If you have a question our libraries can help you find the
answer!
Each library in the Rochdale borough area has a reference
collection. The items in these collections are for use in the
library and are not available for loan. Three main libraries -
Heywood, Middleton and the Wheatsheaf - have Reference Libraries
with larger collections and a wider range of facilities.
As well as holding the largest reference collection in the
borough, the Wheatsheaf Library also holds a reserve stock of older
reference books of historical or local interest.
There are also lots of other sources of information in the
library, including the World-Wide Web, leaflets and community
boards. We also have over 100,000 non-fiction books available for
loan to members of the library covering philosophy to Antarctica
and all points in between.
We can help
We can help you find the information you need. We can also
search a wide range of materials from libraries elsewhere in the
world. The more details you provide, the easier and
quicker it is for us to find it for you.
If you need a copy of an article or a book that we don't have in
stock our Regional Library Service can nearly always get
hold of it for you. There is a charge for this service.
News about our information and learning services
You can now use British Standards Online in the library or from home as a member of the library and it won't cost you a penny!
Did you know the National Archives contains over 1,000 years of history, including over 270,000,000 documents that are available online?
From 7 December 2009, "Who’s Who 2010" and "Who Was Who," which covers 1897-2009, is available online to all members of the library.
Do you want to: Try out a digital camera? Find out how to download the pictures onto a computer and make them available on the web? Change your pictures using software on the computer? Come along to the library!
Come along to the library for one of our free, informal "iTea and Biscuits" mornings. If you’ve been meaning to find out more about the internet but haven’t known where to start this is the ideal opportunity!
Look out for our new programme of free IT courses at heywood Library!
Do you want to: Try out a digital camera? Find out how to download the pictures onto a computer and make them available on the web? Change your pictures using software on the computer? Come along to the library!
Do you want to: Try out a digital camera? Find out how to download the pictures onto a computer and make them available on the web? Change your pictures using software on the computer? Come along to the library!