Sturgeon County 55+ Memberships
ATTENTION STURGEON COUNTY RESIDENTS:
For the months of July and August, residents of Sturgeon County who are 55+ can get a FREE library card!
Library Cards
Rules & Requirements
Library cards are renewed on a yearly basis; membership fees must be paid annually to maintain an active library account.
You must present proof of residence (driver's license with current address, utility bills, and status cards are all acceptable proofs of residence) in order to be eligible for a library card.
The library accepts cash, cheque, debit, Visa, or Mastercard at the front desk. We are unable to take online payments at this time.
If you are unable to physically present yourself at the library but would like a library card, please call the library at 780-939-3292 during normal operating hours to discuss accommodations.
If you are financially strained and need support to access a library card, please call the library or ask at the front desk what subsidies are available for your situation.
Replacement Cards
If you have lost your library card, you can get a replacement by presenting your identification and requesting one at the library front desk.
Prices are as follows:
Adult/Institutional Card: $2.00
Youth/Children/Seniors: $1.50
Town of Morinville Residents
Children (0-5): FREE with parent/guardian membership
Youth (6-17): $10.00
Adult (18-64): $15.00
Senior (65+): $10.00
Family (all household members): $25.00
Corporate/Institutional: $25.00
Alexander Residents
Children (0-5): FREE with parent/guardian membership
Youth (6-17): $10.00
Adult (18-64): $15.00
Senior (65+): $10.00
Family (all household members): $25.00
Corporate/Institutional: $25.00
Sturgeon County Residents
Children (0-5): FREE with parent/guardian membership
Youth (6-17): $10.00
Adult (18-64): $15.00
Senior (65+): $10.00
Family (all household members): $25.00
Corporate/Institutional: $25.00
Legal Residents
Legal residents are subject to a $50 NLLS fee in addition to the membership fee.
Residents over 18 who have resided in Legal for over 90 days may apply to the Town of Legal to have the fee reimbursed. Documentation is required; ask at the front desk for more details.
Legal cardholders may use their TRAC login to view and renew loans, but may not place holds or access e-Resources.
Adult (18-64): $15.00
Senior (65+): $10.00
Temporary Residents
Temporary residents do not have a permanent address in Morinville or Sturgeon County and may include family members visiting over a period of months, Sandy Beach summer residents, workers on temporary contracts, and others. If you are not sure whether you qualify for a temporary library card, please call the library or ask at the front desk.
A temporary card requires an upfront deposit of $24.00. $2.00/month will be deducted from the deposit. At the end of your stay, the cardholder can return to the library and be refunded the unused portion of the deposit.
Membership Benefits
Library Materials
Your library card allows you to borrow and take home materials in a variety of languages, age ranges, and formats. For more details on loan periods, renewals, and fines, please see the Borrowing page.
To search the library catalogue for items that are available now at MCL, click the link below. Items that are on our shelves will show as "Local Availability: 1 (of 1)".
Online Services
You can use your library card to access your library account online through the TRAC consortium. Using your barcode and library PIN, you can view your checkouts, renew items, place and cancel holds, view your reading history, and create and save personalized booklists.
Please note: Legal residents may use their library cards to view and renew items, access reading history, and save booklists, but may not place holds. For more information, please call the library at 780-939-3292.
Your library card login also allows you access to our e-Resources, which give you online versions of everything from books and movies to language learning and car repair.
TRAC Consortium
MCL is part of a much larger group of Alberta libraries called TRAC (The Regional Automation Consortium). When you search the TRAC catalogue, you are also searching the collections of over 200 member libraries in Alberta.
You can place a hold on these items with your library login and have them shipped to MCL, or the library location of your choice, at your convenience. The items can then be returned at MCL or any other TRAC library.
Limitations:
- Each TRAC library sets its own loan periods and overdue fines. They may be different from those at MCL.
- The amount of time to receive your hold can vary based on factors such as the popularity of your item, the staffing available at the library sending the item, and the amount of items available in the system.
Tutorials on how to use the TRAC online system:
ME Libraries
Cardholders can access materials at Alberta libraries that are not part of the TRAC consortium (for example St. Albert or Edmonton Public Libraries) by connecting their library card to the ME Libraries system. The card can then be used to take out physical items from these libraries.
Limitations:
- ME Library cards cannot give access to e-Resources .
- Some libraries may have limits on the number of items that can be borrowed with a ME library card; please check with the library you wish to borrow from.
Tutorial and information on the ME Library system: