Brampton Library membership is free to all residents of Ontario. 

You can apply online or visit any Brampton Library location. Please bring in a piece of identification with your current address.

If you apply online, you must show identification and proof of your current address before borrowing physical materials. Click here for a list of applicable ID. 

Make sure to subscribe to Brampton Library's newsletter for all the latest news about programs and events. 

Register for your Library Card

If you have never had a Brampton Library card, please send us a request.

If you already have a Brampton Library card but need assistance retrieving your number or PIN, please contact us. 

Take a virtual tour of the library card registration process with the video below: 

PIN

Your PIN is your Personal Identification Number. Brampton Library assigns the last four digits of your telephone number as your PIN. To retrieve your PIN, please contact us.

Replace a lost, stolen or damaged card

To report all lost, stolen or damaged library cards, please contact us. 

To view all Brampton Library policies, click here.

Escape Game in the park. Chinguacousy Park 9050 Bramalea Rd., Brampton near the Chinguacousy boat pavilion. 

Try our new escape game! Do you have what it takes to escape from an enchanted forest by completing a series of puzzles? Learn more here. 

Participants of the Adult Summer Reading Club (ASRC) are invited to the “Then & Now art Challenge” held in partnership with Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA)!
Each Thursday from July 7th-August 25th, registered ASRC members will be emailed a historical photo of a Brampton location. Your challenge:

1. Register for the 2022 Adult Summer Reading Club and check your inbox (or spam folder) for the weekly emails.

2. Go to the location of the original, historical photo featured in that week’s email.

3. Email back an original, present-day photo, drawing, sketch, painting, collage, or other artistic capturing of the same location by the following Monday.

It’s as easy as 1-2-3! 

Each capturing submitted will earn you an extra ballot into the bi-weekly prize draw. What’s more, the best photo of the week will earn an extra ballot into the top grand prize draw and will be featured on our social media channels later that week!

So get your pencils sharpened, your paint brushes in hand,  those old-timey cameras loaded or smartphones charged for this blast from the past.

You can also find more ways to get immersed in Brampton’s past with Ancestry Library Edition.

Research your family history in Brampton and beyond with Ancestry’s extensive Canadian content collections, including records for births, deaths, marriages, immigration, military service, census and voter lists, city directories, and more. If you’re interested in planning your own Then & Now challenge, you can check out the Canada Historical Postcards collection, featuring 26,000 postcards that give you a glimpse of scenic towns, city streets, and tourist attractions across the country. Browse the gallery, save a postcard, and find fun ways to connect with the views of today (be it through future travel plans, or a fun virtual hunt through the Google Maps Street View tool). 

Simply head over to our eResources page to access Ancestry for free with your Brampton Library card.

At Home Trivia

Brampton Library has partnered with the City of Brampton to bring you story walks.

Enjoy, at your convenience, great stories selected by Library staff along the paths of some of Brampton's most beautiful parks. Check this page regularly as locations change every few weeks. We look forward to sharing our story walks with you!

Chinguacousy Park

From July 14, 2022, enjoy reading Give Bees a Chance by Bethany Barton. 

From July 22, 2022, you will experience our Escape Game in the park. 

Don't want to leave the comfort of your own home, try our virtual escape boxes as part of our Summer Reading Clubs.

To start, head to the red star marked on the map. 

Loafer’s Lake Park

From August 16, 2022, you will be able to read My First Book of Canadian Birds by Andrea Miller (Author), Angela Doak (Illustrator). 

To start, head to the red star marked on the map.

Thank you to the City of Brampton, Groundwood Books Publishing, and Penguin Random House for their support.

We would like to acknowledge that we are gathering here today on the Treaty Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and before them, the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat. We also acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other global Indigenous people that now call Brampton their home. We are honoured to live, work on and enjoy this land.

Enjoyed our story walks? Tag us at @BramptonLibrary with your photos! 

Take and Make Kits. Pick up a free craft kit for everything you need to follow along with our virtual program. Click here for details. 

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