Come to the Buchanan County Public Library circulation desk and we’ll be happy to help you apply for a library card.

Library cards are issued to residents of Virginia at no charge with proof of identification and current mailing address. A driver’s license or DMV identification card works well. Other forms of identification accepted are social security cards, birth certificates, report cards, or passports with additional proof of address such as a postmarked letter mailed to your current address. In general we accept the same forms of identification accepted by the DMV.

Out of State patrons are charged a fifty percent deposit on all items checked out with a limit of five items. Patrons from adjacent out of state counties (Pike KY and McDowell WV) will have this requirement waived after three months if they have established a good patron record within that time period.

Juvenile cards are issued to children between 5 and 14 years of age if a parent or guardian is present to sign the registration card accepting responsibility for the library materials and to produce identification for the child.

Young adults between 15 and 18 years of age with a learner’s permit, driver’s license, or proper identification may receive a library card without a parent or guardian being present. Until a parent or guardian signs their registration card, these patrons will have limited internet privileges.

Library cards must be used to check out library materials.

New card holders are limited to two items. Once those items are returned, patrons may have a total of 20 items checked out at one time. Of that 20, 5 items may be any combination of VHS tapes or DVDs.

Only patrons over 18 may check out videos and DVD’s.