Best of all membership is completely free for individuals and families who reside in Western Australia! Any age 0-100+

Getting a library card

You don't have to have a library card to come in and read in the library. If you decide to join you will have your own card and you may borrow up to ten items at anyone time, including books, magazines, videos, tapes, DVD's and CD's.

How do I join?

To join the library please complete an enrolment form and provide:

• Proof of your name
• Proof of your current permanent residential address (acceptable identification include)
• Bank Statement with current address
• Current WA Driver's Licence
• Health Care / Concession Card
• House Settlement / Rental / Lease Agreement
• Phone / Power / Gas / Water Account
• Rate Notice
• WA Motor Vehicle Registration

Are you under 18?

A parent or Guardian's signature is required to accept financial responsibility for items borrowed.

Family memberships?

Up to five members of one family including at least one adult may share a single membership.

Unable to provide proof of current address? Or just visiting Mandurah for a short time?

Temporary membership is available on payment of a non-refundable fee of $20.00

Borrowing

Each member is entitled to borrow ten items. Your library card must be produced for all loans.

Members may borrow up to ten items at any one time, including books, magazines, videos, tapes, DVD's and CD's. There is a limit of 2 CD's, 2 DVD's and 2 Videos within the total ten items. A limit of two books per subject for school projects applies, so resources can be shared between the many students who use the library.

You are responsible for all items borrowed on your card. Please report a lost / stolen card immediately to avoid unauthorised use. Until it is reported, you are responsible for anything that is borrowed on your card. There is a fee for a replacement card. Stolen cards will be replaced free of charge upon producing a police report number.

If a book is lost or damaged while on loan to a reader, that reader must pay for the cost of replacing or repairing it. You are asked to check items for damage before borrowing. Please report all damage found to library staff. Charges for damaged and lost items are calculated on a depreciating scale.

Library privileges are suspended when a charge is attached to any membership.

Loan Period

All items are issued for four weeks, except for DVD's which are for two weeks. Items may be renewed *(please take out 'for a further fortnight') if not reserved for another member and can be renewed twice by phone, please quote your library card number, or by bringing the item into the library for re-issue.

Overdue notice - An overdue notice will be sent if items are not returned or renewed by the due date.

Fine - Upon issue of a second Overdue Notice, a fine will be applied and library privileges suspended until all items are returned and the fine paid.

Request and Information Service

This enables you to obtain books and information, which is either not in the library collection or out on loan to another reader. All books, magazines, DVD's, CD's, Videos and cassettes in the library may be reserved if they are not on the shelves.

If a request cannot be satisfied from our own stock we can usually obtain it through the State Wide inter library lending scheme.

The Collection

The library's resource collection includes:

Visit our reference library to access our collection of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories and other specialised reference books to assist with research. Reference books are not available for loan, but you may photocopy sections according to copyright limitations. Reference titles on CD-ROM are also available. Ask your librarian for more information.

Come into the Mandurah library to see our large collection of ABS statistical reports in the reference collection and online.