About the Library

People at the Library

Library Staff

1. Browse to the Library Catalogue
2. Click on the "My Account" link
3. Enter your username/barcode
4. Enter your password (Forgot password?)
5. Click on "Items Checked Out" and check off the items that you want to renew using the checkboxes on the right
6. Click " Renew Selected Items" button

Screenshot Example

How Do I Place a Hold?

1. Search for the desired item in the Library's Catalogue
2. Click on "Place Hold" link on either the Search Results page or the Record Summary page

Screenshot Example

3. Enter username or library barcode (located on the back of your library card0
4. Enter password (Find out my password)
5. Click on the Login button
6. Notice on the Place Hold screen that there are options to turn on/off phone and email notifications and to change the phone number to use for notification of this hold.
7. To complete the placing of the hold, click on the "Place Hold" link

You will be notified by email or by phone when your item is available for pickup. Items must be picked up within 7 days of the notification.

Talking Book Service

Talking books are complete books on cassette.

Who can borrow talking books?

Adults and children who cannot read or hold print books because of their physical or visual disability.

How do I register for this service?

Contact the Library for information and an eligibility form. Then simply fill in and return the eligibility form to the Library.

The Home Services clerk will help you decide what is the best way for you to choose and pick up your talking books.

You may:

• pick up your selections at the Library.
• receive your talking books by home delivery, if you are eligible for this service.

Home Delivery Service

Who is eligible for the Home Delivery Service?

Home service is available to anyone who, due to illness, injury or permanent disability, is unable to come to the library on their own.

All the resources of the library are available to you and we will deliver to your home any books, music, videos or magazines that you request.

Of specific interest to the vision impaired are the Large Print books and the Talking Books. People who are legally blind or physically unable to read a normal book also have access to an extra collection of talking books, supplied to us by the Library Services Branch in Victoria.

Listing of talking books in daisy-format (available to library patrons with vision loss)

To receive Home Service, please call the Library at 250-624-2738 to request it.

The Prince Rupert Library is connected to the Internet via a highspeed ADSL line.

The library provides free wifi as well as eight public internet terminals. Everyone is allowed one 30 minute session per day free-of-charge. Once you have used your free turn you can purchase additional time for $1.00 per half hour. The terminals also provide access to word processing and spreadsheet software.

We presently do not provide scanning services, telnet access, downloading or FTP access.

For more information, read our Internet Usage Policy.

Internet Service Charge :
Internet Access: $2.00/hour
Printing Cost: $0.25/page

Prepaid Internet Cards :
6 Hour Card: $10.00 (save $2.00)

Our library is home to one of the many great CAP sites in our province. We take part in sharing our internet services and experience with the public. We do the best that we can to assist those who need help with basic computer and internet skills.

CAP is: "Industry Canada's Community Access Program (CAP) gives thousands of Canadians affordable access to the Internet in places like schools, community centres and libraries. It provides access to those people who might not have computers or Internet access in their homes or workplaces"

For listings of other CAP sites in the province, see the following link: 

http://networks.pcna.ca

Additional resources available free to the public include: 

1. What is an Interlibrary Loan?
2. What kinds of materials are available through Interlibrary Loan?
3. How do I make an Interlibrary Loan request?
4. How much does an Interlibrary Loan cost?
5. How long does it take to get material on Interlibrary Loan?
6. How do I renew an Interlibrary Loan book?
7. What about overdues and lost books?
8. Contact us about Interlibrary Loan

What is an Interlibrary Loan?
If you need a book, magazine article, microfilm or other information not available at the Prince Rupert Library, we will try to get it for you from another library. Through our interlibrary loan department we can obtain materials from public, college, university and government libraries, as well as a variety of other agencies. We search for items in B.C. libraries first, then across Canada and further afield if necessary.

What kinds of materials are available through Interlibrary Loan?
We can process requests for books, photocopies of magazine articles, reference material and microfilm (newspapers and archives). We can also search a subject for you if you don't have a specific reference. Some items are not available through interlibrary loan. These include audio-visual items, complete issues of magazines, new books and reference books.

Location

Prince Rupert Library

101 6th Avenue West

Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1Y9

250.627.1345

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Hours of Operation

Monday Closed

Tuesday to Thursday 10am - 9pm

Friday 10am - 5pm

Saturday 1pm - 5pm

Sunday Closed (Summer Hours)

About the Board

The board is made up of eight citizens, appointed by Mayor and Council, and one Council representative.  The City Librarian serves as Secretary.  The Prince Rupert Public Library Board is a corporate body responsible for the operation of the library.  It operates under the authority of the British Columbia Provincial Statue, Library Act.

Board Members

• Adrienne Johnston, Board Chair
• Lorna Nelson
• Paul Kennedy
• Rev. John Martinson
• Bernadette McNabb
• Joy Thorkelson, City Council Representative
• Helen Moore
• Lianne Gagnon
• Tim MacDonald

Left to Right: Adrienne Johnston, Lorna Nelson, Helen Moore, Tim MacDonald, Paul Kennedy

Library Cards

Patrons wishing to obtain a library card must supply of the following forms of identification:

• Driver's License
• Passport
• NWCC Student Card with Photo
• Status Card
• School District Student ID
• British Columbia ID

If your address is not on the ID or the address is not current, patrons must supply a current household bill, such as a telephone or utility bill with their current address.

Children in elementary school must be accompanied by a parent or guardian with ID which meets the criteria above, in order to receive a library card. The child must be be at least in kindergarten to obtain a card.

Library cards are FREE for residents of Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Metlaktla, Kitkatla, Hartley Bay, Oona River, and Lax Kw'alaams.

Replacement cards can be obtained for $5.00.

Library Cards for Non-Residents

Library cards are available for visitors and non-residents for a fee of $20 for 6 months of borrowing privileges.

BC OneCard

If you are resident of BC, but live outside the Prince Rupert area, you may register for a BC OneCard. You will need to show I.D. and your library card from your local BC municipal or regional library. There is no charge for this service, which lets you borrow 5 items. You may return materials at the Prince Rupert Library or your home library. More information on the BC OneCard

1913

Prince Rupert's first library originated as a Municipal Reading Room located beside the Fire Hall on Fulton Street. The reading room opened its doors in 1913 with a stock of magazines and newspapers -- most of them in foreign languages -- and became a favourite haunt of men off the boats and the older men of the city looking for the latest news and gossip.

1922

As the city continued to grow and thrive, the citizens of Prince Rupert realized the need for an official library. After a whirlwind campaign for a bylaw to form a public library, the Prince Rupert Public Library came into existence as a one room shack, lined with shelves and heated by a large wood and coal pot-bellied stove. It was located on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 4th Street, where the City Hall fountain exists today. Miss Cruikshank managed a small, but growing collection of books, raised by an appeal for donations. After one year, the library had 1300 borrowers and circulated approximately 3000 books per month. People predicted it to be "influential in the life of the city."