Simply register on the site or app with your library barcode/membership number (don't put any spaces in between your library membership/barcode number) and PIN, select your library as West Lothian Council, then login and start searching. If you require any assistance with your membership details please email library.info@westlothian.gov.uk (opens new window)
What can I borrow?
You can borrow or reserve up to six e-Books or up to ten e-Audio/Talking books and e-Magazines simultaneously for free from BorrowBox (opens new window) and download them to a wide variety of devices.
How long can I borrow them for?
Loans are for 21 days and your loan will automatically expire after this time but you can return your copy early to release it for other users and borrow another.
e-Books and e-Magazines can be downloaded to computers and laptops directly from our library catalogue (opens new window), BorrowBox (opens new window) or by downloading the free BorrowBox app to Apple devices, android tablets and smart phones. They can be downloaded to a Kindle Fire but cannot be downloaded to the Kindle reader due to Amazon's policy.
The library services aims to have a varied selection of stock available to our customers and add more content to increase the collection on a monthly basis. Stock suggestions can be made by emailing library.info@westlothian.gov.uk (opens new window). Please provide the details of the title you would like to suggest and why you feel it would be a worthwhile addition to stock. All recommendations will be considered, however as we operate within a small budget it may not be possible to purchase all suggested items.
Digital books of the month
Multiple copies available in E-book and E-audiobook, free to download from 1st January.
'The Teacher of Auschwitz' by Wendy Holden
At the dark heart of the Holocaust, there was a wooden hut whose walls were painted with cartoons; a place where children sang, staged plays and wrote poetry. Safely inside, but still in the shadow of the chimneys, they were given better food, kept free of vermin, and were even taught meditation to imagine full stomachs and a day without fear. The man who became their guiding light was a young Jewish prisoner named Fredy Hirsch.
But being a teacher in such a brutal concentration camp was no mean feat. Whether it was begging the SS for better provisions, or hiding his homosexuality from his persecutors, he risked his life every day for one thing: to protect the children from the mortal danger they all faced.
But time is running out for Fredy and the hundreds of children in his care. Can he find a way to teach them the one lesson they really need to know: how to survive?
'They thought I was dead' by Peter James
My name is Sandy. My husband is Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. But when I disappeared, even he couldn't find me . . .
There's more to Sandy than meets the eye. A woman with a dubious past, a complicated present and an uncertain future. Then she was gone. Some will think they know how it ends . . .
Her disappearance caused a nationwide search. Even the best detective on the force couldn't find her. They thought she was dead. But nobody knows this . . .
Where did she go? What would cause a woman to leave her whole life behind and simply vanish?
Digital magazine of the month
BBC Science Focus
We're all curious about how the universe works. A brilliant place to start looking for answers is BBC Science Focus Magazine. Each of its annual fourteen issues is packed with news, discoveries, ideas and innovations to keep you up-to-speed with the complexities of the fast-moving world around us.
What's on with Borrowbox - Free events available online with your favourite Authors!
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RNIB offer CD's, USB's and Hardcopy Braille Books so you can read in a way that suits you. To sign up to this service, call the RNIB helpline on RNIB Helpline (opens new window) or 0303 123 9999.
RNIB also offers their digital audio library where they have over 40,000 books to borrow, download and listen to on your smartphone, tablet, computer or other reading device.
You can choose from a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles for both children and adults, in DAISY audio and electronic braille.
RNIB have put together a list of other free accessible libraries for you to get information from.
Clear Vision - A postal lending library of children's books in print and braille, and tactile books. More helpful information on Clear Vision can be found here Clear Vision Project (opens new window)
Living Paintings - A free postal library of accessible picture books and resources for blind and visually impaired children and young people to experience through touch and sound. Find out more about Living Paintings on their webpage here Living Paintings (opens new window)
Calibre Audio - Calibre Audio provides a fantastic collection of over 20,000 audiobooks for people living with a print disability in the UK and overseas. This service is free for those who only use USB's or are under 25. More information on Calibre Audio can be found on their webpage here Calibre Audio (opens new window)
