• Registration allows you create an easy-to-remember username you can use to log in, so you don’t have to type your barcode every time you want to check your account. However, if you've memorized your barcode and want that to be your username it can be!
• Registration also allows you to get personalized recommendations and contribute ratings and reviews.

For your library and for BiblioCommons:

• It is good practice (and often a legal responsibility) to communicate what information is collected and how that information will be used. By registering, a patron signals that she or he understands these policies and grants permission to store and use personal information as noted.
• Registration also gives the library and BiblioCommons an opportunity to clearly address some key questions about how the service works, such as the responsibilities of the user, licensing arrangements for user content and other content on the site, safety issues, and the use of the site by children.

• DMV License or ID from California or another state
• Student ID
• Bank check or statement with your name and address
• Current medical ID card
• Any piece of mail addressed to you
• Rent or mortgage agreement with your name and address
• Current credit or debit card
• Social Security card
• Passport from any country
• Matricula Consular ID
• Permanent resident card
• Photo ID transit card
• Other identification as approved by library staff in charge

Teens need one of the above, or a parent signature, or school books or homework with their name.

To get a new card, come to any Oakland Public Library location. You will need to show an ID.

We can try to find it on our shelves, give you extra time to look for it, or let you claim the item as returned.

If you got your library card online, it will expire in 30 days. To receive full borrowing privileges and update your card, please visit any Oakland Public Library location, opens a new window or contact us, opens a new window.