Suffolk Libraries take pride in
the wide range of quality sound and vision titles we stock, and in
our range of formats. These include:
DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs)
Every library in Suffolk has a collection of DVDs for hire. The
stock ranges from feature films through children's cartoons,
television series, Shakespeare plays, classic and foreign films,
subjects like gardening, keep fit, and water colour painting. These
are stocked in all our libraries, and issued for one week. You can
borrow up to six DVDs at one time.
Videos
We also have a collection of videos for hire. The have a similar
coverage to DVDs. You can borrow up to six videos at one time and
they are issued for one week.
CDs
We hold over 20,000 music CDs in many of our libraries. The
range includes current music (we buy all Top 40 Pop/Rock chart
CDs), Jazz/Blues, Classical, Country, Folk, World and Easy
Listening. You can borrow up to six CDs which are issued for two
weeks. If we do not have it, you can make a
stock suggestion and we may buy it.
Spoken word
We have a huge collection of spoken word recordings on tape and
CD. The range of stock covers novels, children's stories,
biographies and radio programmes. Some of the unabridged novels
come on 12 or 16 tapes, and play for many hours. They are extremely
popular with car drivers and houseworkers, a gripping book read by
a good actor can make even ironing bearable. The three week loan
period means there is plenty of time to enjoy them, up to six
titles can be borrowed at one time.
Computer games
We stock PlayStation2
computer games in all our
libraries
(DS and Wii games are available, too). All age groups are catered
for. You can borrow up to six games for a one week loan
period.
All the titles we hold can be found in the library catalogue.
There are
charges for hiring sound and vision
titles.