From here you can download and read the current version of official library documents that explain the background and thinking behind Library Services on the Island.

Stock Management Policy

This document states the rationale behind selection, use and disposal of all items added to the stock of the Island’s libraries.

Reader Development Strategy

This document describes the way that libraries promote and foster a love of reading throughout the Island’s community.

Fees and Charges
A list of charges for overdue items, reservations, hire fees and items for sale.

Library Opening Hours

Setting Up Your Reading Group

Hints on how to organise your group, how to choose which books to read and what help Isle of Wight Libraries can give you.

This is a collection of lists of new books and other materials and lists of items in the Isle of Wight Library Service in a number of different formats.

Reading Group Books A list of reading group sets in the Isle of Wight Libraries

Here is a list of biographies and autobiographies recently added to the stock of the Library Service

Are you researching your family tree? If so check this list of books on genealogy available for loan from Isle of Wight Libraries

We have recently added some new titles to our Manga and Graphic Novel collections

Do you want to know which spoken word books we have on compact disc? Check it out here.

You can also find a list of which adult spoken word books we have on cassette here.