How to Get a Library Card
- Complete an application form and present one piece of positive ID
with
your current permanent home address at the check-out desk of any
Mobile Public Library location or on the Bookmobile.
ID we accept:
- a drivers license or non-drivers ID
- recent
utility bill with your current name and street address
- check book with imprinted checks
- voter registration card with street address
- property deed or
rent receipt
with your name and address
- business license
- current military personnel or
military dependent identification card.
- Children ages 12 and under, must have a parent or
legal guardian sign, giving permission and
taking responsibility for the valid use of the card and the safe and timely
return of materials checked out by the child. Teens, ages 13-17 years old, may
use their own identification to obtain a card.
- Your library card is issued the same day you apply. It entitles you to
borrow and renew materials at any of the MPL branches.
Your borrowing privileges are updated annually. You will
continue to use the same card
until it needs replacement
due to wear.
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Free borrowers cards are available to
anyone who owns property or permanently resides in Mobile
County, has a Mobile County business license,
or is a student
living in Mobile County to attend a college or university.
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Mobile Public Library offers
free
library cards to our neighbors in the following
Southern Alabama counties:
Baldwin, Washington, Clarke, Monroe,
Escambia and Conecuh. A $20 per year fee
is charged for residents outside this area.
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Check out periods for most items are 21 days. DVD's, videogames and rental books check out for
7days.
- DVD's and rental books are $1.00 and videogames are $2.00.
- Two renewals
are allowed except for those items with
holds and items for which a rental fee is charged. Rental items may be renewed for an additional fee. You may
view your account
and renew online with your Library Card
number and your PIN.
- Overdue fines are $.30 per day up to a $7.00 maximum.
Lost and
damaged items
are charged to your account based on replacement value.
For more information call (251)-208-7073 or
click here to e-mail
Guidelines for Library
Card Use
Guard your MPL card like a credit card.
It’s your
link to the materials on your record, and you are responsible for
anything
borrowed on your card.
To insure its safe use:
- Always present your library card at check-out time. Don’t
loan your card to others.
- Immediately report a stolen
or lost card
by calling (251) 208-7073 or c
lick
here to e-mail.
- Lost, stolen or mutilated cards
may be replaced by presenting a completed library card application and
proper identification.
- If you move, please let us know
by calling (251) 208-7073 or click here to e-mail .
- Return materials by the due
date.
If you receive an overdue notice after returning the materials,
call your
library to clear your record. You are responsible for reasonable
charges
incurred in the recovery of overdue material(s).
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