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Library Cards

Cards for Kids Program

The State of Illinois’ Cards for Kids Act allows students in prekindergarten through 12th grade to obtain a library card with full borrowing privileges free of charge if they:

  • Participate in the Federal Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program at school
  • Live outside the boundaries of the Potomac Public Library District (e.g., the Potomac Unit 10 School District)

Cards issued under the Cards for Kids Act will be valid for the student only and no other family members. The cards will be good for one year.

There are two ways you can apply for this library card. Parents and students can apply in person at the library by bringing the documents below:

• Parent’s current valid identification: Illinois driver's license, Vermilion County voter registration card or 

• Letter from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) confirming the child’s eligibility for the free and reduced federal lunch program at school.

The second way to apply is by submitting an online application below and uploading the student's free lunch eligibility letter from ISBE.

To pick up the card, the parent and student can visit the library with the parent’s current valid identification* and the ISBE lunch eligibility letter if unable to upload it with their application.

 

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