Books & Media

Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your device! Use the Libby app.

Checkout items that have just arrived in our branches and online.

Track your reading and enter to win prizes.

Learn about our top three features of the iOS and Android app. You can now store up to 8 cards in the app and easily swipe between them.

Tell us what you like to read, and we'll send you monthly reading recommendations!

Tell us what kind of information you are interested in receiving from Surrey Libraries and we will tailor our email communications to you!

Discover technology you can borrow from Surrey Libraries.

Find books in a series, get recommendations, and more by authors you love.

We want to learn how the library has impacted your life. Share what the library means to you.

Book clubs made easy! Kit includes 10 copies of the book, and questions for discussion.

Want to see your book on our shelves or online? We have tools to help writers grow, connect, and get their works out into the community.

Have a treasured VHS tape you would love to see again or share online? We have tools to digitize!

A collection of French language eBooks and audiobooks for readers of all ages, available through Cantook Station. Includes popular genre fiction, bestsellers, non-fiction, and more. Cantook by Aldiko app available.

Over 45,000 eBooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics. Includes consumer technology, software, and computer programming.

Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your device! Use the Libby app.

Searchable newspaper archives for the Vancouver Sun (1912 - 2010), The Province (1894 - 2010), and The Times Colonist (1884 - 2010).

Daily and local newspapers including the Vancouver Sun, Province and Globe & Mail. Also includes obituary search. Some not available until 2 days after publication.

A great starting place for any topic. Search for magazine stories, journal articles and more across a number of databases. App available.

Downloadable popular magazines. App available.

Enjoy 24 hours of free access to the New York Times. Redeem your code to read online or in the app.

App available.

Download magazines to your device! Libby app​ also available for your mobile device.

A gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, with nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more. Includes a solid collection of UK historical newspapers from the 17th to 19th Centuries.

More than 7000 newspapers and magazines in 60 languages from 120 countries. Find the Vancouver Sun, The Guardian, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, the Walrus, and Toronto Life. App available.

Streaming video platform with a focus on educational films. Also includes TV series and feature films, both classic and contemporary, by acclaimed directors from around the world.

Kid-safe, advertisement-free streaming videos to entertain, educate, and inspire.

Stream an amazing collection of movies and documentaries. You can also learn new skills with the Great Courses. App available.

Start learning on the go, or from the comfort of home. Find in-depth video lectures on a wide variety of topics. App available.

Stream a quality collection of kid's movies, TV series, and storytimes. There is also great math, science, and language learning content. App available.

Stream a large collection of classical music, operas, and ballets. App available. 

Over 45,000 eBooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics. Includes consumer technology, software, and computer programming.

Listen to music online. More than 2.5 million audio tracks of classical, jazz, world, and folk music. Up to 5 users at a time. App available.

Listen to audiobooks online. More than 15,000 classics, biographies, non-fiction, and poetry for adults and kids. Up to 5 users at a time. App available.

Information videos featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.

Educational videos for kids featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.