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Enjoy unlimited access to premium learning and entertainment content with our Digital Library membership.

Get instant access to books, comics, music, newspapers, and magazines. Watch movies and recorded theatre productions, access academic journals, research publications and professional training – all for free.

Why pay for multiple subscriptions to international websites when you have the British Council Digital Library?

What’s more, as a member, you get regular opportunities to connect with like-minded people through our unique programmes and events. Enjoy monthly book clubs and reading challenges, storytelling sessions, webinars for aspiring UK students and professionals, and events for cultural and social enthusiasts. 

Join the Digital Library today

 

As a Digital Library member, you will have access to the very best online collections:

Ebooks and audiobooks

Read or listen to thousands of best-selling fiction and non-fiction titles in your favourite genres anytime, anywhere.

Browse available subjects

Concerts and music

Stream the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music films plus the best new music from the UK brought to you by Selector Radio.

Browse concerts available in Qello 

Comics and graphic novels

Read full digital versions of over 2000 of the best comics and graphic novels from major publishers – for all ages.

Browse our comics 

Film and TV

Watch thousands of critically-acclaimed movies and tv shows plus an exclusive collection of children’s movies and story-telling and rhyme-times.

Browse shows available on Kanopy 

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Academic research

Enhance your research with 24/7 access to world-class academic databases from EBSCOhost covering a wide variety of journals, magazines and eBooks.

We also have research reports from the British Council.

LearnEnglish Kids

Improve your child’s language skills with the British Council’s collection of fun and engaging games, songs, stories and activities for children learning English as a second or foreign language.

Explore LearnEnglish Kids  

Professional training

Prepare for career opportunities with hundreds of video tutorials and training courses on a wide array of professional development topics. 

View professional training on Kanopy

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