Prairie Trails Public Library
8449 Moody Avenue
Burbank, IL 60459
708-430-3688
HOW TO GET A LIBRARY CARD
Library cards are free to all residents of Burbank, Illinois and persons living within the Nottingham Park, Illinois.
You may use your Prairie Trails library card at any of the over seventy SWAN libraries. Your card also gives you access to materials only available through the library web site.
You may apply for a library card at the library or online. If you apply in person, your card will be active immediately. If you apply online, you will be contacted when your card available for pick up, usually within a week. To activate your card, you or your legal guardian, if you are under 18 years of age, will have to present two forms of ID with your name and Burbank or Nottingham Park address at the library's Circulation Department. See list below for acceptable forms of identification
Online Library Card Application
Individuals must present two forms of identification proving residency in the Prairie Trails Public Library District. The only acceptable forms of identification are pre-printed with the applicant’s name and current address. Examples could include:
Utility Bill
Valid Driver’s License OR State I.D. (Either/or both will not constitute two forms of identification)
Motor Vehicle Registration card
Property Transfer Certificate
Senior Citizen Membership Card
Voter Registration Card
School I.D.
Class Schedule
Lease or Mortgage Papers
Public Aid or Medical Aid I.D. Cards
Envelope with Postal “Change-of-Address” Label and Current Postmark
Current Magazine with Mailing Label (Printed)
Personnel Check – (Owner not receiver)
Any Preprinted Form or Bill with the Applicant’s Name and Current Address
May apply for a reciprocal borrowing card by presenting a valid Chicago Public Library card and one of the proper forms of identifications (listed previously) verifying your Chicago residence at the Prairie Trails Library's Circulation Department. The information on the Chicago Public Library card, the identification, and the application form must match.
You will not receive your Metropolitan Library System reciprocal card on the day you apply for it. You will be contacted by the library when your card is available for pickup, usually within a week.
The Metropolitan Library System reciprocal card will expire in one year. To renew it your must complete an application card and present your reciprocal card, valid Chicago Library card, and proof of residency in Chicago, as previously stated. The Metropolitan Library System reciprocal card must be free of fees and fines at the time of renewal.
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