A library card is required to borrow books. Eligible borrowers can apply for a library card online or in person, the next time you visit a branch.
Am I eligible for a library card?
The following British Columbia residents are eligible for a Courthouse Libraries library card:
- Individuals residing in British Columbia in the following categories may borrow circulating material from any of the courthouse libraries:
- Members of the Law Society of British Columbia who are:
- Current members in good standing
- Registered non-practicing lawyers
- Registered retired lawyers
- Holders of a Practitioners of Foreign Law permit
- Holders of an Interjurisdictional Practice permit
- Articled students British Columbia
- BC Judges and Masters
- Retired Canadian Judges and BC Masters
- Judges’ clerks
- Law Librarians
- Judicial Justices of the Peace
- Members of the Society of Notaries Public of BC
- Members of the Law Society of British Columbia who are:
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Staff employed by a Law Society of British Columbia member, if authorized by the member, may apply for and obtain a library card under their own name. The Law Society member, as a co-signer and the individual’s employer, is responsible for all materials borrowed on that library card.
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The registered card holder and/or the co-signer is responsible for the library card and any material borrowed on that card. Borrowers will be charged the full replacement cost, plus a processing fee, for any material that is damaged or lost while checked out to them or on their library card.