Objective

The purpose of this policy is to define policies for use of and membership of Burnaby Public Library.

Policy Statement and Details

Burnaby Public Library services are freely available to all. Some services, for example lending materials and accessing electronic resources, are only available to library cardholders. Persons who

reside in Burnaby;
own property in Burnaby;
operate a business in Burnaby;
are an employee of the City of Burnaby, the Burnaby Board of Education, Burnaby Hospital or Metro Vancouver;
attend/are employed by a tax supported educational institution within the City; or
reside in an InterLINK community.

are eligible for a Burnaby Public Library card.

Burnaby Public Library may create other card types to provide access to specific services, or to provide different borrowing limits, fines or other criteria to particular groups of people.

Borrowing privileges may be cancelled or suspended when a card holder has violated library policies or exceeds the maximum allowable fines or overdue items.

Last reviewed 2023-09-21

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