Library Services FAQs

  • Education Services

    • Educator library cards are free and created for classroom use and teaching support.
    • Classroom Collection orders and courier/library staff delivery services available as part of Educator services related to an Educator card
    • Easily apply for an Educator card online. Educator cards will be created in 2-3 business days and can be sent by courier to your school. If you have any questions, please email schoolservices@wbrl.ca. 
    • Limited to educators employed at Centre-Nord, FMPSD, FMCSD, Northland School Division No. 61, Parkland School Division (Fort Chipewyan, Keyano College, and other educational institutions including accredited homeschools and daycares.

    WBRL educator cards are available for all educators within the Wood Buffalo region, including educators employed at FMPSD, FMCSD, Centrenord, Northland School Division No. 61, Parkland School Division (Fort Chipewyan campus only), Keyano College, Accredited Daycares and other educational institutions (including certified homeschools).  

    To encourage access and awareness of the public library resources for students, WBRL offers free library cards for all students through their classroom teacher.

    WBRL can provide a classroom teacher with an electronic student library card application form to print and distribute to their students.  

    Students under the age of 16 must take the form home and have it completed and signed by parents/guardians.  

    Teachers can collect the completed forms, scan and send by email to schoolservices@wbrl.ca.  Staff will create cards for the students within 10-14 days and deliver them to the school for the classroom teacher to distribute to students.

    Library cards are free and allow access to all of our physical (books, media, video games, kits, etc.) when students visit the library, as well as access to all of our online resources (including eBooks and educational resources such as SOLARO).

    WBRL staff can visit your school/class to promote literacy and to showcase our collections and online resources.  All sessions are free and can be tailored to suit the specific needs of the classroom or event. To schedule a visit please contact schoolservices@wbrl.ca.

    Classroom collection orders are on pause during library renovations. 

    Some services are on pause during library renovations.

    WBRL can support regional educators in the following ways:

    • Providing access to educator cards for teaching support, including relief from lost item fees during classroom use
    • Providing access to library cards for students through the classroom teacher (ideal for those students whose families may not be able to physically visit the library to set up an account)
    • Provide resources specific to the needs of teachers through classroom collection orders
    • Library courier service to drop off and pick up library materials directly to schools
    • Available electronic online resources useful for instruction (such as Tumblebooks, SOLARO, Career Cruising)
    • School visits
    • Tours of the library

    Are you a teacher in the Wood Buffalo Region?  Let us know other ways we may be able to support you and your students!  Contact schoolservices@wbrl.ca

    Exam proctoring is on hold during library renovations. 

    Classroom collection orders are on pause during library renovations. 

    Tours are on pause during library renovations. 

  • Accessible Services

    No. Both services will ask you to identify your category of disability (visual, physical, or cognitive) but don’t require documentation to support your self-identification.

    WBRL has a collection of DAISY Discs on our second floor. These can be browsed in person and checked out via the Service Desks. (They are not searchable in our online catalogue.) DAISY Discs are only available to patrons that have identified as having a print disability.

    1. Sign up for a library card.
    2. If you have a print disability, let the WBRL staff know at the Service Desk. They will add a code to your card indicating you are eligible for the service.
    3. Register for CELA or NNELS.

    If you need assistance contact the WBRL Service Desk.

    Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and National Network for Equitable Library Services (NNELS) offer free accessible format materials to public library users (braille, DAISY, e-text, MP3, etc.) with print disabilities.

    A print disability prevents or inhibits a person from reading conventional print. It can be the result of:

    • a learning disability, such as a perceptual disorder that impacts reading ability
    • a physical disability, such as the inability to hold or manipulate a book
    • a visual disability, such as vision loss or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes