Join the Digital Library

Enjoy best of British Council publications and resources, in one place with our Digital Library Freemium membership.

Gain instant access to a wealth of educational and entertainment content, including:

British Council Research and Insight reports covering Education, Culture, Language, and more.

Learn and Teach English materials curated by British Council experts.

Open access books spanning various genres from around the globe.

British Council film archives and music collections.

Engaging online programmes and events especially curated for individuals and children.

Registration for the Freemium membership is open until 31 March 2026.

Already using British Council services? Good news! You are entitled to access the premium collection of our Digital Library, which includes content from top global publications.

Contact your relationship manager at the British Council for the exclusive link to the Digital Library’s premium access.

As a premium Digital Library member, you will have access to the following:

Ebooks and audiobooks

Read or listen to thousands of best-selling fiction and non-fiction titles in your favourite genres anytime, anywhere.

Browse available subjects

Concerts and music

Stream the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music films plus the best new music from the UK brought to you by Selector Radio.

Browse concerts available in Qello

Comics and graphic novels

Read full digital versions of over 2000 of the best comics and graphic novels from major publishers – for all ages.

Browse our comics

Film and TV

Watch thousands of critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows plus an exclusive collection of children’s movies and story-telling and rhyme-times.

Browse shows available on Kanopy

Magazines

Enjoy hundreds of popular international publications covering all areas of interest including technology, business, politics and fashion.

Browse the choice of magazines available

Academic research

Enhance your research with 24/7 access to world-class academic databases from EBSCOhost and Ebook Central from Proquest covering a wide variety of journals, magazines and eBooks.

We also have research reports from the British Council.

Newspapers and magazines

Read the latest issues of more than 7000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines including Forbes, Newsweek, Vogue and many more!

Browse newspapers and magazines in Pressreader

Professional training

Prepare for career opportunities with hundreds of video tutorials and training courses on a wide array of software applications and professional development topics.

View professional training on Universal class

LearnEnglish Kids

Improve your child’s language skills with the British Council’s collection of fun and engaging games, songs, stories and activities for children learning English as a second or foreign language.

Explore LearnEnglish Kids.

Our Digital Library App

Enjoy a hassle-free and user-friendly reading and learning experience on your mobile with our Digital Library App, where you can access, save, organise and customise all your e-content, anytime, anywhere.

If you need support, please contact us at digitallibrary@britishcouncil.org and we will be pleased to help. 

Join the Freemium Digital Library today

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