{"id":7543,"date":"2023-10-19T12:32:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/?page_id=7543"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:42:29","slug":"policy-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/fr\/policy-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Membres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Membership<\/h1>\n<h2>Membership<\/h2>\n<p><span>Everyone in the community can be a library member. They can get a membership card online, over the phone, or in person. Library membership is free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Members can use all library materials. They can use library public computers. They can use the library Internet. Members agree to follow the Internet Terms of Use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Visitors to the community can also use the library. They need to register in-person at a library branch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>Membership Types<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Adult: A person who is over the age of 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Child: A person who is under the age of 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A parent or legal guardian has to agree for a child to be a member. The parent or legal guardian signs a form for this. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The parent or legal guardian agrees to follow the library rules. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>They are responsible for their child. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>They are responsible if their child loses or damages library property<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>They are responsible for the items their child borrows from the library<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>They are responsible for how their child uses the library Internet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>A parent can see their child\u2019s library records. They need to ask library staff. The branch manager will make sure the child is under 14 first. They will check the parent\u2019s identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>An Institution is a place, not a person. It includes the following types of places. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Schools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Senior citizen centres<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Special care homes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Group homes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Hospitals<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Library items are signed out to the institution. They are not signed out to a person. See the Institutional Member policy for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span>Print Disabilities<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Someone with a print disability has trouble reading books. They can take out items that are accessible to them if they are available. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/policy-member-with-a-print-disability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"member with a print disability policy\">Member with a Print Disability<\/a> policy for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membership Membership Everyone in the community can be a library member. They can get a membership card online, over the phone, or in person. Library membership is free. Members can use all library materials. They can use library public computers. They can use the library Internet. Members agree to follow the Internet Terms of Use. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a library membership card, patrons have access to all library materials, public computers and the Internet and agree to abide by the Internet Terms of Use.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Membership is free for every resident and visiting non-resident. &nbsp;Non-residents must register in-person at one of our library branches.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Membership Categories and Definitions<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Adult:<\/strong><br>Any resident and visiting non-resident 14 years of age or older.<br><br><strong>Child:<\/strong><br>Any resident and visiting non-resident 13 years of age or younger.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Children must have signed parental consent for the acquisition of a membership card. The parent or legal guardian agrees to abide by all regional library policies and to take responsibility for the use associated with the card when they sign for a card on a child\u2019s behalf. By signing a child\u2019s library membership card, parents or legal guardians assume responsibility for monitoring the use of library materials and the Internet.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/policy-internet-terms-of-use\/\">Internet Terms of Use policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parents or legal guardians will be given access to library records for their children (under the age of 14) when requested and the branch manager has confirmed the identity of the parent or guardian and the age of the minor.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Institutions:<\/strong><br>Schools, Senior Citizens\u2019 complexes, Homes for Special Care, Group Homes, Hospitals, and any other institution where library materials are checked out to the Institution itself, rather than to an individual resident or patient. Rights and privileges are given in the Institutional Member Policy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Member with a Print Disability:<\/strong><br>Any resident who, because of a physical, visual or perceptual disability, has difficulty reading regular print.\u00a0 Rights and privileges are given in the Member with a Print Disability Policy.\u00a0 <br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7543","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Membership - Western Counties Regional Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/westerncounties.ca\/fr\/policy-membership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Membership - Western Counties Regional Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Membership Membership Everyone in the community can be a library member. 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