Join & Borrow

Discover limitless possibilities at WBRL with your library card!

Everyone is welcome at WBRL. During open hours, you can visit, browse our collections, attend a program, or use a public computer!

Signing up for a free WBRL card gets you even more!

Borrow and take home an endless supply of books, DVDs, Blu-rays, video games, and activity and technology kits.

Access digital content, including eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming movies and music, and educational databases.

Ready to sign up?

Library Card Options

Wood Buffalo Regional Library Card

ME Libraries

If you have a current library card in good standing with WBRL, sign up online to use your card at any participating public library in Alberta.

Simply login to ME Libraries with your library card number and PIN, and pick the library you want to borrow from. The site checks your personal information to make sure it's accurate and automatically registers you with the other libraries you have picked.

After you've registered you'll be able to use your WBRL card to borrow physical items from the other libraries just like a local cardholder.

If you are a card holder from another library, sign up with ME Libraries to use your home library card at WBRL.

*eBooks and other electronic content are not included due to licensing restrictions.

TAL Card

A TAL card enables Albertans to access items at public and university and college libraries throughout the province. There is not an online portal to sign up for TAL, so you must obtain a card from your home library before visiting another library.

If you are a WBRL member, ask us for a TAL card in person. Then an employee at a non-Wood Buffalo Regional Library will create an account for you the first time you visit.

If you are visiting WBRL from another library, ask for a TAL card at your home public or university/college library first so we can create your account for you when you arrive.

*eBooks and other electronic content are not included due to licensing restrictions. TAL cardholders can't borrow interlibrary loans (ILLs).

Library Card FAQs

You can sign up for a free library card by visiting WBRL in person. You will need photo ID that has your name and address in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on it. If you are 15 and under, you'll need to bring a parent or guardian to sign you up.

You can also sign up for a 30-day trial library card online to place holds and try out online resources. Then come into the library and swap your online card for a resident card with photo ID and proof of RMWB address.
Yes, you can sign up for a card online!

It may take up to 2 business days to receive your card information.

If you sign up for your card online, your card will expire after one month. Come into the library and swap your online card for a resident card. We will need to verify your address; please bring photo ID and proof of address in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. If you are 15 and under, you'll need to bring a parent or guardian with you.
If you are new to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and haven't updated your ID, WBRL can help! Bring in a piece of mail or a bill that shows your name and address in the RMWB, along with your ID. If you don't have anything with your RMWB address, we can mail you a postcard and temporarily sign you up for an Access card so you can check out up to 2 items and access online resources.

If you are visiting the RMWB and have a card at your home library in Alberta, sign up for ME Libraries to check out items from our collection (no online resource access).

We also have a non-resident card.

Stop by the library to chat with us and we'll find an option that works for you!
WBRL library cards are free for residents of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, First Nations Reserves, and Métis Settlements.

For non-residents, the annual card fee is $15.

New in the WBRL Collection

Borrowing FAQs

Print Items (Books, Magazines) 21 days

Media Items (DVDs, Blu-Rays, Video Games, CDs) 21 days

Kits and Fun Boxes 21 days

Equipment 21 days

MIP Go Pass 7 days

Patrons in rural communities receive a 6 week loan period.

Many items will automatically renew up to 3 times, if another patron does not have a hold.

Online Resources
- hoopla eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming content: 21 days
- Overdrive/Libby eBooks and eAudiobooks: 14 days

There are no limits on print items (books, magazines, etc.) and physical media items (movies, video games, CDs). You can borrow as many as you like!

Fun boxes and kits	2 items at a time per card
Equipment (e.g. laptops, iPads, etc.)	1 item at a time per card * A Telus Smart Hub can be borrowed at the same time for Wifi access.
MIP Go Pass	1 item at a time per card

Online Resources

Overdrive/Libby eBooks and eAudiobooks: 5 items at a time per card.
hoopla eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming content: 20 items per card per month.

WBRL does not keep records of your borrowing without your permission. However, you can enable the Borrowing History feature through your online account.

To enable or disable Borrowing History
1. Log in to your account.
2. Under Account Preferences, click "Borrowing History".
3. Use the button to enable/disable Borrowing History feature.
Your history starts with the first item you borrow after turning on the Borrowing History feature.

To view your Borrowing History
1. Log in to your account.
2. In the menu, click "My Library Dashboard".
3. Under My Borrowing, click "Borrowing History".