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Free Broadband Internet Access is provided by the Library And Information Service. Look at the Branch details section to find out more about the IT facilities at your local branch.

The following online services are available for residents of Neath Port Talbot. You can access these services free of charge, using your library barcode number or using a password which can be obtained from your branch library.

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford English Dictionary Online
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Ancestry Library Edition

Library customers can access and search Ancestry Library Edition on any public access PC in their local library. To access Ancestry, please visit the Ancestry Library Edition website.

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition

If you want help with homework, research or answers to crossword puzzles, try Encyclopædia Britannica Online. The library service subscribes to the online library edition, which offers three websites, each to suit particular age groups - Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Student, and Britannica Junior.

For ages 5 - 11 - http://library.eb.co.uk/elementary?library_id=nptlibs

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For ages 12 - 18 - http://library.eb.co.uk/comptons?library_id=nptlibs

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For ages 18+ - http://library.eb.co.uk/eb?library_id=nptlibs

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