Library Barcode Prefixes
Institution Codes for BC Libraries
These codes represent the first four digits following the numeral 2 (for patron barcodes) or 3 (for item barcodes). Using these codes helps to ensure that barcodes across the province are unique. For more information, please see our Barcodes FAQ.
| Institution Code | Location | National Library Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1090………. | Acsenda School of Management | BVAAC |
| 5125………. | Alert Bay | BABM |
| 6040………. | Alexander College | BBAC |
| 5000………. | BC OneCard | |
| 5144………. | Beaver Valley | BFBV |
| 0947………. | Bowen Island | BBI |
| 2222………. | Burnaby | BB |
| 5198………. | Burns Lake | BBUL |
| 6040………. | Camosun College | BVIC |
| 3923………. | Cariboo Regional District Library | BWLCR |
| 5146………. | Castlegar | BCD |
| 3295………. | CCRR of Prince George and Area | BPGCC |
| 7200………. | Chalo School | K12-CHALO |
| 5222………. | Chetwynd | BCHE |
| 1111………. | College of the Rockies | BCREK |
| 2416………. | Coquitlam | BCOQ |
| 2226………. | Coquitlam College | BCCO |
| 5710………. | Columbia Bible College | BCCB |
| 5132………. | Cranbrook | BCR |
| 5140………. | Creston | BCRE |
| 5234………. | Dawson Creek | BDC |
| 5410………. | Decoda Literacy Solutions | BVAY |
| 5170………. | Elkford | BELK |
| 5700………. | Emily Carr University | BVAVSA |
| 5136………. | Fernie | BF |
| 5246………. | Fort Nelson | BFN |
| 5196………. | Fort St. James | BFSJA |
| 5211………. | Fort St. John | BFSJ |
| 5195………. | Fraser Lake | BFRL |
| 9083………. | Fraser Valley Regional | BABF |
| 3127………. | Galiano Island | BGIC |
| 0886………. | Gibsons | BGI |
| 5142………. | Grand Forks | BGF |
| 5190………. | Granisle | BGR |
| 5141………. | Greenwood | BGRE |
| 9066………. | GVPL | BVI |
| 5112………. | Haida Children’s Library | |
| 5154………. | Hazelton | BHA |
| 5150………. | Houston | BH |
| 5232………. | Hudson’s Hope | BHH |
| 5138………. | Invermere | BIN |
| 0455………. | Kamloops Child Care Resource and Referral | BKCCRR |
| 5134………. | Kaslo | BKASL |
| 5137………. | Kimberley | BKI |
| 2665………. | Kitimat | BKIT |
| 5100………. | Kootenay Library Federation | BCK |
| 5180………. | Lillooett | BLP |
| 5192………. | Mackenzie | BMK |
| 3128………. | Mayne Island | BMIS |
| 5191………. | McBride | BMB |
| 5143………. | Midway | BM |
| 5160………. | Nakusp | BNA |
| 5148………. | Nelson | BNE |
| 1865………. | New Westminster | BNW |
| 7100………. | Nicola Valley Institute of Technology | BMNVI |
| 4738………. | North Central Library Federation | BBNCLF |
| 4400………. | North Coast Library Federation | BNCLF |
| 2672………. | North Shore Child Care Resource & Referral | BVCC |
| 3287………. | North Vancouver City | BNV |
| 3141………. | North Vancouver District | BNVD |
| 1512………. | Northern Lights College | BDCNL |
| 1512………. | Northwest Community College | BTENW |
| 3132 & 3232…….. | Okanagan Regional Library | BKO |
| 1894………. | Pemberton | BPE |
| 3126………. | Pender Island | BPI |
| 3074………. | Penticton | BP |
| 3129………. | Piers Island | BPIC |
| 1006………. | Port Moody | BPMP |
| 5333………. | Pouce Coupe | BPOC |
| 4418………. | Powell River | BPRDP |
| 5197………. | Prince George | BPG |
| 3294………. | Prince Rupert | BPR |
| 5130………. | Radium | BRHSP |
| 1290………. | Richmond | BRI |
| 5145………. | Richmond Child Care Resource Centre | BREY |
| 5162………. | Rossland | BR |
| 3950………. | Royal BC Museum and Archives Library | BVIPA |
| 5163………. | Salmo | BSA |
| 3123………. | Salt Spring Island | BGSI |
| 3130………. | Saturna Island | BSI |
| 0555………. | Sea to Sky Early Learning Library | BSSCS |
| 3260………. | Sechelt | BSE |
| 75353………. | Sk’elep School of Excellence | BKSSE |
| 5164………. | Slocan Community Library | |
| 5101………. | Smithers | BS |
| 5172………. | Sparwood | BSPA |
| 3110………. | Squamish | BSQ |
| 2238………. | Stewart | BSP |
| 9090………. | Surrey | BSUR |
| 5156………. | Taylor | BTA |
| 5151………. | Terrace | BTE |
| 5444………. | Thompson-Nicola Regional District | BKCT |
| 5110………. | Trail | BT |
| 5120………. | Tumbler Ridge | BTR |
| 9227………. | Tri Cities & Burnaby/New Westminster CCRR | YCCRR |
| 5194………. | Valemount | BVALE |
| 1383………. | Vancouver | BVA |
| 3109………. | Vancouver Community College | BVAVCC |
| 3119………. | Vancouver Island Regional Library | BNVI |
| 5200………. | Vancouver Island University | BNM |
| 5193………. | Vanderhoof | BVDH |
| 5200………. | View Royal Reading Centre | BVIVR |
| 5200………. | West Coast Child Care Resource Centre | BVWCC |
| 1010………. | West Vancouver | BWV |
| 3987………. | Whistler | BW |