is an online searchable database. Cobwebs also offer support for non profit organisations in Bridgend to build their own quality community group websites.
Ask Cymru
Ask Cymru is Wales' electronic reference library. A team of trained reference librarians throughout Wales is ready and waiting to answer your factual questions and you'll have a response within 48 hours.
Pictures From Our Past
Did you know that you can access over 3,500 photographs via the library website? The photos tell the story of the Borough through the ages and include images of landscapes, local events, churches, chapels and pubs. Do you or your relatives remember any of our featured photographs? Can you fill in some missing details and update our records? Simply use the review function and put some names to faces, or dates to events to help us fill in the missing pieces of the jigsaw.
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What's new?
Pride and Prejudice Mastermind
To celebrate 200 years of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Bridgend Library and Information Service is searching for Bridgend County Borough’s Pride and Prejudice Mastermind… [read more]
E Learning
Enhance your learning experience through more effective use of ICT.
Click here for E learning locations
Two for the price of one on classic DVDs
Staying in is the new going out thanks to a great new offer on DVDs from Bridgend Library and Information Service.
We've got a fantastic range of DVDs and many are now available to borrow at two for the price of one.
Just look out for pink labels on the DVD cases and bring the magic of the silver screen to your home for less!
InfoTrac NewsStand available from 01 April 2013
Easy access to comprehensive information on current events and news InfoTrac Newsstand is an innovative full-text newspaper resource which allows users in Wales to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section or other fields, eliminating random searching through newspaper archives. InfoTrac NewsStand provides access to a number of Welsh newspapers and other local UK newspapers.
To access InfoTrac NewsStand all you need is a valid Bridgend Libraries card.
Calling all Music Lovers! Join our CD Club
Whether you're into pop or classical, hip-hop or folk, Bridgend Library & Information Service's CD Club is the ideal way to listen to all the music you want.
An annual subscription to our CD Club costs just £15 and there's no limit to how many CDs you can borrow in the year (maximum 5 CDs at any one time).
Ask about joining at any of our libraries... and let the music play!
Do you have overdue books from Bridgend Libraries?
We know that using your library is important to you so don't let overdue charges make you stay away!
Library services charge overdue fees to encourage borrowers to return their books on time so that other readers can then enjoy reading the same books.
If you have overdue items or owe an outstanding charge and want to start using the library again please contact your local library - we can arrange an easy way to pay and you can discover the benefits of library membership all over again!
Looking for work but don't know how to use a computer?
Free support for anyone who would like help using a computer to access the Universal Jobmatch website, send a CV and much more.
Mondays
09.30 - 12.00 Bridgend Library
13.30 - 16.00 Pyle Library
Tuesdays
09.30 - 12.00 Bettws Library
13.30 - 16.00 Sarn Library
Wednesdays
09.30 - 12.00 Pencoed Library
E Audio Downloads
Hundreds of bestselling audiobooks to choose from
Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Compatible with iPod, MP3 players and personal computers
No waiting lists - all titles have unlimited availability
Simple 'One Click' download process
All you need is a PC with broadband internet access and your library membership details
For further information about One Click Digital please or speak to a member of our library staff next time you are visiting or telephone 01656 754800.
Android app now available from GooglePlay store.
Happy listening!
Get carried away by a book!
Read about our new season of Reading Groups, where they're held, which books we'll be reading over the coming year and how you can get involved.
Indexes to births, marriages and deaths in the Glamorgan Gazette
Bridgend's local newspaper is an invaluable source for family historians as it has provided details of births, marriages and deaths in the local area since 1866. The library service is undertaking a project to make this information available to researchers via our website and we are now releasing the first fruits of our labours. [Read more...]
Network with Bridgend Libraries
 
Like Bridgend Libraries on Facebook! Or follow us on Twitter: @BridgendLibs
eBooks
Download eBooks to your PC for free!
If you're a member of Bridgend Libraries you can borrow eBooks from the comfort of your own home using our new service, eBooks for Wales.
There are lots of titles to choose from, ranging from current best sellers to self help books, classic fiction to cookery books. We've even have ebook titles suitable for children.
You can borrow eBooks by downloading them from home using your library card number and PIN. [Not compatible with Kindle]
Select, borrow and reserve your eBooks from the eBooks for Wales website:
eBooks can be downloaded on to your PC or laptop, then transferred to your smart phone, tablet PC or selected eReaders. You can borrow up to four eBooks at a time, for up to three weeks. After this period they will disappear from your device.
For more information about this service, please see our eBook FAQs.
If you're not a member of Bridgend Libraries find out how to join.
If you are already a member but don't know your PIN, contact your local library, or email us and we'll reply with your details.
eBooks for Wales is jointly funded by the Welsh Government and 13 other local authority library services.
Discover your ancestors
Ancestry.co.uk is the UK's Number One family history website and provides access to:
- 953 million searchable UK family history records
- The most comprehensive online collection of England, Wales and Scotland Censuses from 1841 to 1901,the fully indexed England and Wales Birth, Marriage and Death records from 1837 to 2005, the British phone books from 1880 to 1984, UK Incoming Passenger Lists from 1878 to 1960, the London Historical records, 1500s to 1900s, and other records dating back before the 1300s
- The world's largest collection of family trees with more than 3 billion profiles from over 100 countries in 30 million member trees
Click here to delve into your family's past and learn more about your ancestors' lives
Only available for use in the library. To access it all you need is a valid Bridgend Libraries card.
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