About Borrow by Mail

Borrow by Mail is a free service for CBRM and Victoria County residents who live more than 15 kilometres from the nearest library.

It is also free for anyone in CBRM and Victoria County who has a disability or illness which prevents them from being able to visit a library branch.

The Borrow by Mail allows eligible library members to receive & return library material in the mail.

Items that can be sent in the mail include:

• Regular and large print books
• Paperbacks
• Magazines
• Playaways & audiobooks on CD
• DVDs & BluRays
• CELA & NNELS audiobooks for people with a print disability.

Getting Started with Borrow by Mail

1. Fill in the application form and wait for library staff to contact you.

2. Request Items

Once you are registered for Borrow by Mail, you can:

• Request items from our catalogue by placing them on hold and selecting “CBRL – Borrow by Mail” as your pick-up location.
• Call 902-562-2028 or email borrowbymail@cbrl.ca with your requests.

How It Works

Items will be mailed to you. We’ll include a postage-paid return mailing label. When you are ready to return your items, place them in the shipping bag with the return mailing label in the clear label window. Follow your normal procedure for sending a package through Canada Post.

For more details read the Borrow by Mail policy

Apply for Borrow by Mail service

Victoria County Outreach provides library services to Alderwood & MacLeod House in Baddeck. Outreach staff also appear at special events throughout Victoria County and arrangements can be made to have Outreach staff visit local organizations, businesses, or school groups.

Contact

Phone: (902) 295 2055
Email: baddeck@cbrl.ca

We invite organizations, schools, and community groups to complete to phone 902-295-2055 to discuss library program options.

Library Outreach Services

Community Organizations, Groups, and Centres

We can customize our outreach services depending on the needs of your organization, and those you serve, including presentations on library services and library card sign-up, eBook demonstrations, reading recommendations, story times and arts & crafts programs for all ages.

Elementary School, Childcare, and Camp Visits

– Early Literacy program (stories, songs, games, puppets)
– Library Card Sign-Up
– Age appropriate presentation about the library, our services, programs, and the joy of reading.
– Book for classrooms

Middle and High Schools

– Presentation about the library, our services, programs, and how to use the library website and ebooks.
– Library Card Sign-Up
– Digital Literacy and Research Skills
– STEAM / Maker workshops
– books for classrooms

Neighborhood Festivals and Community Events

– Table with library information, giveaways, and Library Card Sign-Up
– Early literacy or STEAM children’s Activity, depending on the type of event.
– Library Catalogue and eBook demonstration, depending on the type of event.