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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Non-Resident Library Cards -- updated 27 Jul 2022

Note: OverDrive collections only - other vendors may be available

1. Metropolitan Lib (OK) --- $70/year --- 164,992 epub --- 155,737 kindle --- 70,319 mp3
   
2. Stark Library (OH) ------- $30/year --- 161,569 epub --- 152,146 kindle --- 50,529 mp3
   
3. Multnomah Cty (OR) ---- $180/yr ----- 143,409 epub --- 126,803 kindle --- 59,381 mp3
   
4. Orange County (FL) ----- $125/yr ----- 116,241 epub --- 100,248 kindle --- 33,301 mp3
   
   
5. Toledo Lucas (OH) ------- $75/year --- 77,241 epub --- 73,179 kindle --- 35,692 mp3
   
6. Westchester (NY) -------- $75/year --- 52,522 epub --- 51,125 kindle --- 15,091 mp3
   
7. Houston Public (TX) ----- $40/year --- 49,357 epub --- 47,147 kindle --- 23,168 mp3
   
8. Queens Public (NY) ------ $50/year --- 48,994 epub --- 47,649 kindle --- 10,012 mp3
   
9. St Louis Public (MO) ----- $40/year --- 46,222 epub --- 42,776 kindle ----- 8,646 mp3
   
10. Chapel Hill Pub (NC) ----- $65/year --- 45,532 epub --- 41,763 kindle --- 17,859 mp3
    
11. Salt Lake City (UT) ------- $80/year --- 42,285 epub --- 37,439 kindle --- 21,227 mp3
    
12. Miami-Dade Lib (FL) ----- $65/year --- 41,899 epub --- 38,683 kindle --- 18,366 mp3
    
13. Monroe County (NY) ----- $25/year --- 39,090 epub --- 37,485 kindle --- 11,997 mp3
    
14. Fairfax County (VA) ------ $27/year --- 32,585 epub --- 33,359 kindle --- 20,679 mp3
    
15. New Orleans (LA) -------- $50/year --- 30,061 epub --- 29,711 kindle --- 25,290 mp3
    
16. C Mecklenburg (NC) ----- $45/year --- 28,806 epub --- 28,410 kindle ----- 6,946 mp3
    
17. Enoch Pratt Lib (MD) ---- $50/year --- 23,228 epub --- 21,302 kindle --- 11,017 mp3
    
18. Detroit Public (MI) ------ $100/yr ----- 10,954 epub --- 10,789 kindle ----- 4,903 mp3

Library Systems -- these libraries are part of larger library systems (see above for stats)

• Chapel Hill Pub (NC) ----- North Carolina Digital Library
  
• Enoch Pratt Lib (MD) ---- Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium
  
• Stark Library (OH) ------- The Ohio Digital Library

Restricted Non-Resident Library Cards

• Brooklyn Public (NY) ---- FREE --------- ages 13~21 only
  
• Carnegie Library (PA) --- $30/2 yrs --- must register in-person
  
• Hennepin County (MN) -- $60/year --- digital checkouts NOT allowed
  
• Los Angeles Pub (CA) ---- $50/year --- must register in-person

Former Non-Resident Library Cards

• Brooklyn Public (NY) --- no longer offers out-of-state fee cards as of 15 July 2022 --> details
  
• Free Library Phil (PA) -- no longer offers out-of-state fee cards as of 01 Nov 2019

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I feel like this needs to be pinned somewhere or in its own thread.