Applying for a Library Card
How do I apply for a library card?
Each WCCLS member library has individual policies regarding applying for a library card. Contact your local WCCLS library for details. In general, you will need a piece of identification showing that you reside in Washington County.
We have application forms that you can print, complete, and bring to your local WCCLS library with your identification. Click on the links below to access the application forms. You could also fill out the form at your local library.
How do I renew my library card registration?
Library cards registrations generally expire every two years. If you are signed up for email notification, you will receive an email notice 35 days before your card expires. To renew your library card, call your local library. They may be able to renew your registration over the phone, or they will let you know what you need to bring in to the library to renew.
Who is eligible for a Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) library card?
Live in Washington County?
If you are a Washington County resident or property owner, you are eligible for a free WCCLS library card.
Live in the metro Portland area?
Residents of some neighboring counties may also obtain a WCCLS library card without a fee through the Metropolitan Interlibrary Exchange (MIX) agreement. This agreement says that if you work in one county, shop in another, and go home to yet another, you can use any library that you find convenient. Residents who live in Multnomah County, Clackamas County (excluding Johnson City), or Hood River in Oregon, or reside in the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District or the City of Camas in Washington, may obtain a WCCLS library card without paying a non-resident fee. And Washington County residents, in turn, are eligible to obtain library cards without fee at any of the public libraries in the systems listed above.
Live outside of metro Portland and Washington County?
If you reside outside of Washington County or any of the MIX jurisdictions listed above, you may obtain a WCCLS non-resident library card for an annual fee of $100. This entitles you to use the collections and services of any WCCLS member library. (WCCLS non-resident cardholders are not included in the MIX agreement).