How do I become a member?
Joining is free
Joining your local Idea Store or library is easy and FREE. Just visit one of our Idea Stores or libraries and complete the application form for membership. You will need to provide proof of your name and address - this could be a driving licence, a medical card, a utility bill or any official communication that you have recently received.
There is no minimum age to join your local Idea Store or library. Membership is open to anyone who has a permanent address.
Membership
You can borrow up to 12 items as soon as you join and enjoy free access to the Internet and online subscription information services.
Renewing the items you have on loan is quick and easy.
For a list of library charges, for example, hire of DVDs, visit ‘Library Charges and Fines’.
Using your membership card in other libraries
Tower Hamlets is a member of the London Libraries Consortium. You can use your Idea Store card in any library in our partner authorities to borrow books and audio visual items.
• Barking & Dagenham
• Brent
• Ealing
• Enfield
• Hackney
• Havering
• Newham
• Redbridge
• Richmond
• Waltham Forest
• Wandsworth
