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Apply For a Library Card

Resident Card

Resident Library Cards

Apply at the Circulation Desk with written proof of Ridgewood residency (e.g. utility bill, driver's license, residential lease).

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Children in grade 8 and younger must have a parent's or guardian's signature.

Non-Resident Card

Non- Resident Library Card

The Ridgewood Public Library offers non-residents who live in a town without a BCCLS library the option to purchase a family card, valid for one year, which includes many of the privileges of resident cardholders, including in-person borrowing from the Ridgewood Library. The Ridgewood Library is unable to offer borrowing privileges to other BCCLS Libraries or access to eBCCLS (Overdrive/Libby) and Hoopla to non-resident cardholders per BCCLS policy. We offer two levels of service:

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Gold Level Card

$450/per year

  • Attend all Ridgewood Library programs (Childrens, Young Adults, Adult)

  • Borrow physical books & media (Ridgewood Only)

  • Access to all NJ State Library databases (Rosetta Stone, Career Accelerator, & many others)

  • Access to premium digital services for Ridgewood Cardholders only, (Kanopy, Lynda, & many others)

  • Resident rates for computer classes and multicultural services such as ESL tutoring

Silver Level Card

$275/per year

  • Borrow physical books & media (Ridgewood Only)

  • Access to all NJ State Library databases (Rosetta Stone, Career Accelerator, & many others)

  • Access to premium digital services for Ridgewood Cardholders only, (Kanopy, Lynda, & many others)

Courtesy Cards

Courtesy Library Cards

Courtesy Cards are available for eligible non-residents for one year who:

  • Live outside of the BCCLS 77-town service area, AND

  • Are associated with the Village of Ridgewood in one of the following categories:

    • Village of Ridgewood employee 

    • Ridgewood Public Schools employee

    • Business operator who owns or holds a lease for property within Ridgewood

    • Students attending Ridgewood Public Schools

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​Documentation required:

  • Driver’s license or other government-issued ID showing home address AND

  • Document verifying eligibility (i.e. pay stub or tax bill).

 

Courtesy Cards enable the cardholder to:

  • Borrow Ridgewood Library-owned books, magazines, DVDs and CDs

  • Access online services provided by Ridgewood Library and the State of New Jersey

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The Ridgewood Library is unable to offer borrowing privileges to other other BCCLS libraries or access to eBCCLS (Libby) to courtesy cardholders per BCCLS policy.

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