Reserve, or renew online!

Log in to find your next obsession by browsing the Sheffield Library Catalogue. When you find something you like, simply reserve it and have it sent to your nearest library!

Overdue books? Not a problem! You can now renew your books online.


Become a member!

If you live or work in Sheffield you can get a library card to access library services. It's free to join and you'll be able to borrow books, use the eLibrary, attend events and access our information services.


Introducing Libby

Libby is a free app where you can borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read them anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a library card. You can download the Libby app on iOS 10+, Android 5.0+, and Fire OS 5+. If you have a Windows computer, Mac computer, or a Chromebook, you can use Libby in your web browser.

Iphone and headphones displaying a Libby Audiobook

The Friends of Ecclesfield Library CIO

The Friends of Ecclesfield Library CIO is a non-profit voluntary organisation registered in England and Wales by the Charities Commission under registration number 1158802.

Staffed entirely by volunteers, the Friends of Ecclesfield Library CIO (FoEL) serves the public in the district of Ecclesfield, the City of Sheffield, and its surrounding area, by providing a community lending library, and associated services. We enlist the help of residents, local authorities, voluntary, and other organisations; in a common effort to provide faculties to improve social welfare and for recreation and leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for the residents.


This Is A Safe Space!

A safe space is a place in which vulnerable people can get support. Ecclesfield Library is proud to be a registered Safe Space.

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