Using the Library

Know what gives you so many sweet choices? A Library Card!

A Library Card gives you access to so much more than our incredible collection of books.

With your card you can borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, movies, Chromebooks, hotspots—even snowshoes! You can sign up for programs and use services including printing, the Makerspace, the Recording Studio, or a meeting room or study space.

Best of all, getting a Library Card is absolutely free!

A Lendery is a collection of items you can borrow for your home, projects, and adventures. A Lendery, also known as a "Library of Things," provides free access to equipment, technologies, and experiences that foster learning within our community.

Learn more about how to use the Lendery.

  • Valid Ontario photo ID with current address
  • No current ID? Bring the following: photo ID (i.e., passport) AND one of the following: a piece of official mail, utility bill, voter registration card, etc. with your current address
  • Books – 3 weeks with 10 renewals if not on reserve
  • eBooks – 3 weeks with renewals if not on reserve
  • Magazines – 3 weeks with 10 renewals if not on reserve
  • Audiobooks – 3 weeks with 10 renewals if not on reserve
  • eAudiobooks – 3 weeks with renewals if not on reserve
  • DVDs – 10 renewals if not on reserve
  • Fast View DVDs – 3 days; no renewals
  • DVDs – 1 week
  • DVDs (non-fiction) – 2 weeks
  • DVDs (TV series) – 2 weeks
  • Mobile Hotspots – 2 weeks; no renewals
  • Chromebooks – 1 week; no renewals
  • Video Games – 1 week with 10 renewals if not on reserve
  • Launchpads – 1 week with 10 renewals if not on reserve
  • Fast Reads– 1 week; no renewals
  • Books – 100
  • Magazines – 10
  • Audiobooks – 10
  • DVDs – 10 regular DVDs and 2 Fastview DVDs
  • Video games – 5
  • Launchpads – 5
  • Mobile hotspots - 1
  • Audiovisual items (DVDs, Video Games, Playaway products) – $2.00 per day
  • Short Term Loans (Fast Reads, Fast Views) – $2.00 per day
  • Books – $0.30 per day
  • Magazines – $0.25 per day
  • Photocopy (B/W) – $0.25 per side of page
  • Photocopy (Colour) – $0.50 per side of page
  • Fax – $1.20 per page
  • Replacement Library Card – $2.00
  • Scan to Email - free

For more information see our Fines & Fees policy.

We have a reciprocal borrowing agreement for Whitchurch-Stouffville residents with the following libraries, so you can get a Library Card without paying non-resident fees:

  • Aurora
  • East Gwillimbury
  • Georgina
  • King Township
  • Markham
  • Newmarket
  • Pickering
  • Richmond Hill
  • Uxbridge
  • Vaughan
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