OPL Mobile

Ottawa PL

About this app

Use the Ottawa Public Library app to discover new titles, plan your next visit, and browse recommendations curated by your library staff.

Features:

Instant access your library card
Search the collection and save titles for later
Place and manage holds
Renew checked out items
Check library hours and locations

Ratings and reviews

Love the app I can search for next reads and manage my borrowing on my mobile it is very handy, especially if you forget your library card you can access it on the app when at the library ❤️

This app has far too many privacy concerns to risk using it. Consistent location monitoring, phone calls, camera access and more. The majority of access requested is unnecessary for a library app. One is better off using the OPL website to manage one's account and Overdrive for ebooks and audio books on mobile devices.

Doesn't remember your login - staff are suggesting I use the app to find my barcode but you need the bar code to log in every time. Really basic not useful app. Why does the website no longer have the "display my barcode" option? That was much easier than the app.

What’s new

Links that previously opened in an external browser now open directly inside the app, allowing for more seamless in‑app browsing.