All children 12 years of age and under must have a borrower registration form signed by a parent or legal guardian, in order to get a library card. Since parents/guardians are responsible for all material checked out on their child's library card this policy ensures that parents/guardians are aware that their children have a card. When current cards are renewed the child/family will be asked to provide or verify the name of the parent/guardian to ensure our records are current.

Non-residents may join for the following fees:

$60.00 for a one year membership
$40.00 for a six month membership
$25.00 for a three month membership
$25.00 for a one year student membership (Students who do not live or own property in the City of Barrie but attend school in the City of Barrie).
$10.00 each, for cards for additional family members of non-residents

Corporations, businesses or non-profit institutions in Barrie and Oro-Medonte Township may request a corporate card by presenting a letter from the chief officer on company letterhead. This person agrees to accept full responsibility for materials borrowed on this card.

If you are a member of another library, you may also be eligible for a card through one of our reciprocal membership agreements.

A Borrower Registration Form [pdf] is available so you can print it, fill it out and bring it in to the circulation desk along with your identification. All library memberships expire after two years. To renew your card:

• Call the library at 705-728-1010 during business hours and have your address and telephone number udated by Circulation staff
• While in the library, go to the Circulation desk and have the staff update your information
• If it was a paid membership, a new payment will be required

There is a replacement fee of $2.00 for a lost or damaged library card.

For more information about membership regulations, see our Regulations and Operational Policy [pdf]

An agreement also exists with Georgian College. Upon presentation of a valid Georgian College student or library card and current address identification, a Barrie library card will be issued free of charge. Barrie library members are entitled to the same privilege at the Library Commons at Georgian College.

Residents of Oro / Medonte are entitled to regular membership at Barrie Public Library. See Get a Card for more details

To access this function from home or in the library:

• click on the Log In option at the top right corner of the catalogue.
• enter your username or barcode and pin then click on Login

You may experience problems accessing your account if:

• your card has expired (to renew your card, call the circulation desk at 705-728-1010)
• you card was replaced and you are using an old number

Within this section of the catalogue you can:

• see a list of items you have out on loan and their due dates
• renew items you would like to use for a longer period of time (some restrictions apply)
• manage your hold requests by viewing or cancelling them. You can also inactivate them for short periods of time while on vacation, etc.
• view any fines you currently owe, or any overdue items may still have
• check your borrower profile so you can inform the library of any changes
• create lists, change account settings, follow other users, etc.
  

For more information on how to use this feature, please see the YouTube video.

To see when items that you currently have out are due, you can login to your account through the library catalogue.

Item Type	Loan Period	Overdue Fines
		Daily fine per item	Maximum fine per item
Adult and Junior Books
Standard	3 weeks	$0.30	$6.00
Fast Track	2 weeks	$0.60	$12.00
Interlibrary	variable	$0.60	$12.00
Videos, CD ROMs and DVDs (Maximum 15 DVDs per card)
Standard	1 week	$1.00	$10.00
Fast Track	2 days	$2.00	$20.00
Interlibrary	variable	$2.00	$20.00
Holiday material	1 week	$0.30	$6.00
Magazines	1 week	$0.30	$6.00
Storytime Kits (Checkout is Saturday noon to Saturday noon)	1 week	$2.00	$20.00
Books on tape or CD	3 weeks	$0.30	$6.00
Music CDs	3 weeks	$0.30	$6.00
Language Kits (limit of 3 kits per card)	3 weeks	$0.30	$6.00
Basic Books (Adult Literacy)	6 weeks	$0.30	$6.00

A Fast Track item is any item that has five or more holds. Please view your record to determine when specific items are due.

Loan periods for Interlibrary loan items are determined by the lending library. Please login to your account to determine when specific items are due.

• you have already renewed the item three times (PLEASE NOTE: this has changed from 6 times to 3 times on February 1st, 2012).
• someone else has placed a hold on the item
• you have over $10.00 in library fines
• the item was an "Overnight Loan"

You can renew items on your record by the following means:

By phone 24 hours a day

• Call 705-728-1010
• Choose option 2 for Renewals, Holds and Patron records
• Then choose option 1 for our Automated Renewal System

Online

• from our library catalogue available from the library web site
• Click on Log In at the top right corner of the catalogue screen..
• Enter your username or barcode without spaces, then click on Login
• For more information on how to use this feature, please watch the YouTube video.

By phone during library hours

• Call 705-728-1010
• Choose option 2 for Renewals, Holds and Patron records
• Then choose option 2 to speak to a staff member

At the library

• Ask any staff member at the circulation desk

Holds may be placed on library material that is checked out, or not found on the shelf by:

	using a public computer in the library and your library card
	from home through the Library Catalogue
	asking a library staff member to place your hold

For instructions on how to place a hold through the catalogue, watch the YouTube video.

Holding Process

A hold is triggered from the time a book is checked in. Kelly (our automated phone service) will call you to inform you that your hold is ready to be picked up. Below is a list of the hold periods for various items

Item Type	Hold Period (from date triggered)
All items (except DVDs)	6 days
DVDs	3 days (effective May 1, 2006)

If the item is not picked up within the Hold Period, it is removed from the hold shelf and your hold will be cancelled. You can view the hold expiry date for items currently on hold for you through your record in the online catalogue. For more information on how to do this and other ways to manage your own record, view the YouTube video.

Inactivating Holds

Once you have placed a hold on an item, you can inactivate it temporarily, without losing your place in the queue. For more information on how to do this and other ways to manage your own record, view the YouTube video.

Fast Track Items

Fast Track items are those with more than five holds placed on them. In order to fill patrons hold requests more quickly, Fast Track items are checked out for a shorter time period. All limits apply regardless of what items are being held for you at that time. See Loan periods, limits and fines for more details

If you would like to receive e-mail instead of phone notices for hold pickups, pre-overdue alerts and overdue warnings, please contact the circulation desk. They will need your name, library barcode and complete email address.

If you wish to continue with phone notification, please ensure that we have a correct phone number for you.

You can contact the circulation desk in person, by phone (705-728-1010 extension 7033 or by email Ask Circulation.