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Library Cards & Your Account
Library cards are available for free to permanent and temporary residents of California. With a County of Los Angeles library card, you can:
- check out books, magazines, DVDs and CDs
- place holds and access your account online
- access library databases from home
- download audiobooks, eBooks, and music
- use the Library's public computers and Internet
- connect to wireless Internet at all 85 County Libraries
How to Get a Library Card
To get a library card, fill out an application and bring it to a County Library along with a valid ID. Library cards are valid for three years and can be renewed by calling or visiting a County Library. You can also view our privacy policy.
If your library card is lost or stolen, report it immediately to a County Library. Replacement cards cost $3.00.
Library Card Application (PDF)
Library Card ID Requirements (PDF)
Acceptable Use Policy (PDF)
Biblioteca Pública del Condado de Los Angeles Solicitud de Tarjeta de Biblioteca (PDF)
Requisitos para la Tarjeta de la Biblioteca (PDF)
Normativa de Uso Aceptable (PDF)
Library Cards for Children and Teens
There is no minimum age requirement to apply for a library card. Children under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign their library card application. On the application, parents/ guardians have the opportunity to restrict their child from checking out DVDs and videocassettes. For a child to access the Internet , parents/ guardians must be present in the library and fill out an Internet Access Permission form. All fines/ fees are the responsibility of the parent/ guardian.
Internet Access Permission for Children (PDF)
Los Privilegios de Acceso de Internet para Su Hijo (PDF)
How to get a PIN
A PIN allows you to place holds and access your account online, use the Library's public computers and access wireless Internet. You are given a PIN when you first apply for a library card. If you have a library card but do not have a PIN or have forgotten it, you can request a PIN online or by calling a County Library.
Computer Cards
Customers who are ineligible for library cards (for example, people traveling from out of state), can apply for a computer card that allows them access to the Library's public computers and wireless Internet. Computer cards are valid for one month.
How to Access Your Account
You can access your library account by logging into the online catalog (top-right corner) and clicking "My Account." From here, you can:
- Renew items, check due dates, view fines/ fees
- Check status of holds, cancel holds, change pickup location
- Place a Vacation Hold
If you are going on vacation, enter the dates you will be gone and we will delay your hold until you return. - Update your address and phone number
- Change your PIN
- Update your email
You library card expiration date is displayed under your name in the top-right corner of the page once you are logged into the online catalog. To renew your library card, call a County Library.
