We want to connect local readers with local authors.

The Local Authors Collection features a selection of locally-produced, self-published, or independent press works of fiction, non-fiction, music, or movies. Our Children's Area holds materials for a children's audience.

If you live or work in the city or county of Peterborough, you can make a submission using our Local Authors form.  The library's collection team will review your submission and then follow-up with you.

Make your eBook available through cloudLibrary

You also have the option to make your eBook (EPUB) available through the library's main eBook lending platform cloudLibrary. You can use an online publisher such as Draft2Digital or Ingram Spark to create and submit your eBook. These publishers then take care of distribution to cloudLibrary as well as other digital platforms for libraries to purchase and make available to their members. If you already have a publisher, check with them about making your book available through cloudLibrary as an eBook.

After your Local Author submission has been approved by the library, staff will purchase and make your eBook available on a digital Local Authors shelf in cloudLibrary.