Welcome to the People's Network

Internet access

If you are aged 8-15 your parent/carer must give permission for you to have full access to the internet. If you do not have this permission you will not be able to access the internet including search engines like Google and Bing. Check the list of websites you can access.

Children under eight can use the computers but they must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult who logs in using their own library card number and PIN.

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You and your family and friends can attend a range of reading, learning, craft and cultural events and activities in libraries and museums. Most are free, some have a small charge and some need to be booked. Search our What's On.

National Databank

Lancashire libraries are helping tackle digital poverty as part of the National Databank scheme. The National Databank provides free SIM cards from Virgin Media O2, Vodafone and Three. Check if you are eligible.

You can also pop into your local O2 store for a SIM card. Find your local O2 store.

Find out more about social broadband tariffs.

Cost of Living

Find out what help is available for households in Lancashire. 

Check our Cost of Living Good Web Guide

Help with your energy bills.

Ask a member of staff if you need more information.

Access your email

Learn about video conferencing

Computers and Wi-Fi

Flatbed scanners are available at every library. Ask staff if you wish to use a scanner.

Find out more about using library computers, personal laptops and devices in libraries and about access to free Wi-Fi.

Using Office

Our new Windows 10 computers have Libre Office installed. This has most of the same features and functions as MS Office such as word processing and spreadsheets, the main difference that you will notice is that features are differently named and may be found in different locations. A brief guide to Libre Office is available (PDF 454kb).

Alternatively you can use cloud services such as Google Docs or Office Online to work with documents, but you will need a Google or Windows Live (Hotmail, Outlook) account to do so.

Saving your work

You will not be able to store or save work permanently on this PC as each PC is cleaned at the end of the session to ensure protection of users' privacy and security. Options for storage include:

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