Library Information


Library Cards

To obtain a Brooklyn Town Library card you will need to show photo ID and proof of current Brooklyn resident address.  Your first library card is free.

Please keep your new card in a safe place.  Your first library card and renewals of that card are free.  Replacement cost for a lost card is $5.00

Your valid Brooklyn Town Library Card is called your Connecticard (your resident library card).  In Connecticut, this card is honored for registration at other public libraries.  You will find your name, address, expiration date and a 14 digit barcode number on the back of your card.

Brooklyn residents must present their valid resident Brooklyn Town Library card (Connecticard) to borrow materials from other Connecticut public libraries.

Your Brooklyn Town Library card gives you access to the following services:

Borrowing privileges at Brooklyn Town Library

Free library card registration and borrowing privileges at other Connecticut public libraries

Free use of databases purchased by the State of CT using the website www.iconn.org

Free use of Brooklyn Town Library interlibrary loan services searching reQuest database at www.iconn.org

Free use of online NetLibrary eAudiobooks (you must come into the library and use the library computer to establish your account at Netlibrary first, then you may log in from home)

Any Brooklyn resident may obtain their first library card free of charge.  The Brooklyn Town Library is a member of the Connecticut Library Network, which enables patrons with Brooklyn Town Library cards to use a selection of databases at www.iconn.org provided by the CT State Library and the Dept. of Higher Education.  Searches for items may be made using the reQuest database also found at www.iconn.org .

Patrons may search the reQuest computer database for a specific title to see if it is owned by the Brooklyn Town Library.  They may call the library to check the status of the item and see whether it is on the shelf and available for loan.  The person can then ask that a hold be placed on the material if is not in the library and ask that the item be put aside for them when it is returned.

Interlibrary Loan

If you are unable to find an item in the Brooklyn Town Library, you may request that item through a process called interlibrary loan. 

The ReQuest database at www.iconn.org may be searched for items not owned by the Brooklyn Town Library.  Patrons may request the item through interlibrary loan using their Brooklyn Town Library Card on the computer or may visit the Brooklyn Library in person or call and request the item over the phone.  To place the request, please have ready the author and title of the item.  The materials are delivered to the Brooklyn Town Library by a van system called Connecticar.  Items usually take 2 weeks to be received.

Books

Books may be borrowed for 2 weeks and may be renewed in person or by phone if there is no one waiting to use them.

Magazines

Magazines may be borrowed for 2 weeks and may be renewed in person or by phone if no one is waiting to use them.

Books on Tape and CD

The library belongs to an exchange group and borrows a collection of Audio Books and Books on CD for use by patrons.  These may be borrowed for 2 weeks and renewed in person or by phone.

Videocassettes and DVDs

The library owns a collection of videocassettes and also belongs to an exchange group of DVDs.  There are no renewals of videocassettes or DVDs.  TWO videos or DVDs may be borrowed by patrons over 18 years of age for 2 days.  Overdue fines are $2.00 per item per day.

Fines

Books                                      2¢ per day

Magazines                               2¢ per day

Books on Tape & CD               2¢per day

Videos & DVDs                       $2.00 per day

NetLibrary eAudiobooks

Downloadable audio books in MP3 format are now offered to Brooklyn residents.  To use this service you need to have a barcoded Brooklyn Town Library card.  You must come to the library and use the library computer to create an account with a username and password.  Once you have established your account at the library, you may sign in from home with your user name and password and then download the eAudiobooks to your home computer.  The eAudiobooks are on loan for a 3 week period and may be renewed once.  The audio book file will automatically expire at the end of the loan period and must be manually deleted from the device.  There are 1,700 audio books in our subscription, 500 titles will be iPOD compatible starting March 2009.

http://auth.grolier.com/cgi-libscript/entrypoint.pl?130690&link=bkflix.grolier.com

Use your Brooklyn Town Library card number to sign in.

Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. For PreK – Grade 3.