Banff Public Library

Library membership is free for all residents of the town of Banff and Improvement District No. 9 (ID9) - the area outside of the town of Banff but within Banff National Park, including Lake Louise and Saskatchewan River Crossing. Non-residents may obtain a membership for a non-refundable annual fee of $70.00. Your library card allows you to borrow physical materials and access online resources. A library card is not required to attend library programs or to use the public computers, Wi-Fi, or any materials within the library. Printing, copying, and scanning services are also available. Black and white printing costs $0.25/page, colour printing costs $0.50/page, and scanning is free. Twenty-five library items may be borrowed at a time, including books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs, and CDs. All loan periods are set to 3 weeks with the exception of holiday-themed DVDs which can be borrowed for 7 days.