How to Apply for a Library Card

Here is what you need to apply for an Evergreen Indiana library card from the Franklin County Public Library District:

Residents in the following townships are included in the Franklin County Public Library District: Blooming Grove, Brookville, Fairfield, Laurel, Metamora, and Posey. These Townships support the Library District with their property taxes.

If you reside in a township in Franklin County that does not belong to the Library District you may purchase a library card good for one year at the cost of $82. The following townships do not support the library with taxes and must purchase a library card: Bath, Butler, Highland, Ray, Salt Creek, Springfield, and Whitewater.

Any student attending a Franklin County Community School Corporation school can obtain a student library card at no cost.

Proper Identification must be presented to apply for an Evergreen Indiana library card. Proper Identification is one of the following:

• A valid Indiana Driver’s License which displays a current address;
• Valid Indiana State ID which displays a current address; or
• A current government issued photo ID.

If your photo ID does not have a current Franklin County address, you must present one item from the Approved List in addition to the photo ID.

• Valid voter registration card
• Valid government-issued ID (e.g. passport or military ID)
• Recent bank statement (issued with the last sixty days)
• Recent utility bill (issued within the last sixty days)
• Property tax receipt