Libraries and Archives

Top tasks

Find your local library or mobile library >

Find your local library or mobile library service, opening times and services available

To reserve a book or item, search the online catalogue using the link above, select the item or items you would like, and fill in the online form with your library membership number (on your library card) and PIN number, and let us know where you would like to collect it from. (you can get further help with reserving items here)

Renew your items online >

If you have books or items out on loan, and you would like to renew them, you can do this with our online form, or login to the online library system with your membership number and PIN number, and select the items you want to review from your account summary page

Join the library online >

If you would like to become a library member, you can do this online (or pop into your local library)

If you are already a library member, and you have a membership card and PIN number, you can access a variety of services on our online system, such as searching the catalogues, reserving or renewing books, adding book reviews, online reference collections and more. You can log straight in using the link above, or find out more and get guidance on what you can do online here

Visit the archives >

Our archives house the official records of Argyll and Bute, where we hold information going back as far as 1400. If you are looking to find out more about your family, house or local history, a visit to the archives can help you find what you are looking for

Find local and family history information with our local studies section >

Local studies holds lots of interesting information about Argyll and Bute - old parish records and census records, clan histories, local publications, local newspapers going back to the 19th century and more

Borrow an eBook >

You order and download eBooks if you are a library member