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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
There is a non-resident card available for $50 for those not eligible for a free card. I do not know if this is available to those who live outside of the US, though. Your best option would be to contact them via the web site: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/contactus/contact.cfm |
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Originally Posted by meeera
Doesn't look like it. They call it "out of state", not "non-resident", they only send the cards out by mail, and the online form requires a US state in the address and a five-digit zip code.
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It is possible to have a card for non-US residents. I joined in March and was able to borrow ebooks and audiobooks. The card wasn't mailed. I also send a message to the
Orange county library to check and they replied it's possible for me to get a card.
There is an older thread where this was discussed:
joining usa libraries from outside of USA ? and there is more info there. In short: I sent a message through the contact form, was told to print and fill in the form, scan it and email it. Around a week after that I got an email about the payment, and immediately after I paid I was able to log in and start borrowing books. There's a post in that thread with links to catalogs with all the things that can be checked out/read (aside from books you have access to videos, music, magazines - some of the magazines are very interesting and the price of a yearly subscription to one of them equals the price of the yearly fee for the library).
I'm now thinking about joining the Orange County library because it has a lot of books that I can't get from Philadelphia. It is 125$ instead of 50$, but I think it's worth it for me. Their overdrive page is
http://ocls.lib.overdrive.com/