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  • FREE to anyone who lives, works, owns property or attends school in Calcasieu Parish.
  • Full-service accounts (excluding online or temporary) expire every two years. This helps us keep your information up-to-date. 
  • Library cards may be used at any branch.
  • Use your card to access various resources. 
  • Report a lost card immediately. 
  • There is a 50-cent replacement charge.
  • We honor Library Southwest cards from Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Jeff Davis, and Vernon parishes. Learn more about the Libraries Southwest Borrowing Service.
  • Refer to the Circulation Policy for a detailed explanation of guidelines and limits regarding library card accounts, check-out limits, as well as expectations for patrons prior to, during, and after borrowing items from the library.
Apply for a Library Card

Visit a library branch or, if 18 yrs. or older, apply online.


Full-service account

  • Receive a physical library card and check out and place holds on physical items.
  • Your physical library card can be used at all library locations in Calcasieu Parish. 
  • View the Circulation Policy for eligibility requirements.

If you've had a physical card before, but are not sure where it is, contact your home branch to see if you are eligible for a replacement card.

Applying online for a library card? 

  • Online account holders may access the library catalog, the mobile app, and many of our resources. 
  • Accounts are valid for 12 months.
  • Interlibrary Loan is not an available service.
  • View the Circulation Policy for eligibility requirements.

PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIANS

By signing the library card application, you agree to assume responsibility for your child's choice of materials and to pay all charges for damaged, lost, or late materials that are checked out on the library card.

Online library resources accessed outside the library branch are not filtered for content. Please monitor your child's access appropriately.

NON PARISH RESIDENTS

You may be eligible for a Libraries Southwest library card. 
View this information. 
Visit or contact a library branch for details and assistance.

INSTANT DIGITAL CARD

Limited to our OverDrive resource. Sign up with a mobile phone number.

Accounts are only valid for a maximum of a year. Once a mobile number has been used, it cannot be renewed.

Please visit the library for a physical card or use a different phone number.
Sign up.