Get Online Week: 19 to 25 October 2026
Coventry Libraries host events across Coventry as part of Get Online Week, the UK’s biggest annual digital inclusion campaign, run by Good Things Foundation.
What's On?
Monday 19 October 2026
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Coundon Library | 9am to 4.30pm |
| Digital Drop-in | Bell Green Library | 10am to midday |
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Willenhall Library | 5pm to 6pm |
Tuesday 20 October 2026
| Online Safety Advice from Lloyds Bank | Central Library | 9am to 12.30pm |
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Coundon Library | 9am to 4.30pm |
| Digital Skills for 65+ from Ability.net | Tile Hill Library | 11am to 1pm |
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Jubilee Crescent Library | 1.30pm to 2.30pm |
Wednesday 21 October 2026
| Fake News: the mis- and dis-information of climate change | Central Library | 11am to 1pm |
| Library apps, eResources and the NHS app | Central Library | Midday to 2pm |
Thursday 22 October 2026
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Coundon Library | 9am to 4.30pm |
| Digital Drop-in |
Foleshill Library Stoke Library Tile Hill Library |
10am to midday and 1pm to 3pm |
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Hillfields Library | 11am to midday |
| Virtual Reality (12+) | Central Library | 11am to 1pm |
| Digital Chess: learn how to play | Jubilee Crescent Library | 4.30pm to 5.30pm |
Friday 23 October 2026
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Coundon Library | 9am to 4.30pm |
| Family History using Ancestry and Find My Past | Willenhall Library | 10am to 11am |
| Skills for Work: VR interviews, training, learning and employability skills | Central Library | Midday to 2pm |
| Virtual Reality (12+) | Central Library | 2pm to 4pm |
Saturday 24 October 2026
| Digital Basics: Learn My Way | Central Library | 9.30am to 10.30am |
| Learn My Way: digital skills | Coundon Library | 10am to 3.30pm |
| Virtual Reality (12+) | Central Library | 1.30pm to 3.30pm |
Coventry Libraries open online 24/7
- enjoy free eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers on your smartphone, tablet or computer with BorrowBox
- need help with coursework and homework? Try using our Oxford eResources or Britannica Online
- practice your driving theory test with Theory Test Pro
- sift through the BFI archives using BFI Replay and enjoy adverts, programmes and films from days gone by
Why is Get Online Week important?
Source: Good Things Foundation
- 2.9 billion people are digitally excluded worldwide (ITU, 2021)
- 10.2 million people lack the basic digital skills needed to use the internet (Lloyds Consumer Digital Index, 2022)
- 6.9 million people in the UK will remain digitally excluded if nothing is done to help them (Cebr, 2018)
- 1 in 5 people have stopped using products or services because they’re only available online
- three quarters of people would feel cut off from society if they didn’t have access to the internet
- 90% of jobs are only advertised online (UK Parliament, 2025) yet a quarter of people aren’t confident using the internet to compete for jobs
- shopping online can save you an average of £3.29 per purchase - yet one in 10 people aren’t confident managing finances online
- 61% of people worry about the security of their personal details online, holding them back from making the most of the internet
Outside of Get Online Week, digital events can be found alongside all Coventry Libraries and Information Service events.