All residents of St. Lucie County are entitled to a library card free of charge. Cards can be obtained in person at any branch except Pruitt Campus Library. Applicants 16 or older can call any location except Pruitt during open hours or fill out this online form to be issued a temporary card (see details below). If you call please have your address and contact information handy, along with a pen and paper you can use to write down your account number if you’d like to use it to check out e-books prior to receiving your card. You'll be given the option of having your card mailed to you, which may take up to two weeks, or picking it up at one of our branches. If you plan to pick it up please make sure we know which branch you want to pick it up from.

A card issued by phone or via the online form will be valid for 30 days; it can be used to access online resources and place up to 5 holds on physical items, but it cannot be used to check out physical items. In order to change the card to a full-use card the user must visit any library branch in person to fulfill the requirements listed below. An exception is made for non-resident cards; please see the "Non-Resident Borrower's Cards" section below. 

To obtain a library card you must fill out and sign a Library Card Application, present a photo ID and proof of residency (unless applying as a nonresident), and give contact information in the form of either a phone number or email address. Address and contact information must be confirmed or updated every 3 years in order for an account to remain in good standing. Non-resident cards require a $25 annual fee. For a downloadable application in English click here, or aqui por Espanol, or ici pour Français, ou isit pou kreyòl.

Resident Adult Borrower’s Cards: The Library will issue free cards to St. Lucie County residents and business owners. Adult cards are issued to applicants who are at least 16 years old.

Applicants must present a photo ID and proof of St. Lucie County residence or ownership. Acceptable photo IDs include:

• Florida driver’s License
• Florida state ID
• Temporary Florida driver’s license or Florida state ID (only acceptable with additional form of photo ID or if the temporary has a photo on it)
• Non-Florida state-issued license or ID
• Passport or passport card
• Military ID
• International driver’s license
• Non-US driver’s license or permit
• U.S. federal government-issued ID with an identifying number
• A picture ID from any school or educational institution in St. Lucie County

Additionally, if your photo ID does not include a valid St. Lucie County address, you will need one of the following documents verifying a St. Lucie County address:

• A student ID from any school or educational institution in St. Lucie County
• St. Lucie County voter registration card
• A recent utility bill/check book in patron’s name with a St. Lucie County address
• Registrant’s name and address in the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser’s database
• Registrant’s business license in St. Lucie County
• St. Lucie County vehicle registration or proof of insurance
• Official rent receipt, rental agreement, lease or contract for a period of 90 days or more
• Mail postmarked within the last 30 days (if none of the above is available)

Exceptions may be granted at the supervisor’s discretion

Youth Borrower’s Cards: The Library will issue free youth cards to applicants who are at least 4 years old and younger than 16 years old in the presence of the parent/guardian/responsible adult who is a resident of St. Lucie County. 

• This adult must sign the application and agree to be responsible for the appropriate use of library privileges.
• By signing for a youth borrower’s card the adult signer agrees to be financially responsible for any items checked out and any type of fees incurred by the use of the card.
• Only one adult parent/guardian/responsible adult may sign and be listed as the responsible party on a youth card account.
• If a different adult wants to sign for a child who has an existing account, that adult will need to agree to take over responsibility for the existing account. The adult will need to fill out an application for the child in care of themselves and any existing fines owed will need to be paid at that time.

Exceptions may be granted at the supervisor’s discretion.

General Exceptions: Free Borrower’s Cards may also be granted to the following individuals regardless of residence.

• Students enrolled in a school located in St. Lucie County (school ID required)
• Teachers in the St. Lucie Public Schools (with proof of employment)
• Instructors at Indian River State College (with proof of employment)
• All employees of the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, the St. Lucie County Clerk, and of city governments within St. Lucie County
• Adult and young adult St. Lucie County Library volunteers

Other exceptions may be granted at the supervisor’s discretion.

Non-Resident Borrower’s Cards: All non-County residents who wish to borrow materials or use the Library’s online databases from home (but do not meet the previously stated criteria) are welcome to become Library members. Each membership requires an annual fee of $25, and the individual must present a photo ID of a type described above and proof of residence in their home county, state or country. The photo ID and proof of residence (i.e., a current driver's license) can be provided by mail. To complete the requirements by mail please send (1) a completed application, (2) a photocopy of your photo ID and (3) proof of residence, and (4) a check for $25 made out to "St. Lucie County Library" to:

Attention: Delphine Newton
Susan B. Kilmer Branch Library
101 Melody Lane
Fort Pierce FL 34950

If you're renewing your account, please write your card number on the check to help make sure it's credited to the correct account. 

Card owners are responsible for all materials charged out on their library cards and are advised to report lost or stolen cards as promptly as possible.

The Library Manager or her designee may revoke a patron’s library privileges for violation of library policies, subject to appeal to the Library Advisory Board.

To see the official Library Card Registration Policy, click here.