Paulding County Carnegie Library
How to apply for a 
library card

Get the new card!!
  • New customers are being issued a new version of the Paulding County Carnegie library card. The front of the new card is bright yellow and the back is white. The cards include a wallet and key-chain version. A photo of the main Carnegie Library in Paulding and the branch libraries in the villages of Antwerp, Oakwood and Payne are printed on the front, along with phone numbers and website address.

  • Any Paulding County or Ohio resident may be issued a library card at no charge. Parents or legal guardians of minor children must sign the application for their minor children.

  • The card is accepted at all library locations, including the Bookmobile.

  • Proof of address will be required to obtain a card (drivers license, lease, utility bill, etc.)

  • If a patron currently has a "pink" card, and wants the new "yellow" card, they will be required to pay the standard $1.00 replacement card fee.

  • Library cards which are defective will be replaced at no charge.

  • The "pink" library cards will still work at all library locations.

  • Residents of states other than Ohio will be charged a yearly twenty-five dollar ($25.00) non-resident fee, even if they work in Ohio.

  • Anyone may use library resources "in-house" (except computers) without acquiring a library card.

  • Library computers are to be used by patrons with a valid Paulding County Carnegie Library card in good standing.

  • Visitors may use the library's high speed internet access after reading the library's Acceptable Use Policy and being issued a temporary card.

  • Patrons must present a valid Paulding County Carnegie Library card in order to use library computers or borrow library materials, including digital materials downloaded from the Ohio eBook Project.