library card
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of library card
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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And last year, I got a library card, paying about $40 total so that I could take full advantage of the Amsterdam public libraries’ book collection.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026
She added that they were "delighted" to welcome his grandson - who is the author of a new book, After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal - to receive the library card on his behalf.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
The planning began the way all great overcommitments do: with a library card.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025
Liu, who lives in Manhattan, elaborated on why her library card, spur-of-the-moment theatergoing and riding her bicycle are essential to her well-being.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024
“Then why’d he just swipe his library card and go into your meeting room?”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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