[Libs-Or] Public libraries that offer institutional library cards?

[Miriam Sisson]

North Douglas Library District does this for all in-district students.
Student cards are created at any time during the school year and are tied
to either the teacher or an administrator for contact purposes only. This
allows all children in the district to have a card without parent or
guardian signature. Student cards are limited to two checkouts. We do have
the ability to override for students to check out more. In the nearly seven
years since we offered this, we have lost three books. If a student is
missing a book their card will still check out one book at a time. If they
don't return the book by the following September they start over.

Miriam Sisson
Director
Mildred Whipple Library, North Douglas Library District
ndld.org
541-836-2648


On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM akuestner--- via Libs-Or <
libs-or at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Do any public libraries in Oregon offer institutional library cards,
> such as for schools? For instance, a school could borrow books from a
> public library as an institution instead of as an individual employee or
> be the guarantor on a student's account instead of a parent. If so, how
> does that work at your library?
>
> Lower Umpqua Library is in the early stages of arranging lending
> agreements with local schools and we're trying to figure out how this is
> handled by other libraries.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Alex Kuestner
> Library Director/District Manager
> Lower Umpqua Library
> 395 Winchester Ave
> Reedsport, Oregon 97467
> (541) 271-3500
> www.luld.org
>
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