All locations are closed Friday, April 18, Sunday, April 20, and Monday, April 21 for the Easter weekend.

Central Library

405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, ON, L1N 6A1

905-668-6531

Monday–Friday 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sunday 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Brooklin Branch

8 Vipond Road, Brooklin, ON, L1M 1B3

905-655-3191

Monday–Thursday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Friday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sunday 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Rossland Branch

701 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON, L1N 8Y9

905-668-1886

Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Friday 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sunday Monday Closed

Holiday Closures

Family Day - February 16 and February 17
Good Friday - April 18 
Easter Sunday - April 20 
Easter Monday - April 21
Victoria Day - May 18 and May 19
Canada Day - July 1 
Civic Holiday - August 4
Labour Day - September 1
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation – September 30 
Thanksgiving - October 12 and October 13
 

Summer 2025 Friday Early Closures at the Central Library 

Fridays, July 4-August 29, the Central Library closes at 6:00 p.m.

Sunday closures

December 14-21

From bestselling books (in eBook and eAudio formats) to blockbuster movies, your favourite magazines and newspapers—our website has something for everyone. Pursue career goals with LinkedIn Learning tutorials, learn cooking fundamentals with a hoopla video or teach your kids the joy of reading with animated, talking Tumble Books—all you need is your Whitby Public Library card number.

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Apply for a library card online.

Archives   Access local history resources for research projects, genealogy and nostalgia. Both the historical newspapers and photographs are searchable by keyword, name and/or street address.

Creativebug   An inspirational resource for DIY, crafters and makers, Creativebug offers thousands of award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Discover knitting, crochet, paper crafts, sewing and more. Classes never expire, so you can start and stop projects at your own pace.  Get seven days of unlimited access to all CreativeBug content through Hoopla’s Bingepass.

Hoopla Access music, movies, TV shows, comics, eBooks and eAudiobooks instantly with your library card. Hoopla has hundreds of thousands of titles available for simultaneous use – that means no waiting! With Hoopla you can borrow 10 items every month. This borrowing limit resets itself at the beginning of every calendar month. Stream content on your computer, or use your mobile device to download or stream borrowed titles. All that you need to get started is your library card.

Kanopy Access thousands of digital movies instantly with your library card. Kanopy has thousands of films available for streaming including documentaries, foreign language films and independent films. These films are available to you at all times – no holds needed! With Kanopy you can borrow 10 movies every month. This borrowing limit resets itself at the beginning of every calendar month. Stream content on your computer, mobile device, Apple TV, Chromecast, or Roku.  All that you need to get started is your library card.

Achieve your personal and professional goals with LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning offers Whitby residents a constantly growing library of over 16,000 courses on a wide variety of topics including business, software, technology and creative skills. Courses are available in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese.   You can download the LinkedIn Learning app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Select “sign in with your library card” and enter whitbypl as your library ID.

New York Times NYTimes.com gives you access to the latest articles of the New York Times, one of the most read newspapers in the world. You can also research topics in the Times' archives (1851 to 1922 and 1981 to present). Please note that the crossword and cooking sites are separate products and are not available through our service. You can access New York Times with your library card for a 72-hour period as often as you want. The first time you enter, click redeem to receive 72-hour access and create an account. After that, login directly to nytimes.com. If you see an error message, your 72-hour access period may have ended. Please return and click the link again. Once you have an account, use it to sign in to your mobile device. If access has expired, please return and click the link above again.

OverDrive   Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks from a collection of bestseller and classic books available for download to your computer, eReader, smartphone or tablet.

OverDrive Magazines   Borrow an unlimited number of e-Magazines using your tablet, smartphone or computer. This online newsstand carries thousands of popular magazines in any one of a dozen languages.

Press Reader   Unlimited access to over 7000 newspapers and magazines in 75 languages from 125 countries with PressReader on your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Research Databases   Do your research from home. These sites provide access to scholarly research, encyclopedia articles, newspaper and magazines articles, and more.

Tumblebook   Read a wide variety of picture books and chapter books for kids online, with optional audio narration.

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To access digital content, apply online for a Whitby Public Library eCard.

To check out physical materials, visit any Whitby Public Library location and show your current Ontario's driver's license or Ontario Photo Card, or present two pieces of identification--one with your current address on it. See below for examples of acceptable forms of identification if you do not have photo ID.

The cost to replace a lost card is $2.00. Protect your library card as you would your credit cards. Contact us to report lost or stolen cards immediately. Anything checked out using your card is your responsibility until the card is reported missing.

Library cards are free to:

• anyone who lives, works, pays taxes or attends school in Whitby.
• residents of Durham Region.
• non-residents who attend Ontario Tech University, Trent University (Oshawa Campus), or Durham College with proof of school I.D. and a home address.

Non-residents living outside Durham Region may purchase a membership for $45.00 per year. Those living in Whitby on a short-term basis can apply for a temporary card with a refundable $10.00 deposit and two item check-out limit.

Identification

Acceptable forms of identification may include but are not limited to:

• utility bill
• tax bill
• birth certificate
• credit card
• current mortgage, rental or lease agreement
• any benefit statement issued by the Government of Canada
• insurance policy
• school report card or transcript