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Jersey City residents can apply online for a virtual library card which allows access to all of Jersey City Free Public Library digital resources including eBooks, streaming media, databases and access to our print collection
This online application is for anyone 14 years old or above.
If you already have a Jersey City Library Card, please do not register for another card. Instead call or visit any Jersey City Free Public Library branch to check the status of your account. To receive your library card number or replace your card, visit any location in person and provide identification or email renewal@jclibrary.org.
Library cards are available in 4 new designs!
For borrowing books and for accessing the electronic resources available through this website on electronic devices, library patrons use a bar-coded library card, sized like a credit card. Library cards are available in 4 new designs! You can obtain a library card online today! Learn about Library Card Benefits
*To choose a card design, you must apply in person at the branch, rather than online. If you apply online, you will automatically receive the standard digital yellow card.
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How to access my library account
To access your library card account, please input your User ID (barcode found at the back of the card with no spaces and your PIN (usually written on a sticker on the front of your card)
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Library Card Renewal
Library Cards have no expiration dates. Please make sure to notify staff of any updates related to patron contact information. Before accounts are renewed, all outstanding bills need to be paid. Library cardholders will be required to show forms of address, one being a Photo ID, and another current form of address. Please email ID/address proof to renewal@jclibrary.org.
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Requirements
Residents of Jersey City- Anyone age 14 or above must show the following documents:
Photo ID (Proof of Identification): Driver’s license, school or work ID, current passport
Non-Jersey City Residents:
If you do not live, work, or go to school in Jersey City or live in Hudson County, you can sign up for a subscription account. The cost per year is $50 and gives you access to all of our online resources. Please email webmaster@jclibrary.org your request. We require the following information: Name, Address, Phone, E-Mail, and Birth Date.
Non-residents students:
Non-resident students enrolled in Jersey City schools or colleges are eligible to apply for a free JCFPL Library Card. Please show a current student photo ID and current tuition bill or class schedule, as well as evidence of your residential address such as the proofs listed above.
Proof that you live in Jersey City:
Proof that you live in Jersey City, sent to you at your current Jersey City address through the mail within the past 60 days (such as a current gas/electric or water bill, medical statement, bank or credit card statement, postmarked handwritten envelope, computer-generated bill or other legitimate mail, recent online bank statement or bill which shows your current address, displayed on your smartphone). NOTE: A post office box can be used as your mailing address, but you must ALSO provide us with proof of your Jersey City residential street address. The following are NOT acceptable as proof of address: leases or junk mail.
Non-resident employers and employees:
Non-resident employers and employees working in Jersey City are eligible to apply for a free JCFPL library card; current payroll stub/or employment ID, together with a photo ID and current residential address information such as the proofs listed above must be presented.
Reciprocal Borrowers:
Anyone who lives within the Hudson County area is eligible for a JCFPL card. Please provide photo ID and gas/electric or water bill, credit card statement, or computer-generated bill from within the past 30 days as proof of current address. Each applicant must also present a current library card, which is in good standing, from his/her hometown library. JCFPL Staff need to call the hometown library to verify that such card is current and in good standing.