Library Cards

The Library offers a standard card that provides full access to all physical and digital materials. Also offered is an eCard, which provides access to digital materials only.

The Library also offers the Educator Card for teachers who work in Clermont County. The card is designed to help teachers enrich their students’ education by providing access to the Library’s vast collection of physical and digital materials.

The Clermont County Public Library has two cards guests can use to enjoy books, audiobooks, movies, music, research and homework resources, job search materials, small business information, cookbooks, repair manuals and much more.

Both cards are free and available to anyone who lives in Ohio. If you live outside of Ohio, a small fee is necessary.

Standard Library Card

Library card decorated with a photo of the American flag waving in the wind.

The standard library card provides access to all materials, physical, and online for users 3 years old or older. Guests need to visit a library branch to sign up for this card. Please bring a photo I.D. and proof of current address. For more information, see our Library Card and Borrowing Guidelines. You may download the application and fill it out at home and bring it with you.

Standard Card Application

Library card with an illustration of a white dog with black ears reading a book.

eCard

The eCard provides access to online materials only. Guests may sign up for an eCard via the website.

eCards are used for downloading and accessing the Library’s digital resources available at clermontlibrary.org.
Physical materials at our branches cannot be checked out or placed on hold with an eCard, but you can easily upgrade your eCard to a standard library card that gives you access to physical as well as digital materials.
eCards may be converted to a standard library card by visiting any of our 10 branches. You’ll need your eCard, a photo ID and proof of current address.
Individuals who live outside Ohio and would like an eCard should contact the Library Account Help Line at 513-735-7144 or email ecard@clermontlibrary.org to make an arrangement to pay the $25 non-resident fee.

eCard will give you access to the following:

Digital and downloadable items including eBooks and streaming videos
Digital resources such as databases
Your library account

eCard Application

Educator Card

The Educator Card is for educators who work in Clermont County. The card is designed to help you enrich your students’ education by providing access to the Library’s vast collection of physical and digital materials.

The Library is proud to offer the Educator Card that can be used to:

Check out up to 200 books for 21 days
Check out holiday books for 21 days
Check out up to 25 DVDs for seven days
Access our digital collections
Auto Renew applies. Our system will automatically renew your items up to five times as long as no holds have been placed on them by other patrons.

Also, when life happens, we understand.

Two lost items will be forgiven per year
A one-week grace period will be offered after the due date

As your partner in education, we believe the benefits of this card will enhance the educational experience of your students and support your curriculum needs with access to hundreds of thousands of materials.

Fill out and bring the application into your local branch library to get your Educator Card. Please bring with you proof of employment.

Educator Card Application

3 for Me Card

The 3 for Me library card allows elementary and high school students access to many library materials. No fines will be accessed if items are a bit late being returned. Students may check out up to three items.

The Library wants the children of Clermont County to have access to books. Welcome to the 3 For Me library card! It’s a special card offered to students in elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as homeschooled children throughout the county.

It allows access to a wealth of books, both in print and digital, that can be used to complete homework assignments as well as foster a love of reading. This graph includes the materials available to be checked out using the 3 For Me library card.

The Youth 3 For Me card is for ages 5-11 and the teen 3 For Me card is for ages 12-17.

Books that can be checked out on 3 For Me card
Type/Genre	Youth	Teen
Picture books, beginning readers, juvenile fiction, graphic novels, and books on CD	Yes	Yes
Juvenile magazines and Listen & Reads	Yes	Yes
Young adult fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and books on CD	No	Yes
Adult fiction and graphic novels	No	No
Juvenile nonfiction	Yes	Yes
Nonfiction books and books on CD, excluding graphic novels	No	Yes
eBooks	Yes	Yes

A 3 For Me library card allows a student to borrow up to 3 books from the library. When the student returns one of the items borrowed, he or she can borrow another one. There is no limit to the number of checkouts using our digital collections.

3 For Me cards are fine free – no fines will be charged if a student is a bit late returning an item. Plus, students don’t have to worry about a card that can’t be used because of unpaid fines or fees.

Students attending school will receive their cards from their homeroom teachers. Students learning at home are asked to pick up their cards in their local branch.

If you have any questions, please call the branch library nearest you. Our librarians are happy to help.

3 for Me Application