Village Library

Thank you for using Berks County Public Libraries! 

Learn about solutions parents/legal guardians may incorporate in their child’s borrowing  experience at Berks County Public Libraries (BCPL) member library locations.  

BCPL member libraries and staff  do not act on behalf of parents/legal guardians to  monitor, control, or restrict what a minor selects for reading, listening, viewing, and  checking out when a parent/legal guardian is not present. 

Ways to be involved in your child’s borrowing experience: 

• Visit the library with your child and choose books together. 

• Discuss books your child is reading or would like to read with them. This allows  you to talk through di cult topics on your own terms. 

• Make sharing your child’s library card numbers and PIN a condition of applying for  a library card, so both of you can view items checked out or requested on their  card by logging into the account online. 

• Set up your child’s account so you receive email notifications when they check  items out or request items at the library. 

• Use one card for your whole family to organize everything in one place. 

As always, library staff  are happy to answer questions parents/guardians may have  about children’s rights to access materials in library collections.  

The BCPL Borrowing Policy is available at www.berkslibraries.org/services/using-the-library 

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