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Visitors & Community Borrowers

Card Issuance

• Anyone living within the Lower Mainland can be issued a Community Borrower card.
• The person must show both a piece of identification and photo identification, which must have their current address on it. A bill that has been mailed to their home is sufficient as a piece of ID so long as it shows the current address correctly.
• Community borrower cards are valid for a 4 month period from the date of issuance. Cards will be updated at the end of this period upon confirmation of correct address and telephone number, on the condition that all outstanding materials are returned and any fines paid.
• Patrons must be at least fourteen years old in order to receive a Library card.

Receiprocal Borrowing

• Students and employees of institutions with whom the Library has a Reciprocal Borrowing agreement are eligible to receive a free Community Borrower card
• A COPPUL or CPSLD card (see link above for more information) OR a current library card or employee ID from that institution is required for the reciprocal borrowing arrangement.

Other Exceptions to the fee for a Community Borrower card are :

• local area high school students.
• Seniors (65+)
• These exceptions must provide identification:
  • high school students must show ID in the form of a school card or other photo ID.
  • Seniors, when requesting a card, please let staff know if you are over 65 and would like a free community borrower card and present ID in the form of a Gold Card or driver's licence.

Borrowing Privileges for Community Borrowers

• May borrow up to five general collection items at a time.
• Loan period is two weeks with the possibility of one renewal if the item has not been requested by another patron.
• Journals, videos/dvds and reference books cannot be borrowed but can be used in the Library.
• Items on course reserve are for use by currently registered Kwantlen students only.
• Fines will be charged for overdue material and lost or damaged materials.  
• Access to research databases is available only from the Guest computers at the Kwantlen libraries, not from offsite.
• Audiovisual equipment cannot be borrowed on a Community Borrower card. To borrow equipment an Audiovisual Community Borrower card must be purchased. With the purchase of an AV Community Borrower membership, users are entitled to use designated pieces of audiovisual equipment and to borrow some print materials from the general collection.  Please refer to our Audiovisual page for details.

Note: For information on Library Privileges for Alumni and for TALK please click on the Students Tab.

Computer use in the Library for Visitors

• Community borrowers and visitors may use our Express stations located in each library. Please review the appropriate use guidelines for express stations. Ask Library personnel for assistance.
• Wireless is available only to currently registered Kwantlen students and employees.