Applying for a Library Card
Membership is free to New Westminster residents as well as residents of the other InterLINK libraries. BC residents who are not from InterLINK areas can apply for a BC OneCard. To get a library card, you must present a driver’s license or BCID with your current address or two pieces of identification: one with your current address.
Examples of acceptable ID
Acceptable personal ID
Driver's License
BC ID
Passport
Credit Card
Bank Card
Canadian Citizenship Card
Status Indian card
Permanent Residence Card
Care Card
Pharmacare card
SIN Card
Acceptable Street Address ID
Driver's License
BC ID
Vehicle Insurance Registration
Rental agreement
Envelope showing name, current address & recent postmark
Property tax bill (current)
Hydro bill (current)
Telephone bill (current)
Bank statement or personalized cheques
A parent's or legal guardian's signature is required for library cards for children 12 years of age and under.
Please inform the library of name, address or phone number changes.
New Borrowers
New library cardholders have limited borrowing privileges for the first month. A total of 5 items of an material combined, may be checked out at one time. Your card must have no charges or overdue items to be changed to regular borrower status.
Library cardholder's responsibilities
You are responsible for all the materials borrowed on your card and for any charges on items that are overdue, lost or damaged.
If your library card is lost or stolen, report it immediately by phone, in person or by e-mail. We will block the card, so that no one can use it. You are still responsible for any items checked out on your card until you report it missing.
If you change your address or other personal information, contact the Library.
Using other InterLink Libraries
Public Library InterLINK is a group of primarily Lower Mainland libraries which have joined together to allow free borrowing of materials by each other’s residents. Residents of Public Library InterLINK communities can go to the other member libraries and register to borrow books.
Most libraries require that you show two pieces of ID, including one with your address on it. If you bring your home library card with you, they will register that number in their system. You need carry only one library card.
If you borrow from another InterLINK library, the borrowing policies at that library will apply to any materials you borrow from them, including return dates, borrowing limits and fines.
You may return materials from other InterLINK libraries at the New Westminster Public Library. We will send them back to the owing library for you, but suggest you return them by the due date to avoid overdue charges.
For more information about Public Library InterLINK, visit their web site at www.interlinklibraries.ca.
BC OneCard
Don’t leave home without your library card! Your New Westminster Public Library card opens the doors to libraries outside the InterLINK area too. Present your card and one other piece of ID with proof of address and you can borrow from that library and return items to any other public library in BC with the BC OneCard.
