UK libraries with free music streaming access

Updated November 2025

29/10/2025
UK libraries with free music streaming access
UK libraries with free music streaming access

This guide lists UK library services currently providing access to free or library-subsidised music streaming services such as Freegal and Naxos Music Library. Access normally requires a library card and PIN. Availability may change as public library budgets and service contracts evolve, so always check your local authority’s website for the latest details.

Library Authority Streaming Services Website address (URL)
Barbican Music Library Naxos https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/libraries/barbican-music-library
Barnet Libraries Freegal https://www.barnet.gov.uk/libraries
Bournemouth Music Library Naxos https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/libraries/bournemouth-music-library/access-music-online-using-your-library-account
Bromley Libraries Freegal https://www.bromley.gov.uk/libraries
Dudley Libraries Freegal https://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/libraries/
Essex Libraries Freegal https://libraries.essex.gov.uk/home
Greenwich Libraries Freegal https://www.greenwichlibraries.org
Isle of Wight Libraries Naxos https://www.iow.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-heritage/libraries/online-library-services/emusic/
Lincolnshire Libraries Freegal https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/libraries
Luton Central Library Freegal, Naxos https://www.lutonlibraries.co.uk/home
Oxfordshire Libraries Naxos https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-libraries
Portsmouth Libraries Freegal https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/libraries
Suffolk Libraries Freegal, Naxos https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk
Waltham Forest Libraries Naxos Music Box (for children) https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/libraries/library-services-online
Wandsworth Libraries Freegal https://www.better.org.uk/library/london/wandsworth
Plymouth Libraries Naxos Music Library https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/libraries
Manchester Libraries Naxos Music Library https://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries
Edinburgh Libraries Naxos https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries
Glasgow Libraries Naxos https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries
Leeds Libraries Naxos https://www.leeds.gov.uk/libraries
Warwickshire Libraries Naxos https://library.warwickshire.gov.uk/elibrary-einformation/elibrary
Westminster Libraries Naxos https://www.westminster.gov.uk/leisure-libraries-and-community/libraries/online-resources-subject/music-and-performing-arts
Wiltshire Libraries Naxos https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/libraries-online-resources

This list will be updated regularly to reflect new library partnerships and streaming arrangements. If your local library offers a free or discounted music streaming service not listed here, please contact us so it can be added to the next edition.

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