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library card

American  

noun

  • library cards
    plural
  1. a card issued by a library to individuals or organizations entitling them or their representatives to borrow materials.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of library card

First recorded in 1965–70


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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 said that by reissuing his library card, "we hope to not only honour Wilde's memory but also acknowledge the injustices and immense suffering he faced as a result of his conviction".

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

“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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