LIBRARIES have become even more accessible to the public thanks to new website Bexley Libraries Online.

It will enable library users to access services - such as renewing loans, requesting books or DVDs and finding details of groups and events - 24 hours a day.

People can also search databases such as Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Oxford English Dictionary, check opening hours and find out about library services.

The website is divided into themed "rooms" such as children, teens, entertainment and lifestyle, with suggestions for homework help, leisure ideas and book selections.

You do not have to be a member to access the site, but with a library card users can access their account and online databases.

Joining a library is free - and you can even do this online.

To access the site, go to bexley.gov.uk/libraries