Services
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Borrow-by-Mail Delivery Service
Borrow-by-Mail is a service available to anyone who lives in the Digby, Yarmouth or Shelburne counties who has trouble getting to a library branch.
Borrow-by-Mail allows users to borrow books and materials through the mail. The library mails your items to your home address. They come with a postage-paid return label. This means you do not need to pay to return the package. Borrow-by-Mail members have a four-week loan period. This gives the items time to get to where they are going.
Join and borrow online
If you are not a library member click here to Get a Library Card. Your library card will be mailed to you within 3 business days. Select the library branch closest to you as your library branch. You must provide a mailing address to use Borrow-by-Mail services.
You can select your own materials online through our library catalogue. Use your library card and PIN to log in to your online account. Select Borrow-by-Mail as your pickup location.
Join and borrow over the phone
If you don’t have the internet, you can register for a library card over the phone. Staff can also help you select materials over the phone. Call library headquarters at 902-742-2486 ext. 229 or 866-742-2486 ext. 229 toll-free. Staff can help you Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Comments and Questions
If you have questions or comments about our Borrow-by-Mail service, please email us or call 902-742-2486 ext. 229 or 866-742-2486 ext. 229 toll-free. We’d love to hear from you!
Staff are available Monday to Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm to assist you
Deposit Collections to Outside Institutions
Organizations who are eligible, such as schools or senior’s homes, can have a regular rotation of relevant books selected by library staff, and delivered and picked up by library staff. To inquire about a deposit collection for your organization, please call the branch nearest you.
Interlibrary Loan Services
Interlibrary Loans is a service Western Counties Regional Library provides to our library patrons in co-operation with other lending libraries.
To request to borrow an item not found in our catalogue through interlibrary loan, please contact your local branch.
The loan period for interlibrary loans is set by the lending library (and may be less than 4 weeks). Some libraries may not loan new or popular items and may charge for interlibrary loan services. Upon approval, any interlibrary loan fees will be passed on to the library patron. There may be charges for photocopies.
Interlibrary loan materials cannot be renewed through your Library Account. To renew an interlibrary loan please email the Interlibrary Loan Department or contact your local branch library at least one week before the item is due. If you have any overdue interlibrary loans, or are not a member in good standing, other interlibrary loans may not be processed until your account is cleared.
Printer and Photocopy
Western Counties Regional Library offers photocopying and printing services at all of its branches.
Photocopying and printing charges
Photocopying and printing charges can be found here.
Mobile Printing
The library offers Princh mobile printing service. Each branch has its own six digit printer ID code through which documents can be sent for printing.
* Princh has Apple and Android apps available through Apple App Store and Google Play.
Instructions on the different ways to print from devices can be found here.
The following are the individual library branch printer IDs and a link to the Princh site:
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Barrington Municipal Library
Clark's Harbour Library
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 3 2.
Isaiah W. Wilson Memorial Library (Digby)
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 2 9
Lillian B. Benham Library
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 3 4
Pubnico Library
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 3 0
McKay Memorial Library (Shelburne)
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 3 3
Senator Ambroise H. Comeau Memorial Library (Meteghan)
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 2 7
Westport Library
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 2 6
Weymouth Waterfront Library
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 0 9 6 2 8
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library (Yarmouth)
Enter this 6-digit printer-ID 1 1 1 0 2 6
Services for Persons with Print Disabilities
Who can use this service?
Our service for Persons with Print Disabilities is for anyone who is unable to read, or who has difficulty reading, regular print material because of a visual, physical or perceptual disability.
What special materials are available at Western Counties Regional Library?
In addition to the Large Print books, Audiobooks, and eBooks available to all users from our regular collection, persons with print disabilities can register with the library to receive free access to an expanded collection of accessible books in various formats through our partners, Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS). Library branch clerks can put you in contact with our Headquarters staff to assist you in registering and receiving this service.
Staff Assisted Selection
Staff can select materials for you if you can’t browse our collection yourself. Staff will work with you to learn what types of items you like. They will select titles for you on an ongoing basis. You can get these items by mail, or pick them up at your local library branch.