Library Membership and Borrowing
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Membership is free and there are no age limits Everyone who lives, works or studies in the Borough, or who lives in a neighbouring authority, can register. Membership enables you to use any library in the Borough.
If you already have an e+ Bracknell Forest Smartcard, your membership will be added to it. If you don't have a card and would like one, please visit our How do I get an e+ card? page. If you are under 16 years, a parent, grandparent or legal guardian will need to act as a guarantor for you.
Visitors to the area, who are members of other libraries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, can also use Bracknell Forest's libraries without becoming a member here. While they borrow from us, they will be issued with a temporary ticket and they must surrender their own library card.
Please remember to bring your e+ card with you.
Everyone may borrow up to a maximum of:
- 20 books
- 6 spoken word
- 6 DVDs (subject to classification)
- 6 CD-Roms (subject to classification)
- 6 PlayStation® games (subject to classification)
- 6 videos (subject to classification)
- 6 compact discs (CDs)
Our standard loan period is 3 weeks. Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, PlayStation® games and short loan collections are loaned for 1 week.
Residents who are registered blind or partially sighted can borrow spoken word cassettes and CDs free of charge. Please ask staff for details of concessions.
Requests, Returns and Renewals
- Items may be renewed or returned at any library in the Borough
- We can usually renew your loans if nobody else has requested them. Loans may be renewed only twice by telephone or post.
- Items can also be renewed using our Online Customer Services section. You will require a PIN number from your local library to use this facility.
- Items on loan, or not in stock in the authority, can be requested at any library in the Borough.
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