Available 24 hours a day, everyday E-Library provides free access to over 60,000 books to read at your leisure.  The newspaper and magazine section contains millions of free articles from around the world and both services provide a wealth of non-English material. Can’t find what you what? - not everything is on the web. Your local library is a gateway to knowledge far beyond its own resources. Most library catalogues are online with ordering facilities - check them out anywhere in the country using the link below. Libraries are there to help you succeed in life

Birmingham Libraries and UK Library Catalogues
Gateway to thousands of free books and other resources available in Birmingham including renewals and reservations service as well as links to most UK public library catalogues.

E – Books

          Abacci Books 
           The world’s best literature for free complete with reviews and guides.

Bibliomania
More than 2,000 free books to read on this easy to use site including reference and study sections.

Contemporary Novels
This site provides a selection of free contemporary novels.

E-books Directory
Portal site with hundreds of links to digital libraries and free books in many languages

Extensive Online Listings
This site provides over 20,000 freely available English language texts.

Literature Database
Australian based directory with downloadable texts and links to hundreds of literary sites.

Online Books
U.S website providing free access to thousands of books fiction and non-fiction.

PDF Book formats
Easy to use site with good choice of free books and other material

Project Gutenberg
Over 16,000 books available online to read plus other free resources.

Newspapers/Periodicals

Directory of Open Access Journals
Portal to over 140 online journals and 7500 articles.

Free magazine articles
US based service with over 10,000,000 free magazine and periodical articles.

Magazine Directory
Comprehensive links to online magazines on every topic imaginable.

News Directory
Free access to a wide range of international newspapers and journals.