Which Card Is Right For Me?
All adult card types can check out print materials and access the Internet in our libraries.
Resident
- Available to Hillsborough County residents.
- Cost: free. Valid for 3 years.
- Also has access to:
- eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources
- Reserve meeting spaces
- Reserve The Hive equipment
- Interlibrary loans
- Reserve items
- Borrow by Mail
- Read or Reject
- Renewal of eligible materials
Non Resident Tax Payer
- Available to non-Hillsborough County residents and organizations who own property in Hillsborough County. Must provide documentation (such as a property tax bill) verifying their tax-paying status.
- Cost: free. Valid for 3 years.
- Also has access to:
- eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources
- Reserve meeting spaces
- Reserve The Hive equipment
- Reserve items
- Renewal of eligible materials
Reciprocal
- Available to customers of participating libraries.
- Cost: free. Valid for 3 years.
- Also has access to:
- Renewal of eligible materials
- Cannot access eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources.
Non Resident
- Available to non-Hillsborough County residents and organizations outside of Hillsborough County.
- Cost: $35 annual fee. Valid for 1 year.
- Also has access to:
- Reserve meeting spaces
- Reserve The Hive equipment
- Reserve items
- Renewal of eligible materials
- Cannot access eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources.
County Employee
- Available to Employees of a Hillsborough County government and School District of Hillsborough County employees.
- Cost: free. Valid for 3 years.
- Also has access to:
- eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources
- Reserve meeting spaces
- Reserve The Hive equipment
- Interlibrary loans
- Reserve items
- Renewal of eligible materials
Corporate
- Available to schools, daycare centers, senior citizen homes, and other institutions and businesses in Hillsborough County.
- Cost: free. Valid for 1 year.
- Also has access to:
- Reserve items
- Extended loan periods
- Cannot access eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources.
These are the library card types you can choose for your teen:
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Teen Card
Can check out children’s materials, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novels, General Non-Fiction, and Classics. -
Teen Limited
Can check out children’s materials, General Non-Fiction, and Classics. -
Teen Plus
Can check out children’s materials, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Graphic Novels, General Non-Fiction, Classics, and R or non-rated DVDs without access to Adult Fiction. -
Teen Unlimited
Can check out all library materials except for loanable technology.
Find out more about choosing your teen's card-level access.
These are the library card types you can choose for your child:
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Child Card
Can check out only children’s materials recommended for this age range. -
Child Plus
Can check out children’s materials, General Non-Fiction, and Classics. -
Child Unlimited
Can check out all library materials except for loanable technology.
Find out more about choosing your child's card-level access.
The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative affirms a parent or guardian’s right and responsibility to guide their own children’s reading choices. A parent or guardian must visit their local library with a photo ID and verification of current Hillsborough County residential address to get their child a library card. Only parent(s) or guardian(s) listed on the child’s account can make changes to their child’s account.
Apply Online
Adults applying online will receive a temporary card number for 30 days with the ability to:
- Place holds on physical items in the library's catalog.
- Instantly download or stream up to 12 digital movies, music, eBooks, or more in Hoopla!
You'll receive an email within 48 hours with instructions to obtain a permanent card with full privileges.
Online applications are available only for adult library cards.
Requirements
Customers must provide identification whenever applying for a new library card or renewing it to verify their name, birth date, and current Hillsborough County residential address.
Any pre-existing records you may have will be merged with your new record. You remain responsible for any associated charges or overdue items.
If you are under 17, a parent or legal guardian must fill out the registration form in person at a library location and sign the form.
Renew or Update Your Library Account
Library cards are set to expire periodically and must be renewed in order to allow library staff the opportunity to verify and update card holder registration information.
You can renew your card by visiting any of our library locations in person or completing the online form with a valid photo ID and verification of your current Hillsborough County residential address. (See our privacy policy.)
Log in to your account online and select My Settings to update your PIN, email address, or phone number.
To make changes to a Child or Teen card at the time of renewal, a parent or legal guardian must visit a library location in person.
Downloadable Library Card Application
- Library Card Registration Form (English & Spanish)
- Library Card Registration Policy
Please bring your completed application to the checkout desk at any branch location.
Reciprocal Borrowing
Reciprocal borrowing is available for members of participating libraries who visit a Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative location with their home library card, photo ID, and verification of current address.
Reciprocal borrowers cannot access eBooks, digital materials, and electronic resources and place holds on items.
Participating libraries:
- Auburndale Public Library
- Citrus County Library System
- Heartland Library Cooperative
- Hernando County Public Library System
- Manatee County Public Library
- New Port Richey Public Library
- Pasco County Library System
- Pinellas Public Library Cooperative
- Polk County Library Cooperative
- Sarasota County Library System
- South University
- St. Petersburg College
- State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
- Sumter County Library System
- Trinity College