Access to research
Discover academic research on multiple topics including health, business and the sciences. Free access to millions of papers published in thousands of journals via a "click in and out" service, with one article printable per search. Terms and conditions apply. Available in all libraries.
Ancestry
Research your family history online at all our libraries.
Britannica online
Research your subject at three levels: junior, student and adult. This is available at the library or remotely using your library card.
Credo reference
This is a giant online reference library that includes encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations at the library or remotely.
Cotton Town
Explore Blackburn and Darwen's history with photographs, maps, posters and newspaper articles. This is available at the library or remotely using your library card.
Find out what's happening at your library and book related news.
Find My Past
This is a UK based family history site which includes rare specialist records and millions of parish records dating back as far as 1538. This is available at all our libraries.
Life in Britain
Learn practice and revise for the British Citizenship Test at the library or remotely using your library card.
NHS Choices
Information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.
Find out about reading groups and much more.
The British way of life
Understand the British way of life. There are over 400 pages of knowledge with links to key websites, at the library or remotely using your library card.
Theory test pro
Practise your driving Theory test online, at the library or remotely using your library card.
Which?
Look up consumer reports on your favourite products. You can ask a member of staff at the library to log you in.
Who else writes like me
Help to find your next book when you've read all the books by your favourite authors and want to know who to read next. This is available at the library.