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Library services

Borrowing items, music and drama loans, reading groups.

Borrow digital books, audiobooks and magazines

Your library membership gives you free access to BorrowBox. You can borrow and download digital titles to your phone, tablet or computer.

You will need your library membership number and password.

Visit the BorrowBox website

You can:

  • borrow fiction and non-fiction eBooks and audiobooks
  • read children's and young adult titles
  • access newspapers and magazines (ePress)

Get started

There are 2 ways to use BorrowBox:

  • use the app on your phone, tablet or Kindle Fire
  • sign in through the BorrowBox website

Use BorrowBox on a phone or tablet

  1. Download BorrowBox from the App Store (Apple iOS), Google Play Store (Android) or Amazon App Store (Kindle Fire)
  2. Open the app and search for Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Libraries
  3. Sign in with your library membership number and password
  4. Accept the terms and conditions to start using the service

Use BorrowBox on a computer

Sign in using the Cumberland BorrowBox website.

Enter your library membership number and password to browse, borrow, download and reserve titles.

Use BorrowBox on multiple devices

You can sign in on more than one device. Your reading or listening progress usually syncs automatically.

Change reading and listening settings

You can customise your settings by:

  • changing font size, style and line spacing for eBooks
  • adjust playback speed for audiobooks

Find and borrow titles

You can browse through categories or search for:

  • eBooks
  • audiobooks
  • ePress collections

Select a title and choose Borrow. The title will appear in My Loans on the homepage.

If a title is not available, choose Reserve to join the waiting list. You will be notified when it becomes available.

Downloaded titles can be used offline.

Loan limits

You can have:

  • 6 eBooks
  • 6 audiobooks
  • up to 20 ePress items

Loan periods and renewals

Loans last for 3 weeks.

You can renew a title for another 3 weeks if it is still available.

Items return automatically at the end of the loan period. There are no late fees.

Return items early

You can return items early from My Loans.

Accessibility

BorrowBox supports screen readers such as VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android).

You can also adjust display settings to improve readability.

Get help

If you have trouble logging in or using BorrowBox:

  • check your library membership number and password
  • make sure your library membership is active
  • check your internet connection

If you still need help: