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The library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 for Family Day

Membership

Please visit the Library Card page to register for your library card.

Your library card is your passport to our collections! You can borrow items, use our computers, and access our digital collections from home. Once registered, use the information below to login to your account.
You will need to be logged in to place holds or renew books.

Username: Your library card number

Password: The last 4 digits of your phone number

Need a replacement card? It’s important that you contact us if your library card is lost or stolen. We want to get you back to borrowing as soon as possible, and help prevent someone else from using your card and creating charges.

Membership Types

Residents

A library card is free to all residents who support library services through taxation, including those who own property in Nelson, RDCK Area F and RDCK Area H South. Persons up to and including age 12 are issued a youth library card. Issuance of a youth library card requires the consent of a parent or guardian. An adult library card is issued on or after age 13.

BC OneCard

BC residents with an active card at their home library are eligible to borrow physical materials from any library in the province through the BC OneCard service. Each library determines what kind of physical materials may be borrowed. At the Nelson Public Library, BC OneCard patrons from other library systems may borrow materials in any format, with the exception of our digital collection and some Library of Things items.

Non-residents

If you are a resident of a community not served by the Nelson Public Library (e.g. Slocan City, RDCK Area E, etc.) and do not qualify for a BC OneCard, membership fees are as follows:

 

Non-resident household (payable in three-month increments) $90/year
Non-resident individual $45/year
Seasonal (3 months – limited privileges) $30
Area E Student Access free
Subsidized Half regular fees
Institutional $90/year

Learn more about all membership types, including our seasonal card, subsidized card, student access card and institutional card, in the Library’s Terms and Conditions of Use.