library card
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
“Your library card is worth its weight in gold these days because of the tremendous resources available at our libraries,” says Trejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
He slid his library card into a reader on a door labeled “000s.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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