Borrowing Guide

Renewing is easy:

• Online– Log in at EPL.ca and renew your materials in “My account” under “My EPL.”
• By phone– Grab a pen, paper, your borrowed materials, and call 496.7047 and follow the instructions.
• At a branch– Use one of the public catalogue terminals or speak to a staff member.

If you have $10.00 in late fees you can no longer borrow library materials. Visit a branch or make a payment online.

If your account has fees of $40.00 or more AND continues to show the outstanding balance for 60 days or more after you have been billed, it will be referred to a materials recovery agency who will contact you to ensure you are aware of the outstanding balance and encourage you contact us. If the outstanding balance remains unaddressed after 120 days, your account will be referred to a collection agency. Once your account has been referred to a materials recovery agency, a non-refundable administration fee of $15.00 will be automatically applied to your account. Note that even if all materials are returned, your account may still be referred to collections if it has an outstanding balance.

We license our digital content from a number of companies (library vendors). The vendors require us to only allow our customers to access their products. For most products we are only licensed for the citizens of Edmonton. Your library card confirms your identity for the library vendors websites.

We want to build a balanced collection to serve all of Edmonton. If you’re interested in a title that’s not in the EPL catalogue, let us know and we’ll consider your request.

Just make sure it was originally published or produced in the last 10 years. Suggestions are evaluated according to our Collection Development Policy.

You can request up to five items per month through our online catalogue. Track the progress of your suggestion within the Suggest a Purchase pages (after logging in). Before making your suggestion, check our catalogue to make sure we don't already carry it.

You can also make 3 eBook and eAudiobook suggestions every 30 days through our eBook service OverDrive. When making suggestions in OverDrive, ask to be added to the holds list in order to track the item's progress.

Suggest a new item (library card and PIN required)