Posted by Meredith on Wednesday, Aug 30, 2017
With the new school year underway, now is the perfect time to check your wallet, purse and backpack to make sure you have the most important school supply item: your Iowa City Public Library Card!
September is Library Card Sign Up Month. If you don’t have a Library Card, now is the time to get one.
Cards are available for Iowa residents of any age. Pre-apply online at www.icpl.org/about/cards or complete the entire process in person at the first floor Help Desk whenever the Library is open. You also can apply for a Library Card on our Bookmobile. To celebrate this new service, anyone who uses their Library Card on the Bookmobile in September will receive an entry into a drawing for a $25 gas station gift certificate. Apply for a Library Card on the Bookmobile, and you’ll receive two entries that day.
A photo ID and Iowa address verification are required for all Library Card sign up options.
Use your Library Card to check out books, movies, videogames, framed art, laptop computers, and music; access databases; explore the Library’s digital collection, including eBooks and audio books, and digital magazines; and get connected to the Library’s on-site public computer stations. If you lost your card, we’ll replace it for free all month long.