New Jersey State Library

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should my library offer this service?
Online services are often the first contact your library has with potential customers. Giving them a library card is a powerful invitation to visit the library and use your other services.
 
Are libraries using this service now?
Fourteen pilot libraries worked with the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative to develop this service and have successfully used it for 18 months.  More than 100 libraries use it now!
 
How much work does this service entail for my library staff?
Designated staff will receive email alerts of pending online requests.  Staff will register the customer in the normal manner based on the information supplied on the online application form, and mail a library card to the customer’s home.
 
Can my customers use this card to borrow library materials?
Yes, but in order to ensure you have accurate residency information, customers will be required to show identification at the circulation desk when they want to borrow materials for the first time.
 
Will these customers be able to search our locally purchased online resources?
The choice is yours! This will be based on your local access policies.

Get a Library Card Online in 5 Easy Steps

1. The customer clicks on the Need a Library Card option on QandANJ and JerseyClicks. This takes him or her to the Get A Library Card Online screen.
    
2. The customer enters street address, zip code, and county.
    
3. The customer completes an application form that is sent electronically to the local library of the address indicated by the customer.
    
4. The customer receives a temporary code assigned by the system that is good for 14 days to use JerseyClicks and QandANJ.org.
    

For more information
Contact: Scherelene Schatz at 609-278-2640 ext. 158
E-mail: sschatz@njstatelib.org  Fax: 609-278-2650
 

The New Jersey State Library extends its gratitude to the staff of the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative for their management of this project during its development and testing.

Thank you to the following Pilot Group Libraries:
Atlantic City Free Public Library • Bloomfield Public Library • Burlington County Library• Camden County Library System Cherry Hill Public Library • East Brunswick Public Library • Gloucester County Library • Mount Laurel Library
Ocean County Library • Old Bridge Library • Princeton Public Library • South Brunswick Public Library West Orange Public Library • Woodbridge Public Library

Thank you to Peter Bromberg and Nancy Dowd for their graphical design of this page.