Get Online Week 2025: Discover Sutton Libraries’ Digital World

This Get Online Week 20 to 26 October 2025 Sutton Libraries invites you to explore the many ways we can help you get connected stay safe and make the most of the digital world.

Whether you are completely new to using the internet or already confident online we have a range of free resources and one to one support to help you learn new skills explore new hobbies and get things done online with confidence.

Digital Resources You Can Access for Free

Your Sutton Library card unlocks a world of online learning entertainment and discovery.

Digital Library

Enjoy books magazines newspapers and stories for all ages anytime anywhere.

• My Library App Manage your loans reservations and digital downloads in one easy place.
• PressReader Read full digital editions of newspapers and magazines from the UK and around the world.
• Libby by OverDrive Access thousands of eMagazines eBooks and eAudiobooks all for free.
• uLibrary Listen to a wide range of eAudiobooks including titles from independent UK publishers.
• BorrowBox Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks straight from your phone tablet or computer.
• LOTE4Kids Enjoy children’s picture books in more than sixty five languages each with English translations.

Digital Courses

Learn new skills at your own pace with trusted online learning tools.

• Transparent Language Online Learn more than one hundred languages from beginner to advanced with interactive courses.
• Theory Test Pro Prepare for your driving theory test with practice questions and hazard perception videos.
• Go Citizen Study for the Life in the UK test and improve your English with official practice materials.
• Learn My Way Build your confidence using computers smartphones and the internet step by step.

Digital Archive

Explore your family history trace ancestors and discover stories from the past accessible in branch only.

• Ancestry Library Edition Search billions of historical records and build your family tree.
• Find My Past Explore British and Irish records from parish registers to military archives.
• British Newspaper Archive Browse millions of digitised pages from historical newspapers across the UK.

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Learn My Way: Free Online Courses for Beginners

If you are just getting started with the internet Learn My Way is the perfect place to begin.

Created by Good Things Foundation Learn My Way is a free online learning platform that helps you build confidence step by step from using a mouse and keyboard to online shopping video calls and staying safe online.

You can access Learn My Way for free from home or at any Sutton Library. Our friendly team and digital volunteers are always on hand to help you get started or answer questions as you learn.

Topics include

• Using devices like computers and smartphones
• Sending emails and managing online accounts
• Finding reliable information and avoiding scams
• Accessing NHS services and government websites safely
• Understading AI

Tip When you register select Sutton Libraries as your learning centre. It helps us continue offering these free sessions to our community.

Start learning on Learn My Way

Digital Support Every Week

Our libraries are more than places to borrow books. They are welcoming spaces where you can learn at your own pace.

• Digital Drop Ins Free one to one help from our digital volunteers available weekly across our libraries.
• Learn My Way access points Use our public computers to learn new skills any time.
• Computer access and free Wi Fi Available in every branch.
• Printing and scanning Affordable services across all libraries.

If you are struggling with an online form an app download or a new gadget just ask a member of staff. We are here to help.