Accessible Services at Royal Borough Libraries

The accessibility scheme has been designed for residents with disabilities and their carers.

Online library accessible resources

Online Resources

All our online resources are free to use for library members. Below are a variety of resources that offer features to support accessibility.

Libby 

  • eBooks and eAudioBooks.
  • line spacing, background colour and font style can be edited.
  • open Dyslexic and/or word definition mode.

Download the Libby app or access in your browser.

Borrowbox

  • eAudiobooks.
  • downloads can be paused, replayed, stopped, and resumed. 

Download the Borrowbox app or access in your browser.

Encyclopedia Britannica

  • safe and trustworthy information.
  • appropriate reading age to view information.
  • text read aloud with spoken text highlighted.
  • font size and language of written text can be changed.

Access Encyclopedia Britannica.

Pressreader

  • world’s most popular newspapers and magazines.
  • text can be read aloud, font size enlarged and text type changed.
  • text focus extracts text, breaks it into sections and removes images to support focus.

Download the Pressreader app or access in your browser.  

For support accessing any of these resources, visit your local library or come to an IT help session. 

View all our online resources.