Online membership
Online membership enables access all of the library’s online resources and allows you to place holds on the library’s physical items.
To collect any holds and otherwise borrow, you will need to upgrade your membership to a full library card. Talk to library staff when you next visit the library.
Note: You can’t join online if you already have a membership. Please contact us if you have any problems with joining or using your existing membership.
NOTE: Whilst libraries are closed due to Covid-19, limited service is still available through library staff. Contact your library to find our details of how and when you can do so. Otherwise, please make use of our extensive range of online resources.
Membership is FREE and open to everyone, no matter where you live, work or study. You can join at any library, just:
Please note: if you are already a member of a library in the Libraries Victoria Consortium, you can use your existing card to borrow at our libraries.
Organisational Membership
This type of membership is available to organisations such as pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools, and child-care centres. It allows bulk borrowing of items for extended periods. Organisational-membership form.
Lost card
A lost library card should be reported as soon as possible to your library, to stop it from being used by someone else.
To replace your library card, pop into the library with proof of ID. It will only take a couple of minutes and costs a small fee of $3.30.
NOTE: Whilst libraries are closed due to Covid-19, limited borrowing is still available through library staff. Contact your library to find our details of how and when you can do so.
Your library card provides access to:
4 week loans with no limit on number of items:
2 week loans
Downloads:
Streaming
Many more online resources
Renewals
Most items can be renewed twice, unless they are on hold for another borrower, or are too far overdue. Top Titles cannot be renewed.
Renewals can be done:
NOTE: Whilst libraries are closed due to Covid-19, all items currently on loan have been extended to 1st July 2020. Our external chutes are closed, so please hold on to your items. Contact your library for more information.
It’s important to return your items to the library on time so that other members are able to enjoy them too.
If registered, we will send an SMS, phone or email reminders prior to the due date to help you.
Members who have overdue items will have their borrowing rights restricted and where an item is lost or not returned, the borrower will be billed for the replacement cost.
As a member of Casey Cardinia Libraries you can borrow items from any of our branches. We also have external return chutes at each branch, which are open 24/7.
If you have library items from a different library, but one that is in the Libraries Victoria Consortium, you can return them at our libraries.
Downloaded items do not need to be returned. e-Magazines and e-Music are yours to keep, e-audiobooks and e-books expire.
You can opt in to keep an online log of the items you have borrowed previously. Ask staff for help.
NOTE: Whilst libraries are closed due to Covid-19, holds can still be picked up. Contact your library to find our details of how and when you can do so.
If an item you want is not available at your library, you can place a hold on it.
This is a system request to have a copy of that item sent to your local library for you, when a copy is available. Holds can be placed on most CCL items and those belonging to other library services in our catalogue.
Popular item will have many holds, so you will not get it quickly, but for all holds we notify you when they arrive for you to collect.
You can be notified by email, SMS, telephone or mail – contact your library to organise your preferred option. Items are held for 8 days from the time it arrives for you at the library.
To place a hold:
You can also use your library card for a range of services including access to public computers and printing. Find out more on our Services Page.
