It’s National Library Card Sign-up Month! So, what is a library card? It is a membership card for the public library. Library cards are only free if you live in the area the library is in, but if you lose them and need a replacement, then that is going to cost you money. If you don’t live in the area where the library is, then you may have to pay. Library cards typically last three years, but that depends on where you live. In some libraries, you can sign up for a library card either at the library or online. You can use a library card for many things, such as printing stuff at the library, listening to audiobooks, watching DVDs, watching movies, reading books, and more.
National Library Card Sign-up Month has been around since 1987. It began as a response to the Secretary of Education at the time William Bennett. He said, “Let’s have a campaign where every child should obtain a library card and use it.” All over the US, every library is trying to get as many library cards handed out as possible. It’s an act to get children to read books and learn more about reading.
Our nearest library is the Madison Public Library at 142 Plaza Blvd, Madison, AL 35758.
Ms. Lucretia, a library assistant at Madison Public Library, said, “It’s a great way to promote the library and a good way to get children to read books.” To get a library card at Madison Public Library, you scan the QR code and do the process online. The library card is valid for 10 years. You do not have to pay for a library card there if you live in Madison County or you’re a college student. It is $20 for people out of the county, and they mostly use the library card for eServices online. Here is the online link to get a Madison Library card: Click HERE.
If you’re nervous about going to the library, you can relax. It’s easy. To check out a book at Madison Public Library, you take the book to one of the kiosks and check it out there. If you want to print something, you can now print from your device by scanning a QR code. To find a book, all you have to do is look it up on the ipads.
Madison Library offers tons of fun things to see and do, such as Teen Spot, Children Spot, Children’s Garden, Book Club in a Bag, The Helen P. Lee Bookstore and plenty more.
In a survey, 52.4% of students said they have a Library Card out of 24 surveyed. 60.9% of students said they would get a library card if they didn’t have one already. Library Card Sign-up Month is a great way to get children to read books and go to the library more often. It’s a good thing to teach kids about reading and make them excited to read more. Library Card Sign-up Month really is a great way to inform people about the Library.
