Library cards are free to anyone who lives, works, attends school or pays taxes in Brockville. With your library card, you can borrow books, movies, video games, magazines, museum passes, board games, snowshoes and other recreational items. You can also download ebooks and audiobooks, all for free!

Get a Temporary Online Card

Don’t want to come in for a library card? Online registration gives you immediate access to audiobooks, ebooks and magazines through Libby. This card is temporary, and you will need to visit the Library to upgrade to a permanent card and get full access to our collection.

Want to skip this step and go straight to a permanent library card? Read the requirements below and contact us or visit the Library.

Get a Permanent Library Card

Permanent library cards are required to borrow our print materials and are free for:

• residents of Brockville (proof of residence required, such as a driver’s license or utility bill)
• those who work in Brockville (proof of employment required, such as staff ID or paystub)
• students attending one of Brockville’s schools (proof of enrollment required)
• those who own property or pay taxes in Brockville (proof such as a tax bill required)

To get a permanent library card, visit the Library with proof of identification and your current address, enrollment in a local school, or tax bill.

Don’t live in Brockville?

Non-Brockville residents can purchase a membership for $40/year. This is approximately equivalent to the amount that Brockville taxpayers pay through their Municipal taxes.

Under 14 years of age?

All children who are under 14 years of age must have an accompanying parent or guardian’s signature to get a library card.

Acceptable Proof of Address or Eligibility

• Driver’s license
• Employer-issued photo ID card
• Student ID card
• Property tax assessment
• Utility bill
• Bank account statement
• Mortgage, rental or lease agreement
• School report card or transcript
• Void cheque showing name and address
• Addressed piece of mail

Library Card Renewal

Library cards expire every 2 years (some card types such as student or non-resident cards have shorter expiry dates) so that we can make sure we have up to date contact information.

To renew your library card, you must either:

• Visit the Library with proof of ID and address, or
• Email us with proof of ID and address: info@brockvillelibrary.ca

Borrowing Periods

Library materials can be checked out for the below periods of time:

• Books, magazines, audiobooks and video games: 3 weeks
• New movies on DVD: 2 days
• Other movies and TV series: 7 days
• Museum passes, board games and other items: 7 days

Automatic Renewal

For your convenience, eligible items borrowed from the Brockville Public Library are renewed automatically. Items that are not eligible for automatic renewal include interlibrary loans, items that have already been renewed twice, and items that other patrons are waiting for.

Reserving Materials (Placing Holds)

You can place a hold on items that you would like to check out using the online catalogue. If the item is already checked out to someone else, we will set it aside for you when it comes back and notify you by email or phone when it is ready for pickup. We will hold the item for you for up to 7 days.

Returning Items

Items can be returned to the book drop by the checkout desk near the front entrance during open hours, or returned any time to the external book drop on George Street (located in the carport). 

Lost Cards

If your card is lost or stolen, contact us as soon as possible. You are responsible for materials borrowed with your card until it is reported missing. We will issue you a new library card and deactivate the old one.