Luckily I don’t get bored very often because when I do, I think up stuff like this…
What I am trying to do is to collect as many valid library cards as I can. As I get them, I will post them here. If you wish to have your library’s lending card added to this collection, please issue a library card to me and send it to the following address:
Michael Sauers
c/o Do Space
5111 N 90th St
Omaha NE 68134
When the card has been received, I will scan it, remove any information beyond my name that might allow someone else to use it, and post it here. As the collection grows, I’ll start breaking the scans down by state/country.
Thanks to Jessamyn for a link on librarian.net.
“You are a man of rare creativity and inspiration. You have my full support, respect, and admiration. Carry on!”
— Joseph J. Cadieux, Director, Kent Memorial Library, Suffield, Connecticut
“I am sending some cards from our library service. maybe your first overseas -Australian- ones.”
— Alasdair Wardle, Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation
| Tompkins County Public Library Ithaca, NY 2022 |
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| Red de Bibliotecas Publicas de Andaucia Spain 2009 |
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| Reading Public Library Reading, MA 12 September 2008 |
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| Hyannis Public Library Hyannis, MA 23 January 2009 |
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| St. Johns County Public Library System St. Augustine, FL 4 September 2008 |
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| Wyomissing Public Library Wyomissing, PA 20 October 2007 |
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| Biblioteca Publica del Estado, Biblioteca Provincial de Huelva Huelva, Spain May 2007 Information about the library itself is all on the other side. |
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| Provo City Library Provo, UT 15 March 2007 Courtsey of Kathleen Fayard |
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| Orem Public Library Orem, UT 15 March 2007 Courtsey of Kathleen Fayard |
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| Lincoln City Libraries Lincoln, NE 03 February 2007 |
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| Post Falls Public Library Post Falls, ID 17 August 2006 |
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| Pittsburg State University, Axe Library (v2) Pittsburg, KS 07 August 2006 |
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| Delta County Piblic Library District Crawford, CO 14 July 2006 |
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| Christian County Library Ozark, MO 29 May 2006 |
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| Stratford Public Library Stratford, Ontario, Canada 01 Fenruary 2006 |
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| Ilsley Public Library Middlebury, VT 02 December 2005 |
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| Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 14 October 2005 |
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| Edwin A. Bemis Public Library Littleton, CO 22 September 2005 |
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| Elbert County Library District Kiowa, CO 03 September 2005 |
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| Park County Public Library Bailey, CO 20 August 2005 |
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| Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System Coloumbus, GA 05 August 2005 |
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| Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras Portugal 01 June 2005 |
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| Openbare Bibliotheek Heemstede The Netherlands 06 January 2005 |
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| Spencer Public Library Spencer, IA 12 November 2004 |
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| New Hanover County Public
Library Wilmington, NC 04 October 2004 |
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| Gibson Memorial Library Creston, IA 01 October 2004 |
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| Iowa State Library Des Moines, IA 09 September 2004 |
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| Ocean Shores Public Library Ocean Shores, WA 02 August 2004 |
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| Manhattan Public Library Manhattan, KS 12 April 2004 |
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| Rosebud County Library Forsyth, MT 27 March 2004 |
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| Big Horn County Public
Library Hardin, MT 26 January 2004 |
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| Northwest College Powell, WY 22 October 2003 |
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| Jacksboro Public Library Jacksboro, TN 29 September 2003 |
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| Contra Costa County Library (Pinole Library) Pinole, CA 06 August 2003 |
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| Tomlinson Library Mesa State College Grand Junction, CO 18 July 2003 |
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| Helena Township Public
LIbrary Alden, MI 08 May 2003 |
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| Elk Rapids District Library Elk Rapids, MI 08 May 2003 |
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| La Grange Park Public Library
District La Grange, IL 01 May 2003 (Comes with a sleeve with the library’s hours on the back side.) |
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| Gunnison County Public
Library Crested Butte, CO 13 April 2003 |
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| Aurora Public Library Aurora, CO, USA 03 April 2003 |
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| Arapahoe Library District Arapahoe County, CO 08 February 2003 You get a regular sized card and a keychain card. |
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| Drexel University W.W. Hagerty Library Philadelphia, PA 06 January 2003 |
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| Marshal-Wythe Law Library The College of William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 30 December 2002 |
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| Crook County Library Prineville, OR 30 December 2002 |
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| Lunar Planetary Institure Houston, TX 22 October 2002 |
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| Pitkin County Library Aspen, CO 19 August 2002 |
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| Parmly Billings Public
Library Billings, MT 16 August 2002 |
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| Valley of the Tetons Public
Library Victor, ID 19 July 2002 |
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| The Kansas Library Card 15 May 2002 Replaced the program associated with the other Kansas Library card on this page. This gives remote access to online databases provided by the Kansas State Library. |
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| Friends of the Boise Public
Library Boise, ID April 2002 (Not truly a library card but I thought it should be included.) |
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| Jacksboro Public Library Jacksboro, TN 23 April 2002 "The Jacksboro Public Library began automated circulation on December 1, 2001 and began issuing library cards for the first time." |
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| West Des Moines Public
Library West Des Moines, IA 19 April 2002 |
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| Latah County Library
District Moscow, ID 19 March 2002 |
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| Gering Public Library Gering, NE 12 February 2002 |
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| Finney County Public
Library Garden City, KS 15 November 2001 |
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| Pueblo City-County Library
District Pueblo, CO 27 September 2001 |
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| Eagle Valley Library
District Avon, CO 24 September 2001 |
Scans not available. In Colorado, if you are a CO resident and have a valid card from one district you are allowed borrowing privileges in any other. In most cases, the library has been more than happy to give me an actual card. Unfortunately, Eagle Valley and Vail refused to give me my own card and only allowed me to get a barcode sticker for their libraries. |
| Vail Public Library Vail, CO 24 September 2001 |
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| Jefferson County Public
Library Lakewood, CO 21 September 2001 |
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| Douglas Public Library
District Parker, CO 19 September 2001 |
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| Seneca East Public Library Attica, OH 04 September 2001 |
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| Daniel Boone Regional
Library Columbia, MO 04 August 2001 |
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| Sublette County Library Pinedale, WY 06 November 2000 |
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| Mesa County Public Library
Dist. Grand Junction, CO 25 October 2000 |
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| John Tomay Memorial Library Georgetown, CO 24 October 2000 |
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| Fort Collins Public Library 12 October 2000 |
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| Dodge City Public Library Dodge City, KS 31 August 2000 |
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| The Kansas Library Card 31 August 2000 This one will allow me to get a valid card from most other libraries in Kansas. |
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| Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia 26 June 2000 |
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| Lenawee County Libraries Adrian, MI 29 June 2000 |
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| Library District #1 Louisburg, KS 19 June 2000 |
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| Aurora Public Library Aurora, CO, USA 1997 (Well used…) |
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| Denver Public Library Denver, CO, USA 1997 |
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