Getting a Library Card
NOTE: New patrons may sign up for an ONLINE library card. Check the details below for eligibility!
All persons living in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia (Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, and Tyler counties) may receive a library card by presenting a current ID or proof of current address (bill, bank statement, car registration, etc.)
- College students not living with their parents must present a student identification, proof of local address, and proof of home address.
- Residents in nearby counties of Ohio and Pennsylvania (Jefferson, Belmont, and Monroe in Ohio and Washington, Greene, and Allegheny in Pennsylvania) may receive a library card upon payment of a $5.00 annual fee, with the exception of Bellaire residents, who will receive a card without charge, as Bellaire Library offers the same privilege to Ohio County residents.
- Temporary and transient workers living in extended-stay apartments and campsites may receive a library card upon receipt of a letter or lease from the apartment complex, hotel, or camping ground showing proof of residence but will be limited to five items at a time.
- Temporary and transient residents, including those living in shelters, will receive a library card upon receipt of a letter from the administrator of the shelter or other proof of residence but will be limited to one item at a time.