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
The Los Angeles Public Library and LAX collaboration borrows from a program the library launched in 2023, Read Freely, that provides a library card and immediate access to books that have been targeted for banning.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
Laman throws down his library card from the loft and tells me get him two books, one on angling, one on gardening.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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