The Nutley Public Library card is free if you live, work or attend school in Nutley.
Signing up for a Card
Then come down to the library (with a parent if you are under 18) to pick up your card. You, or your parent, must show a picture ID with a current form of identification with a Nutley address, such as a driver’s license, lease, utility bill, or phone bill. The resident library card must be renewed every three years. Cards for those who work or go to school in Nutley must be renewed each year. If the card is lost, please notify the library immediately. There will be a $5.00 charge for a replacement card. The card can be used in Nutley and any of the 77 other libraries in the BCCLS system (Bergen County Cooperative Library System).
Other Types of Library Cards You Can Obtain
Courtesy Card
If you work or attend school in town, but do not live in town, you can receive a free Courtesy Card. For verification, please bring your driver’s license, as well as a pay stub if you work in town or a tuition statement if you attend school in town. The Courtesy Card provides access only to materials in the Nutley Public Library collection, and it does not allow program registration for those programs that are limited to Nutley residents. Requesting items from other BCCLS libraries is not available with this card. Courtesy Card holders do not have access to digital content including eDatabases, eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming platforms such as Hoopla and Kanopy. Access to Hotspots, Museum Passes, and other similar lending services is also excluded.
Subscription Card
If you do not live, work, or go to school in Nutley, you can purchase a Subscription Card for an annual fee of $150.00 (however please check if your home Library is part of the BCCLS System, if so, you can use that card to borrow materials here in Nutley for free). For verification, please bring your driver’s license. A subscription card entitles the holder to services at the Nutley Public Library and access to the Nutley Library collection. If the subscriber so desires, this card may be used by members of his/her immediate family. The subscriber is responsible for all materials borrowed with the card. Subscription cardholders may participate in programs that require registration; however, they do not have access to digital content including eDatabases, eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming platforms such as Hoopla and Kanopy. Access to Hotspots, Museum Passes, and other similar lending services is also excluded.
What Your Card Entitles You To Borrow
As soon as you are handed your card you can begin taking out books and other materials, such as audio books, Blu Rays, DVDs, video games, and music CDs!
Outside of the library, you can use your card online to borrow eBooks, movies, music, audiobooks, digital magazines, audiobooks, navigate through research databases, and learn a new language with Mango and Rosetta Stone. You can also renew and reserve materials, sign up for date due reminders and text notifications, and create a custom user name.
Most books can be borrowed for twenty-eight days, music CDs for fourteen days, and BluRays and DVDs for one week except for the new arrivals which are for only 2 days.
