Books and reading

Join a book group

Find a group in a library near you or join in the discussion on the Tales of One City online book group

Save your book group a fortune!

Get a book group membership card and borrow up to 15 copies of a book - there are over 100 titles to choose from.

Read your way to health and happiness

Whether it's anxiety, anger or stress, we all have mental health issues. Our "healthy reading" section has lists of recommended books and other sources of help and advice

Let us help you choose what to read next

Simple tools to find the perfect read for you

Download ebooks and audiobooks

With Library2go you can download ebooks and audiobooks for free

Find books and authors online

Use your library card to log on to some fantastic sites with reviews, interviews and features on your favourite books and authors.

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Explore our literary map of Edinburgh

Find out which books are right up your street

Books in other languages

How to borrow books in languages other than English

Chatterbooks

Reading groups for children aged 4 - 12