Fresno County Public Library

Before you start

Availability · Initial library card

Sign up for your FREE library card at any Library location! [3]

Eligibility & access · No minimum age for a Fresno library card

There is no minimum age required to get your own library card. [5]

Information & documents · Under13 parent/guardian signature and appropriate photo ID

Children under 13 years of age need the signature of a parent or guardian with appropriate photo ID. [6]

Eligibility & access · Foster-care categories and self-application by ages14–17

Foster care youth: Foster parents and group home caregivers can apply for cards on behalf of the youth, and teens ages 14 to 17 in foster care can apply for themselves. [7]

Availability · SJVLS shared borrowing; not identical card-issuance eligibility at every member

Your card can be used at any Library location in Fresno County, as well as the 10 member libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System. [8]

Information & documents · Fresno’s complete accepted photo-identification examples

When you sign up, you need to show a current photo ID. Acceptable forms of ID include: California Driver's License California Identification Card Immigration Photo Current Passport Student Identification Card Parole Identification Card Other types of current, government-issued identification with a photo Ask library staff for a registration form, or print out a registration form online: English Español Hmoob [9]