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Discover The Chattanooga Library

Have you discovered the Chattanooga Library...Or better known as the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library.

The library in downtown Chattanooga is accessible to residents of not only Chattanooga and Hamilton County, but residents that live within 50 miles of the library even in surrounding counties, cities, and municipalities.

Membership is free to Hamilton County residents and folks living in the outlying areas only have to pay $10 per year or $25 for three years.

Those who will live in the area for less than 3 months and/or do not have a permanent address might qualify for a temporary card with full privileges or a restricted card.

Residents with a post office box as their mailing address must also verify their residence address in order to obtain a library card.

Identification

There are two methods for identification you can use when applying for a library card. They are:

1. Verification of both identity and residential address.

Acceptable forms include one of the following:

Valid driver's license with current local address or state-issued identification card (this is the preferred verification source)A. Printed checkB. Utility receiptC. Rent receiptD. Voter registration card

2. One piece of canceled mail to current address and one of the following:

A. Social Security CardB. Credit CardC. School, employee, or military IDD. Insurance cardE. Valid driver's license with previous address.

Persons aged 13 through 17 who do not have personal identification may, when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, be identified by that person. In this situation the parent or guardian will be expected to show a valid Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library card or identification and verification of address as detailed above.

Residential students who attend school in the local area but who have permanent residence outside the local area must provide verification of both the local address and their permanent residence address.

You can find out more at the Chattanooga Library's website, www.lib.chattanooga.gov. Click here to return to the top of this Chattanooga Library page.