Explore Exclusive Digital Collections
Some specialist resources can only be accessed within the library building, giving you the chance to explore rich archives, historical records and expert research tools that aren’t available elsewhere.
These in-library services offer unique opportunities to dive into film history, trace your family roots, browse decades of newspapers or consult millions of academic articles—all completely free when you visit your local library.
BFI Replay - Film and TV archive footage
Discover Film and TV history with BFI Replay.
Collections include historical events and classic TV shows such as Coronation Street. They also contain public information films, adverts, interviews with filmmakers, and much more.
BFI Replay is accessible via a link on library public access PCs
Access to Research periodicals
Access to Research gives free, walk-in access to over 30 million academic articles. Subjects covered include the sciences, art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and much, much more.
Ancestry - Library Edition
The leading genealogy resource on the internet packed full of records, to trace your family history, whether you are from Staffordshire or beyond.
Find My Past - Staffordshire Collection
Findmypast is one of the leading family history resources on the internet. The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service has partnered with Findmypast to make some of the most popular Staffordshire sources available online.
British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive allows users to search the largest collection of British and Irish historical newspapers online, covering nearly 300 years of history. This collection includes Staffordshire newspapers such as the Staffordshire Advertiser, Staffordshire Chronicle, Staffordshire Newsletter and Staffordshire Sentinel.
To access British Newspaper Archive you will need to create a free account once on the database.
