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 some of our digital collection – Libby and PressReader. 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.
Are you 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 Identification
- Driver’s license
- Photo health card
- Citizenship card
- Passport
- Student ID card
- OAS (senior’s card)
- Employer-issued photo ID card
- BYID (from LCBO)
- Firearms card
- Native Status card
Acceptable Proof of Address or Alternate 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
Access Your Online Account
To access your online account, you will need:
- Your 14-digit Brockville Library card number
- Your PIN number, assigned when you registered for a card and included in your welcome guide. Misplaced your PIN? Call us at 613-342-3936 or visit us in person.
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 recreational items: 7 days
*Items in high demand can be subject to shortened loan periods.
Lost Library Cards
If your card is lost or stolen, contact us as soon as possible. You are responsible for materials borrowed with your card, or your child’s card, until it is reported missing. We will issue you a new library card with a new number and deactivate your old library card.
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 are other patrons are waiting on (i.e., items with holds).
Unless you opt out of automatic renewal, you will receive an email notice from the library when your items are renewed. You may also view all of the items borrowed on your account and their due dates through your online account.
Renewing Library Cards
Library cards expire every 2 years (some cards 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:
- Visit the library with proof of ID and address, or
- Email us with proof of ID and address: info@brockvillelibrary.ca
Reserving Library Materials
You can place a hold on items by using our online catalogue, by phone or in person. If you place a hold on an item that is currently borrowed by someone else, we will notify you by phone or email when the item is available for pickup. We will hold the item for you for up to seven (7) days. If you place an item on hold that is on the shelf, it will be available for pickup the following day.
Returning Items
Please return all materials on or before the due date. Items can be returned to the circulation desk as you enter the library or the external book return in the carport on George Street.