Membership at the Petawawa Public Library is free to Petawawa Residents, and renewed every two years. All that is required is identification with a photo and current address.

Non-Residents are welcome to use the library and may obtain a card for an annual fee of $30.00. Lost cards can be replaced for a fee of $5.00.

 

The confidential information of library members will not be released to any person other than the library member, his/her legal guardian in the case of a juvenile member, or to any institution or agency for any reason save as may be required by federal or provincial legislation.

 

Priority of service at the library is as follows:

1. Patrons in the Library
2. Patrons on the telephone
3. E-mail or letter requests

Amount of information to be given will be the same as for in-library requests (i.e. book title, title of and page numbers in encyclopedias, almanacs, e-mail addresses, etc.

Reserves, purchase suggestions and Interlibrary Loan requests will be accepted on-line and the e-mail will be used as proof of request.

No contest questions will be answered.

Interlibrary loan requests wil go to the Interibrary Loan Librarian. All other queries, which are directly related to individual librarian's duties, will be referred to them.

 

1. Not all Internet sources provide accurate, complete, age appropriate or current information. It is the user's responsibility to question the validity of any information.

2. Parents or guardians are responsible for monitoring their children's Internet activity and choice of workstation. Filtering software does not replace the need for parental guidance.

3. Be aware that the workstations are in public areas shared by people of all ages and sensibilities. Although the library has taken measures to increase privacy, complete privacy cannot be guaranteed. Each user is ultimately responsible for the selection of sites and should be aware that other library users may be involuntarily exposed to what is displayed.

4. Respect the privacy of others using public access workstations.

5. Use is limited to one (1) hour if others are waiting to use an Internet workstation. Users will sign in at the front desk prior to use.

6. Bookings may be made in person or over the phone. Reserved Internet stations will be held for no more than five minutes. Users can make one (1) advance registration per day.

7. Where permitted by copyright, users may print their information at the posted rate.

 

The Library accepts donations of new or gently used materials. If the materials cannot be added to the collection, they will be put in our ongoing booksale. We DO NOT accept Reader's Digest condensed books, textbooks, any items which are older than 10 years.

While the Library greatly appreciates donations, we do not appreciate having them put in the drop box. This box is for the return of borrowed materials only.

Please call and see if we have space for your donations, and bring them in when the Library is open. If you cannot do this, please take them yourself to another site or a dumpster.

Thank you!