The library has a number of services, aside from merely loaning books, to help those in the community. Among these are video loans, talking books, periodicals and interlibrary loans. See below for details. Books Over 188,000 adult and children's books are held by the Cape Breton Regional Library. The loan period for books is two weeks.
Library cards are free of charge.
Cape Breton Regional Library book additions. Service An inter-branch loan service is available for books held at different locations of the Cape Breton Regional Library. An inter-library loan service is available for books not owned by this library region. Magazines and Newspapers Library users have access to a wide variety of magazines. Local newspapers as well as some national and international newspapers are available.