Members of the Italian Institute receive a complimentary subscription to our Online Library and Italian Newsstand, MLOL.
The digital lending platform Media Library OnLine grants you access to some of the most prominent Italian and international newspapers/magazines, a selection of e-books from major Italian publishers and the largest collection of open contents from all Italian libraries, allowing you to connect to the first Italian network of public, academic and scholastic libraries. To date, this network includes more than 7000 libraries from Italy and 12 foreign countries.
Browse your library’s digital collection free of charge: e-books, music, newspapers, magazines, databases, online training courses (e-learning), image archives and much more!
Please note
The service is free for Italian Institute members. To subscribe our membership: info here.
You will receive an e-mail with your credentials and a link to access the service. Follow this guide to sign-in on the online platform.
The system allows you to download newspapers & magazines every day and borrow 2 e-books per month. Each loan has a duration of 14 days, at the end of which it will be automatically deactivated.
How to download a book
- Open the Media Library OnLine website from your browser
- Select “IIC di Londra” and login with your credentials
- Click “Cerca”
- Select your favourite book
- Click “Prendi in prestito”
- Click “Scarica”
Please note
The MLOL service will be active ona trial basis until 31st of August 2025, to be renewed after that date.