To receive a library card, if you are 18 or older, you may either come to the Washington State Library in-person, or fill out the Library Card Application below and send it to us with identification and address verification.
If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian is responsible for the account and must provide the identification required and sign the application form.
Acceptable Forms of Identification
The Library accepts the following current and signed identification:
- Current Washington State drivers license, Washington State ID card, or out-of-state drivers license
- United States passport
- Foreign passport
- Alien Registration Card
- Military Identification
- Employee identification card from a state agency
- School identification card from The Evergreen State College or Saint Martin's University
Verifying current residence
Materials that verify current residency must also be provided. Acceptable address verification includes:
- Current acceptable photo identification (see above)
- Printed personal checks from applicant's bank
- A utility bill or rent receipt from the current month
- Recent mail with the applicant's name, residence address and a postal cancellation stamp not more than four weeks old
Loan Periods for Library Books and Documents:
The checkout period for library books and documents is three weeks.
Renewing Library Materials:
Most library books and documents can be renewed twice if there are no holds on them.
The renewal period is the same length as the original checkout period of three weeks.
Renewals for library books and material may be done online with your WSL, Evergreen State or St. Martin’s library card under the link My Library Account. You may also renew by calling 360-704-5213.
We do not charge late fees for our overdue materials.
Overdue/Lost Materials Billing:
Two weeks after an item is overdue, an overdue notice will be generated and mailed.
A second overdue notice will be generated two weeks after the first notice if the items are not renewed or returned.
The item will enter billed status at the six-week overdue mark, and a bill for the item(s) will be mailed.
If the item(s) are not returned with in thirty days of receiving the billed notice; a letter and invoice will be sent requiring payment for the material.
At any point in this process return of the overdue materials will remove the charges from your account. If items are not returned charges must be paid before you can check out additional materials.
Please call 360-704-5213 with questions or for assistance.
