About Your Library Card

How to Get a Library Card

Library cards are free to all Melvindale residents with a current Michigan driver’s license or state ID card. With a library card you may check out books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, chess sets, and Chromebooks free of charge.

Children under 18 years of age will need to bring their PARENT or LEGAL GUARDIAN to obtain a library card. The PARENT OR GUARDIAN must bring their current Michigan Driver’s license or state ID showing they reside in Melvindale. We cannot accept parents of their friends, neighbors, other relatives, etc. Signing up for a library card is a legal document, which must be completed by the parent or legal guardian only, in which the adult assumes liability for items lost or damaged by the minor.

Now Featuring: Auto-Renewal!

If there are no other holds placed on an item (if no other patrons are waiting for it), then books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks will renew automatically two times. The items will renew for the same amount of time as their original checkout period; 3 weeks for books, 7 days for DVDs.

Auto-renewal does not apply to Chromebooks or wi-fi hotspots. It may not apply to other non-book items borrowed or requested from other libraries.

You can check due dates and renewals in your account in the TLN Catalog.

The Library Network (TLN)

The Melvindale Public Library is part of The Library Network, a co-operative of 74 other libraries. You can request items from any of the network libraries to be sent to your home library at no charge.

Library card holders can search the catalog of all network libraries at the TLN catalog. You can also pay fines over $5 online, renew items, and view your account when logged in. Log in with your library card number and PIN. Call the library if you need to reset your PIN.