Askews Library Services is a specialised, full-service library supplier. We provide a complete package of sourcing, selection support, cataloguing, shelf-ready processing, promotional support and management reporting.

Our services are tailored to the specific needs of public, school and academic libraries throughout the UK and abroad.

Our position at the forefront of modern library supply has been built up from our origination over 130 years ago.

We understand the ongoing dramatic changes today’s libraries and librarians face, and aim to make your work easier, simpler, and more cost effective.

Our dynamic approach has enabled us to develop innovative solutions that keep us at the leading edge of library supply. Our unrivalled range of support will help you deliver a first-rate service to your customers and includes:

Selection Support: Information on both pre-publication and published material can be accessed directly through our website and broken down by a range of criteria to produce bespoke title listings. Pre-publication information can also be downloaded directly from our website or emailed to you on a weekly basis.

Multi-copy Showroom: Our bright, attractive showroom is crammed with newly published material, along with an unrivalled range of top-quality back stock profiled to meet the requirements of libraries. Our showroom is set out in library format meaning choosing your stock is a refreshingly easy experience.

MARC Catalogue Records: Why not ease the ordering process through catalogue records that support your preferred method of ordering. The records provided by our bibliographical data supplier, BDS, are the highest quality available. We can also provide a book-in-hand record for all items supplied.

Bespoke Shelf-Ready Processing: Our vastly experienced processing team provides shelf-ready books that can incorporate every kind of requirement, including sleeving, labelling, barcodes, security triggers and lamination to list but a few.

Invoicing and Rapid Delivery: We can provide invoices tailored to your own requirements to ensure the receipting process is as efficient as possible. We also provide swift delivery via our fleet of vehicles or via reputable carrier services.

On-Line Order Tracking: It’s easy to follow the progress of your orders on-line, with reports updated every 24 hours informing you of exactly where any order is up to. You can also cut down administrative time by taking advantage of EDI acknowledgements.

Standing Orders: We have developed a sophisticated system that will give you peace of mind, whether you are looking at reference standing orders or the handling of fiction authors. Standing orders help ensure that the most requested titles are already on your shelves when readers want them.

Promotions: We regularly put together bespoke book collections for you to order which help highlight key areas of stock and provide specific points of interest in your library, especially when bought with one of our exclusive display units. Publisher’s point of sale material can also be provided on request.

E-Procurement: Why not evolve with the experts? We are at the leading edge of e-procurement and offer a complete solution for EDI orders, quotes, acknowledgements, order fulfilment and EDI invoices - in short the complete supply chain.

So to take advantage of these services and a lot, lot more just contact enquiries@askews.co.uk