Cowes Library provides a welcoming space to relax in the heart of Cowes.

The library facilities have a specialist maritime collection and a small maritime museum.

The library is supported by the Supporters’ Group, which helps raise money for the library and provides regular events of all kinds.

What the library offers:

  • Books
  • DVDs*
  • Free internet access and Wi-Fi
  • eBooks
  • Talking books on CD and cassette*
  • Large print books
  • Blood Pressure Monitor Loan Scheme
  • Maritime collection
  • Computer facilities
  • eMagazines
  • Free access to the Find My Past family history website
  • Online reference resources
  • Word processing
  • Scanning facilities           
  • Colour and black and white photocopying service*
  • Reference collection    
  • Local Studies collection
  • Newspapers                            
  • Bus Pass applications          
  • Teenage area                
  • Children’s area 
  • Homework collection

*Charges apply