Loans and fees

Mississauga Library is fine free. In order to provide barrier free and equitable access to all customers, daily overdue fines are not charged. Some fees apply, including replacement charges for lost or damaged items and a $5 non‑refundable processing fee.

Pay fees in person

Visit your nearest library location. The library accepts payments until 15 minutes before closing. Credit or debit payments are available at all library locations. Cash payments are only accepted at Hazel McCallion Central Library.

Pay fees online

Log into your account through the library catalogue, go to My Dashboard and click Fees to review and pay. You can pay online with Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. Visa Debit and Debit Mastercard are not accepted.

Loan details

All eligible items will be automatically renewed on their due date. If an item has holds it will not be renewed. You can log into your account to see the status of your items.

If you have email notification set up, we will notify you on the due date with a list of items and their new due dates. To set up email notification, call or visit your library location.

Your account will be blocked if you:

Have items that are overdue for 21 days or more
You owe $15 or more in fees

Items will be marked as lost after 28 days overdue and your account will be billed the replacement fee, along with a $5 non-refundable processing fee per item.

The replacement fee will be waived if the items are returned within a year from the due date.

Fees

Lost or damaged library items – replacement cost in full
Replacement library card – $2
Non-resident card – annual fee of $40
Non-refundable processing fee – $5

Recovering account balances

The library may use a collection agency to recover outstanding account balances of $20 or more for long overdue items. Additional fees may be added to your account once you’re account is referred to a collection agency.