Borrow Anywhere Return Anywhere (BARA)

In September of 2009, Libraries Nova Scotia will launch the Borrow Anywhere Return Anywhere reciprocal borrowing and returning system among its partner libraries.
Under Borrow Anywhere Return Anywhere, Nova Scotians may register for a library card at any participating public, university or community college library– for free. Public library patrons may also use their cards to create memberships at participating post-secondary libraries. To further remove barriers to library service, materials may be returned to any participating library, regardless of where they were borrowed.
Borrow Anywhere Return Anywhere helps fulfill the Libraries Nova Scotia mission to provide all Nova Scotians with seamless, barrier-free access to the world’s information sources. The model builds on a strong history of resource sharing among libraries in Nova Scotia and reflects the trends in multi-type library resource sharing in other provinces and states.
For more information on this project, please read the FAQ document, or email nslibraries(at)library.ns.ca.