library card
Americannoun
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library cards
plural
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
The planning began the way all great overcommitments do: with a library card.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
The desktop PCs can also be booked and used by members of the public if they have a valid library card.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
One cat-less 7-year-old boy, who never returned a “Captain Underpants” book, had his library card reactivated after the staff gave him paper and crayons to sketch one.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
After swiping Gran’s library card, the screen displayed one job ready.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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