Getting an Online Library Card

Click here to register for an online Library Card.

Please read below for all information about the card and what services you can perform with it.

Who Can Register Online:

Residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Patrons 14 and older

Everyone else should contact their local library to find out how to get a library card.

Temporary Library Card:

After you complete the form found at the link above, you will receive a temporary library card number that you can use to sign in to many of our libraries’ online resources.

Your temporary library card is valid for 3 months. You must visit or contact us to upgrade your temporary library card to a full access library card. Otherwise your temporary library card will expire. You will need to complete a full paper application in the library and produce proof of address to upgrade your card.

Your temporary library card can be used to:
-Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks
-Place holds on physical library items
-To pickup your held items, you must visit or contact us to upgrade your temporary library card to a full access library card.
-Use Online Resources

Your temporary library card cannot be used to:
-Borrow physical library items
-Use public access computers in the libraries
Please contact us to upgrade your limited access library card to a full access library card.