How To Get A Library Card in San Francisco

Step 4 Talk to a Librarian at the Front Desk

Once you're done filling out the application, close the window and go up to those friendly librarians at the front desk and tell them you'd like to get a library card. They will pull up your application on their own computer, ask to see your I.D. and Proof of Address, ask you to make a four digit pin number that you'll use to access your account online and then.... HAND YOU YOUR VERY OWN LIBRARY CARD. You'll get one the size of business card and another smaller one that fits on your key chain.

If you're lucky, you might be able to choose from a variety of designs. As of now (Spring/Summer 2008) you can choose from four different drawings made by San Francisco students. What says 'going to the library' to you? A bold demand made by a 4th grader to READ? A concentric circles of colors created by a preschooler?