Getting Your Library Card

The application process can be completed in 5 minutes and provides instant access to books, magazines, comics and graphic novels, movies, downloadable eBooks and audiobooks, Internet access, research databases and WiFi.

With your new library card in hand, be sure to ask a staff member to take you on the guided tour.

Library cards are free for all those who reside in the following Missouri counties:
Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard, Wayne

Applying for a Library Card:

An adult will be asked to provide the following documents when applying for a library card:

• A current valid ID (driver’s license, Missouri state ID, Social Security Card, U.S. Passport, or other government issued identifications).

And:

• Two documents establishing residency with printed name and current, physical address. Accepted forms of residency include: personal check; current telephone, gas, electric or cable bill; mail with a current postmark (within 30 days) or voter registration card. (Post office box numbers are not accepted.)

Children, ages 4 - 16, are asked to have a parent present when applying for a library card.

The library practices a One Person, One Card policy. This policy is in place to safeguard a library card from unauthorized access. Every library cardholder will be asked to present their own library card EACH TIME library services are used.

Updating Your Library Card

Poplar Bluff Public Library cards are updated every year. A library card’s renewal date can be provided by staff when calling or visiting the library. Library cards may be renewed at the Main Desk. Current valid ID with name and address is required. For added convenience, cardholders may update their name, address, email or phone number by logging into My Account. In this instance, current valid ID with name and address can be provided during your next visit to the library.


Replacing Your Library Card

A library card must be presented at every check out. If a library card is lost or stolen, please report it to the library immediately. A library cardholder is responsible for all materials, fines and fees charged against his or her library card until its loss is reported to the Poplar Bluff Public Library. If a library card is lost, the cardholder must pay a $3 replacement fee and present current valid ID to get a new card. If a library card is damaged or broken, the library will replace the card free of charge.


Forgotten Library Cards

A library card must be presented at every check out. This safeguards your privacy and reduces the risk of unauthorized use of your library card. Should you forget to bring your library card on a visit to the library, you will be asked to present a current valid ID and present $3 for a replacement library card. Or, library staff can place your selected items on the hold shelf for five days, allowing you to return at a later time to check out these items.

How to login to My Account

You can access your library account by logging into My Account
From there, you can:

• Renew items and check due dates
• Pay fines/fees
• Check status of holds, cancel holds, change pickup location
• Place a Vacation Hold
  If you are going on vacation, enter the dates you will be gone and the library will delay your hold until you return.
• Update your address and phone number
• Change your PIN
• Update your email

When applying for a library card, the applicant is applying for the right to use the library. The applicant must agree to comply with all the rules and pay any damages charged to the library card. The applicant agrees to notify the library of an address change and to report the loss or theft of the card. The library card remains the property of the Poplar Bluff Public Library.