Library Card Application

Please complete the form below to get your Dayton Metro Library card. After completing the form, you will need to show photo ID and proof of address to receive your card.
* Fields with a bold heading are required.

Last Name

First Name

Birth Date

Middle Name

Home Address

Alternate Address

City

State

Zip

Phone (Preferred)

Phone (Secondary)

Four-Digit PIN

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E-mail

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The Friends of the Library and the Dayton Metro Library Foundation will email (and occasionally mail) important strategic updates, volunteer and support opportunities to you unless you check here:

The Dayton Metro Library will email (and occasionally mail) important information, Library news, and support opportunities to you unless you check here:

PARENTS/GUARDIANS: If you wish to restrict the materials which your child(ren) may borrow, you can complete a Request for Restriction of Juvenile Borrowing Privileges form. For more information on the form, please ask a Library staff member.

NOTE: PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION IS A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE, PUNISHABLE BY FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND A MAXIUMUM FINE OF $10,000 O.R.C. Ann. 2913.42(A)(4)

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Signature (of Applicant)

Signature (of Parent/Legal Guardian)

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Please look over the form and make sure your information is correct before submitting your self-registration.
If there are any issues or errors you may have to re-fill in the form.

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Don't have a library card? Signup for a free eCard with Dayton Metro Library without the need to visit one of our locations. An eCard gives you immediate access to our electronic resources:

download or stream ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and magazines
access newspaper archives, genealogy resources, and scholarly journals
get ahead with online learning tools

Physical materials at our library locations cannot be checked out with an eCard. However, eCards can be upgraded to a standard library card by showing valid photo ID and proof of address when you visit any of our libraries.

Digital Collection

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Magazines

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Magazine

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Dayton Remembers

Digital Images of Historic Dayton

Historic Dayton Images

Library Databases

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Interlibrary Loan

Borrow Items from Other Libraries

Items from Other Libraries

Homework Help Guide

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All the Info You Need

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