The Charlestown-Clark County Libraries welcome any individual into the library facilities. In order to obtain a library card and borrow materials and use other services, an individual shall:

• Be a resident, business, or property owner in Clark County, Indiana, outside Jeffersonville Township
• Be a resident of any library district that has signed the Indiana Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement and have a valid library card from his/her home district. Except Jeffersonville Township because of an individual agreement to honor residents of either district.
• Be an Indiana non-county resident with a valid Public Library Access Card (PLAC)
• Be an Indiana non-county resident who pays an annual fee based on per capita costs
• Be a student enrolled or a teacher employed in any school or school district in the library district with an Indiana residence. Card is valid for the school year.
• Be residing in the library district on a temporary basis. The fee is $1.00 and a refundable cash deposit of $25.00 validates a card for two (2) months.

PHYSICAL CARD APPLICATION PROCESS

To obtain a physical library card please present the following:

• A current/accurate Indiana driver’s license or state identification.
• If the new patron does not have an Indiana driver’s license or state identification with current address, proof of current address needs to be provided in addition to the ID. 
• Other forms of valid government IDs can be accepted if new patron does not have an Indiana driver's license or state identification along with proof of current address.​

​Acceptable proof of address: bills and bank statements (paper or electronic within 90 days); current car registration; property tax bill; apartment lease agreement

Applicants under 18 years of age must have a parent or responsible party sign the application and present the forms of identification listed above.

The application process includes signing and agreeing to a contract responsibility statement as authorized by I.C. 36-12-3-6 and I.C. 35-43-4-3.5.

PLAC cards are issued to Indiana residents in accordance with I.C 4-23-7.1-5.1 Changes of address and other pertinent information shall be reported in a timely manner to the library.

CARDS

• Library cards are issued as the responsibility of the card holder.
• Lost cards are to be reported immediately.
• Inactive cards will be deleted from the system after one year of inactivity.
• Library cards are not transferable. The bearer must be the person whose name appears on the card record unless prior arrangement has been approved.
• Library cards may be used at all units of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library.
• A $1.00 replacement fee will be charged for lost cards.

ONLINE BORROWER CARD (online products only; to check items out of the library you need a physical card)

• Existing library card holders should use the information from their physical libary card to access electronic resources.
• Indiana residents who meet the above "eligible library users" requirements can apply for an online only borrower card by filling out the Online Borrower Registration application.
• This online borrower card will allow the user access to online products only. For unlimited access to all of the library's resources, please visit one of our branches for a physical library card.