Library Cards
Your library card is important. Please bring your library card with you each time you visit the library. Your card allows you to borrow from any branch at no cost, as long as you return the materials you have on loan, on time.
Who
Can Get a Card?
How to Get a Card
Keep Your Card Current
Lost or Stolen Cards
Gift Memberships
Library cards are free to:
If you live outside the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, you may obtain a library card for an annual fee of $35.00 or $20.00 for a six-month period.
If you are a visitor staying in the City of Kitchener for a substantial length of time, you may obtain a six-week library card for $5.00.
Schools, businesses, and organizations may also obtain library cards. Please call the library at 519-743-0271, ext. 237 to inquire.
| New
for 2006 Free Reciprocal Borrowing in the Region of Waterloo! |
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Beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2006, Kitchener Public Library
will be offering a new, FREE service to residents of the Region
of Waterloo who live outside of Kitchener. This free KPL membership card will
entitle you to check out up to 8 items and place up to 2 holds at a time.
Should you prefer full borrowing privileges (50 items checked out, 50 holds and remote access to KPL's electronic resources) you will still have the option of purchasing a Regional card.
Please note Regional card fees paid in 2005 will not be reimbursed. You will continue to enjoy full borrowing privileges until your membership expires.
Click on the link below to get more details about this new service.
| How to Get a Library Card |  |
There are three ways to obtain a library card:
Individuals must be present to receive their library cards, regardless of the method chosen to apply for the card. Adults will need personal identification and proof of a current Kitchener address. If you are a new resident and/or do not yet have identification with a Kitchener address, call any branch library to find out what you need to obtain your card.
printable
application form (PDF document = 25KB) |
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Adults must apply
in person and will need personal identification and proof of a current Kitchener
address. If you are a new resident and/or do not yet have identification
with a Kitchener address, call any branch to find
out what you need to obtain your card.
Acceptable personal and/or proof of address identification includes:
*mailed items must be dated and no more than two weeks old.
Children (up to 12 years of age) do not require proof of address, but an application form must be filled out and signed by the child's parent or legal guardian.
If you change your address, phone number, or e-mail address, please tell us! There is no charge for making changes to your library card record. Your card will need to be renewed each year. Do not throw out your card. We will renew your record on our computer and you will continue to use the same card.
Your card is very important. If your card is lost or stolen, report it immediately to any branch library. You are responsible for anything borrowed on your card. To receive a replacement card, you will be asked to show identification, and pay a $2.00 replacement charge.
Give the gift that lasts all year! Library cards can be given as a gift to a friend or relative. It’s simple! The gift giver will arrange for the membership with the library, pay any fees* that may be applicable, and receive a gift flyer to present to the gift recipient. The gift recipient then brings the flyer into any branch of the Kitchener Public Library to receive the library card and have the membership activated. Ask at the Registration Desk about this key to endless hours of information and entertainment.
*Registration fees apply
for Gift Memberships to people living outside the City of Kitchener. There are
no charges for recipients of Gift Memberships who live in the City of Kitchener.