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