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The children's library at Archway Library is currently closed

This is because we're carrying out improvement works. It will re-open on Wednesday 15 January 2025. The adult library is open as usual.

Christmas and new year opening times and services

Find out our opening times and service changes over Christmas and New Year holidays. This includes changes to bin collection days, parking and customer contact centre opening hours.

Islington Town Hall will be closed from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 January 2025 for planned maintenance. Registrar services will be reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.

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Online learning and studying

Your library membership gives you free access to online learning and study courses.

All you need to access our online learning and study courses is:

  • a device to access the app or software from
  • a current Islington library card. If your card has expired, your login may not work
  • your library card PIN number (where necessary)

If you don't have an Islington library membership you can join today.

Courses

British citizenship

GoCitizen is a free, online study resource for candidates preparing for the 'Life in the UK' test or British citizenship test. This online version of the latest official study materials is licensed from the Home Office, the people who write the handbook. It contains hundreds of practice test questions in the same format as the official test, and features additional interactive learning resources and teaching aids.

GoCitizen is available to access at home or at your nearest Islington library.

Driving

Theory Test Pro is a free, highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory tests for all vehicle categories. It contains all the official test questions licensed from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the people who set the tests. It features unlimited access to all the official questions from the DVSA in the same format as the official test, and has machine translation into over 40 different languages and speech-enabled tests so you can listen to questions.

Theory Test Pro is available to access at home or at your nearest Islington library.

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