Adult (18 years or over) Resident of Orange County (except city of Winter Park and the city of Maitland)
Apply in person or register online
Free library cards are available to the residents of the Orange County Library District. This district is supported by the taxpayers of Orange County except for those residing in the city limits of Winter Park and Maitland. If you reside in the Orange County Library District, and are at least 18 years old, you may apply for a library card at any of our locations or online. Library cards are valid for four years.
To apply online you must have a valid Florida Drivers License or Florida ID number and be at least 18 years of age. Your Library card will be mailed to you within 2 weeks. Once you receive your Library card in the mail it will be in a temporary status while we conduct the verification process, which will take 2 weeks from the date you submit the Library card application. While in this temporary status you will have the opportunity to place holds online, check out up to 4 items, login to our databases, sign up for classes online and use our public computers. If your Library card application cannot be processed you will be notified.
To obtain your free library card, please present your valid Florida Driver's License or Florida State Identification, showing your correct name and residential street address within our Library District. If your Florida Driver's License or Florida State Identification lists a P.O. Box or any address other than your correct residential street address, additional identification is required. You may present one of the following items that is in your name and has the correct residential street address on it for consideration:
- Current Property Tax Receipt for Real Property
- Current home telephone, cable, or utility bill with service address
- Current bank statement
If you do not have a Florida Driver's License or Florida State Identification, you may present a current Driver’s License or State Identification from another U.S. State or a U.S. Military Identification to confirm identity. These exceptions require that the Library make a photocopy of the identification presented.
If you want to verify if you have a card for the Orange County Library System, please call us at 407.835.7323. If you already have an account and need to replace your card, please visit any Orange County Library System location. There will be a $3.00 charge for a new card. We will inform you if you already have a card in the system with outstanding fines/fees.
