Burley Community Library WiFi Network & Online Services
Login to the Library's Wi-Fi network on your own device.
Each service will require your Library Membership Number. Some also require your PIN.
Those online services that are only in range of the Library's Wi-Fi network or accessed by the Library computers, are in the blue boxes.
The other online services are available anywhere with an internet connection.
Each service will require your Library Membership Number. Some also require your PIN.
Those online services that are only in range of the Library's Wi-Fi network or accessed by the Library computers, are in the blue boxes.
The other online services are available anywhere with an internet connection.
PIN Number: Your number is created from your date of birth. If you were born on the 8th August 2001, your pin would be 0801.
Burley Community Library Wi-Fi Network
Logging in when in range. Find "Bradford Libraries" in the list of Wi-Fi networks available on your device, then enter username Library & BookWorm (case sensitive) as the password. |
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Burley in Wharfedale & District History Resources
Apart from the Burley Archive other resources containing information on the history of Burley in Wharfedale & its surrounds include:
Bradford Historical & Antiquarian Society
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
collections at Leeds University.
Type - Burley in Wharfedale - into the search box at the top of the page.
West Yorkshire Archive Service located in Bradford.
Scroll down the WYAS website page for "Collections Information" - Businesses; Persons; Families; Organisations; Diaries; plus other Paper Catalogues.
Apart from the Burley Archive other resources containing information on the history of Burley in Wharfedale & its surrounds include:
Bradford Historical & Antiquarian Society
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
collections at Leeds University.
Type - Burley in Wharfedale - into the search box at the top of the page.
West Yorkshire Archive Service located in Bradford.
Scroll down the WYAS website page for "Collections Information" - Businesses; Persons; Families; Organisations; Diaries; plus other Paper Catalogues.
Genealogy, Family Search or Family Tree Research:
Is part of Ancestry.com, one of the largest subscription genealogy sites in the world. Contains many historical records that have previously not been available online. It is continually expanding.
Ancestry Library Edition is distributed exclusively to libraries and is ideal for the family historian or local historian doing family search.
It is FREE to use within Burley Community Library.
Ancestry Library Edition is distributed exclusively to libraries and is ideal for the family historian or local historian doing family search.
It is FREE to use within Burley Community Library.
To access, log-in to your Library account on Bradford Libraries Network & click on the link.
An online family search history resource. It contains several resources & databases which are unavailable on Ancestry and is more orientated towards the UK. Has the results of the 1921 Census - released in January 2022.
It is FREE to use within or via Wi-Fi network of Burley Community Library.
It is FREE to use within or via Wi-Fi network of Burley Community Library.
More online resources for Genealogy, Family Search or Family Tree Research:
Forebears website. Listing of Burley in Wharfedale Genealogical Records.
Listing of Surnames in Burley in Wharfedale taken from the 1881 census. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the complete list.
Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Group
Founded in 1980 the group is open to anyone interested in tracing their ancestry. In 2019 Wharfedale FHG merged with the Keighley and District FHS.
The following towns and villages form the area covered by the Wharfedale part of the Society: Addingham, Adel, Appletreewick, Arncliffe, Arthington, Askwith, Baildon, Barden, Beamsley, Beckermonds, Ben Rhydding, Blubberhouses, Bolton Abbey, Bramhope, Buckden, Burley (Burley in Wharfedale, Burley Woodhead & Stead), Burnsall, Castley, Clifton, Conistone, Cookridge, Cracoe, Cray, Denton, Drebley, Dunkeswick, Eccup, Farnley, Fewston, Foxup, Grassington, Guiseley, Halton Gill, Halton East, Harewood, Hawkswick, Hawksworth, Hebden, Hetton, Horsforth, Hubberholme, Huby, Ilkley, Kettlewell, Kilnsey, Langbar, Leathley, Lindley, Linton, Litton, Menston, Middleton, Nesfield, Newall, North Rigton, Norwood, Otley, Oughtershaw, Pool, Rawdon, Rylstone, Skyreholme, Stainburn, Starbotton, Storiths, Thorpe, Threshfield, Timble, Weardley, Weeton, Weston, Yeadon and Yockenthwaite.
Local History Groups & Societies:
Aireborough Historical Society - Yeadon, Guiseley, Rawdon, Carlton & Hawksworth.
Bingley and District Local History Society
Hebden Bridge Local History Society
Kirkby Malham
Leodis.net - Photographic Archive of Leeds
North Craven Heritage Trust
Saltaire Village History Club
Silsden History Group
Skipton & Craven History Society
The Thoresby Society - The Historical Society for Leeds and District
Yorkshire Archaeological Society - Family History Section - Yorkshire Roots
Yorkshire Dales Community Archives
Forebears website. Listing of Burley in Wharfedale Genealogical Records.
Listing of Surnames in Burley in Wharfedale taken from the 1881 census. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the complete list.
Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Group
Founded in 1980 the group is open to anyone interested in tracing their ancestry. In 2019 Wharfedale FHG merged with the Keighley and District FHS.
The following towns and villages form the area covered by the Wharfedale part of the Society: Addingham, Adel, Appletreewick, Arncliffe, Arthington, Askwith, Baildon, Barden, Beamsley, Beckermonds, Ben Rhydding, Blubberhouses, Bolton Abbey, Bramhope, Buckden, Burley (Burley in Wharfedale, Burley Woodhead & Stead), Burnsall, Castley, Clifton, Conistone, Cookridge, Cracoe, Cray, Denton, Drebley, Dunkeswick, Eccup, Farnley, Fewston, Foxup, Grassington, Guiseley, Halton Gill, Halton East, Harewood, Hawkswick, Hawksworth, Hebden, Hetton, Horsforth, Hubberholme, Huby, Ilkley, Kettlewell, Kilnsey, Langbar, Leathley, Lindley, Linton, Litton, Menston, Middleton, Nesfield, Newall, North Rigton, Norwood, Otley, Oughtershaw, Pool, Rawdon, Rylstone, Skyreholme, Stainburn, Starbotton, Storiths, Thorpe, Threshfield, Timble, Weardley, Weeton, Weston, Yeadon and Yockenthwaite.
Local History Groups & Societies:
Aireborough Historical Society - Yeadon, Guiseley, Rawdon, Carlton & Hawksworth.
Bingley and District Local History Society
Hebden Bridge Local History Society
Kirkby Malham
Leodis.net - Photographic Archive of Leeds
North Craven Heritage Trust
Saltaire Village History Club
Silsden History Group
Skipton & Craven History Society
The Thoresby Society - The Historical Society for Leeds and District
Yorkshire Archaeological Society - Family History Section - Yorkshire Roots
Yorkshire Dales Community Archives
If you're carrying out local history research the newspapers that cover Burley District over the years include:
Local Papers:
Shipley Times & Express Wharfedale Observer Ilkley Gazette Wharfedale & Airedale Observer |
District wide:
Leeds Mercury Leeds Intelligencer Leeds Times York Herald Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Evening Post (Bradford) Telegraph & Argus Bradford Observer Yorkshire Gazette |
Nineteenth Century Newspapers
Explore over 2 million pages of nineteenth century British Library newspapers. All text fully searchable with keywords.
Newsbank
You need to add an 'R' before your membership number to access this service.
Access UK & Ireland news articles from 1995 to the present.
Examples include: Bradford Telegraph & Argus from 2007; Craven Herald & Pioneer, Keighley News, Keighley Target, Bradford Target, Aire Valley Target, Wharfedale Newspapers from 1998 to 2008.
Explore over 2 million pages of nineteenth century British Library newspapers. All text fully searchable with keywords.
Newsbank
You need to add an 'R' before your membership number to access this service.
Access UK & Ireland news articles from 1995 to the present.
Examples include: Bradford Telegraph & Argus from 2007; Craven Herald & Pioneer, Keighley News, Keighley Target, Bradford Target, Aire Valley Target, Wharfedale Newspapers from 1998 to 2008.
As of 1st December 2021 Bradford Libraries have allowed their subscription to this service to lapse.
To use this service, you first need to register & create an account. Click on "Register" - create a "username", then add your email address & create a password.
The British Newspaper Archive will then send you an email, click on the link within it, this confirms to them who you are & should redirect you to the sign in page. On the "Sign In" page - enter your email address & password & click "Sign In". You will have to pay for a subscription to view full articles & download pages. |
Access to Research
Free access to a wide range of academic articles and research. Subjects include art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and the sciences.
Free access to a wide range of academic articles and research. Subjects include art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics and the sciences.
INFOTRAC
Full text articles from selected National Daily and Sunday Newspapers, as well as popular journals such as: Lancet, Good Housekeeping, Animals, The Bookseller, British Journal of Psychology, The Literary Review, Computer Weekly, Community Care, Design Week and many others. Search specific journals or all journals with a range of search options.
Oxford Dictionaries Pro
Will give you access to up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference content.
You need to add an 'R' before your membership number to access these services.
Will give you access to up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference content.
You need to add an 'R' before your membership number to access these services.
E-books & E-Audiobooks
To access these, you first need to install the "BorrowBox" App. How to do this is shown on the Online Services Guides page.
E-Books links to the "All Releases" catalogue on the Bradford Library Network, hundreds of titles are available. You're allowed to download up to 4 E-books per person.
E-audiobooks - links to the "All Releases" catalogue on the Bradford Library Network website. Make your selection & download. You're allowed to download upto 2 E-audiobooks per person.
To access these, you first need to install the "BorrowBox" App. How to do this is shown on the Online Services Guides page.
E-Books links to the "All Releases" catalogue on the Bradford Library Network, hundreds of titles are available. You're allowed to download up to 4 E-books per person.
E-audiobooks - links to the "All Releases" catalogue on the Bradford Library Network website. Make your selection & download. You're allowed to download upto 2 E-audiobooks per person.
Oxford Reference Library Collection
You need to add an 'R' before your membership number to access these services.
Oxford Art Online
• The gateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the peer-reviewed, regularly updated Grove® Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
• Includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 15,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.
Oxford Music Online
• The gateway to Grove Music Online, with access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.
• The authoritative resource for music research with over 57,000 articles written by over 6,000 scholars charting the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe.
Bibliographies
Oxford Bibliography of British and Irish Literature
Oxford Bibliography of Victorian Literature
Dictionaries
Oxford English Dictionary
You need to add an 'R' before your membership number to access these services.
Oxford Art Online
• The gateway to Oxford’s art reference works, including the peer-reviewed, regularly updated Grove® Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
• Includes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 15,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.
Oxford Music Online
• The gateway to Grove Music Online, with access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.
• The authoritative resource for music research with over 57,000 articles written by over 6,000 scholars charting the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe.
Bibliographies
Oxford Bibliography of British and Irish Literature
Oxford Bibliography of Victorian Literature
Dictionaries
Oxford English Dictionary
American National Biography Over 19,000 biographies of significant, influential or notorious figures from American history written by prominent scholars.
Who's Who & Who was Who
Over 35,000 autobiographical entries of noteworthy and influential people who impact British life. Includes Who Was Who with over 94,000 entries for deceased people.
Who's Who & Who was Who
Over 35,000 autobiographical entries of noteworthy and influential people who impact British life. Includes Who Was Who with over 94,000 entries for deceased people.
Burley Community Library & Burley Archive, Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire England LS29 7HD
Please refer to the Home page for up-to-date opening times. Closed Wednesday & Sunday
Burley Archive & Local History Group: Drop-In Sessions Friday 2.30pm to 4.30pm. For other times please contact us
Burley Archive & Local History Group: Drop-In Sessions Friday 2.30pm to 4.30pm. For other times please contact us