Get a Library Card

Need a card right away?  Get a temporary card.
Temporary cards cannot be used for Interlibrary Loan, or reserving books. 
They can be used for instant access to POWER Library

If you are a York County resident, you can register for a free YCLS library card.  Bring your Pennsylvania driver's license or some other identification that has your current street address to the nearest YCLS library. (Sorry, a PO Box is not sufficient.)

Also, anyone who works in York County, college students with an ID from a York County college, and any Pennsylvania resident who has a library card with an Access Pennsylvania sticker are eligible for a YCLS library card.

Cards may be issued to persons of any age, from birth on up.  However, a parent of guardian must sign, in person, the registration application of children 12 and under.

You can register, get a library card, and check out books the same day.  

A YCLS card may be used at any York County Library System library.  For more, see our borrowing policies.

Temporary Cards

You can apply for an temporary online card in order to use the POWER Library. To apply, click here and fill in the online form.  A permanent card is required to use all other services.

Teachers' Cards

Special teachers' cards are also available for classroom teachers, early childhood educators, and homeschooling parents.  Click here to learn more.