It is free to join the library and membership will entitle you to borrow from our collections and use our computers and electronic resources.
Who can join
You can join the library at any age if you are: -
- permanently living in Cambridgeshire or the adjacent counties of Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Peterborough or Suffolk
- working or studying in Cambridgeshire
- visiting a library in Cambridgeshire.
Full membership - you can borrow up to 12 items at a time.
Introductory membership - you can borrow up to two items at a time.
How to join
There are two ways to join the library:
1. By completing the online joining form
You will need an email address to join through this route. We will post your membership card to you within two working days. Please allow seven working days for delivery. We suggest that if you are in Cambridgeshire for less than one month you may prefer to visit a library and join in person.
2. By visiting any library
What details will I need to give?
- Name and address - you will need to show library staff evidence of your identity
- date of birth
- email address (optional) - if you supply your email address we will use it to let you know about book loans that will soon be overdue, overdue loans for which you now owe money and requests that are ready to collect.
If you wish you can also sign up for the library's electronic newsletter.
For information in other languages about joining the library see the publication links below.