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Does Ontario offer a province-wide library card, like British Columbia’s One C...

Does Ontario offer a province-wide library card, like British Columbia’s One Card?

I have a library card from Windsor Public Library, my home public library, across the border from Detroit. I am presently traveling to eastern and northern Ontario, well beyond commuting distance from my home! I need to use the libraries in person in my Ontario destinations. Does Ontario proffer something like BC’s One Card program, a provincial “library card to access and borrow material from any participating public library in the province?”

A library card from your home public library opens the door to public libraries wherever you travel – or stay – in British Columbia.

Libraries across BC are participating in the BC OneCard program, which offers access to materials at other libraries across the region. If the library you’re visiting participates in the BC OneCard, you can obtain a free decal by showing them your valid library card along with identification with proof of your current address. Materials borrowed can be returned to that library or any other participating OneCard library in the province, including your own public library.



Top Answer/Comment:

Hamilton allows borrowing by regional systems (southwestern Ontario, west of Toronto but not going as far as Windsor/Sarnia/etc.); non-resident cards are $100/year. (I don't know if the borrowing privileges are reciprocal, i.e. whether HPL cardholders can borrow from Waterloo/Burlington/etc. etc. — seems likely, but you'd have to look it up on each library's system ... ??)

https://www.hpl.ca/librarycard

Non-Resident Cards: Non-residents must pay a $100 annual fee.
Cardholders must verify their address and phone number.
Non-resident cards have the same privileges as Discover cards (HPL's standard resident Library card) to access collections and physical resources. Sorry, Extended Access is not included with the Non-resident card.; Reciprocal Borrowing Cards: Anyone with a Library card from the neighbouring municipalities listed below, can also borrow items from Hamilton Public Library. (Additional identification with your name and address is also required.)
Burlington Public Library
Cambridge Public Library
County of Brant Library System
Grimsby Public Library
Haldimand Public Library
Milton Public Library
Region of Waterloo Library
Waterloo Public Library
Wellington County Public Library
Hamilton Public Library cards are free to anyone living, working or studying in Hamilton only.

a map showing the geography of the library systems allowing use of HPL cards

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