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Online library resources
How to join
To access our library services, you can sign up on the LibrariesWest website. Once you have a library card number, you can use it to sign on to the other platforms and apps listed on this page.
Transparent Language Online
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Transparent Language Online offers North Somerset library members a fun way to build skills in a foreign language. It is completely free and you can learn anywhere.
There are over 120 languages to choose from including learning English for speakers of over 30 languages. Their wide range of learning tools are suitable for all ages.
How to access
Open Transparent Language Online on a webpage. Use your North Somerset library card number or your digital membership number to sign up. You will then need to create a username and password to finish setting up your account.
With your new login, you can use either the desktop site or you can download the free Transparent Language Online app from either the Apple Store or Google Play.
If you're not a library member, you can join online at LibrariesWest website.
ebooks, enewspapers, and eaudio
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We have a large selection of ebooks, enewspapers and eaudiobooks to read or listen to.
To find our what's available, visit the BorrowBox website or download the app.
Magazines
You can also access the following services using your Library card on the below websites.
eMagazines
Download current and past editions of hundreds of popular eMagazine titles for free to your device.
Choose from around 200 titles across a wide range of genres including
- computers and technology
- crafts
- current affairs
- entertainment
- food and cooking
- lifestyle
- science and nature
- sports
- home and garden
How to access
- Libby website - sign up - for desktop and mobile users
- OverDrive website apps - sign up - for Kindle Fire users
- download the free Libby app from the Apple Store or Google Play - for smartphone or tablet users
John Johnson collection
This online collection houses images of archived items that offer insights into everyday life in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
How to access
Theory Test Pro at North Somerset Libraries
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Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory test. It contains the official practice test question bank, hazard perception video clips and an online version of the Highway Code. All this material is licensed from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the people who set the tests.
Access to Theory Test Pro is free for residents who call in to any North Somerset library. Members of North Somerset Libraries can also access Theory Test Pro from outside the libraries using their library card number.
How to sign up
When you first use Theory Test Pro, you will need to register with your name, email address and password. There is no charge for this. This information allows Theory Test Pro to save your test scores so you can follow your progress as you practice for the test.
You will need a valid email address to sign up for Theory Test Pro.
If you sign up from home or anywhere else outside of the library, you will also need a valid library barcode number, available on your library card.
Visit us
Visit us to access some online services at the library which you may not be able to at home.
Enquiries
For help with our library services, contact us at libraries@n-somerset.gov.uk
Disclaimer
Access to digital content is provided by a third party supplier who delivers access to the platform and content through their own systems. Please be aware that the supplier will be the data controller for the information it collects. The supplier has servers in the United States and has their own terms and conditions which you will need to read before choosing to use their service.
The Library Service is not responsible for third party content, and the information you share with the third party supplier.