Who can join the library?

You are very welcome to become a member of York Libraries. There are no age limits - anyone from one day old to 120+ years old can join.  It is completely free to join York Libraries.

If you live within the York area your library card will also be a YORKCard, which means that it entitles you to residents' discounts at leisure facilities across York.

Why should I join?

Anybody can come into the libraries without joining to find some information, ask a question, read newspapers or find a comfortable space to read or study. If you join you can also:

• borrow fiction or information books, books on tape or CD, music CDs, DVDs
• use the library computers for free
• reserve items online using the library catalogue
• use online resources such as the Encyclopaedia Britannica or Dictionary of National Biography

How do I join?

Joining online

You can join the library now using our online joining form.  You will be asked to fill in some information about yourself.  Five working days after submitting the form, your card will be ready for you to collect from the library.  Once you've got your card you will be able to use it at any City of York library. You will also be given a Personal Identity Number (PIN) for using the online library catalogue, the 24/7 telephone renewals line and the computers in the libraries. You may change this number if you wish.

> Online form for joining the library

Joining in person

If you'd prefer to join the library in person, all you need to do is go to your local library.  We will give you your library card straight away.  You will be able to use it at any City of York library. You will also be given a Personal Identity Number (PIN) for using the online library catalogue, the 24/7 telephone renewals line and the computers in the libraries.  You may change this number if you wish.