Getting a Library Card

To register for a library card, you will need to provide proof of Fort Lee residency, with one of the following showing a Fort Lee address:

• A valid New Jersey driver’s license
• A bank statement
• A credit card bill
• A rental lease
• A tax bill

What You Can Do with It

• Borrowing of books, CDs, and DVDs from the Fort Lee Library’s collection. This includes over 10,000 items from the world language collection in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish
• Access to borrow items from the collections of 76 libraries in the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS)
• Placing of requests through JerseyCat, a statewide interlibrary loan program (does not include BCCLS).
• Access to your library account
• Borrowing of Museum Passes
• Access to programs for children, teens and adults
• Access to wifi and use public computer workstations
• Adult and teen volunteer opportunities
• Access to Fort Lee & BCCLS ebooks, eaudio, evideo & emagazine and online databases

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Please remember

• A valid library card must be presented in order to borrow any library materials.
• There is a limit of 50 items total per library card.
• There is a limit of 7 DVDs per card.
• Items may be returned at the Fort Lee Library or any BCCLS Library.
• Late fees do not accrue on holidays or other days the Library is closed.
• You may check your account online to view due dates and renew items.
• Borrowing privileges will be restricted if there are fees over $10.00 on any library card.
• Late fees and lost items can be paid in person at the library by cash or check.