Register for a new library card:

City of Keene residents and qualifying non-residents (see eligibility requirements below) can apply for a free Keene Public Library Card by:

• Completing one of the following online applications
  • Adult Library Card application
  • Youth Library Card application (must be signed by parent or guardian)
• Visiting the library’s circulation desk and completing an application (photo ID and address verification required)

Non-residents can purchase a Keene Public Library card by:

• Visiting the library’s circulation desk and completing an application (photo ID and address verification required)
• Paying a membership fee, at one of the rates listed below, using cash or a personal check

Short-term or temporary residents of Keene 18 years of age and older can apply for a free 90-day Keene Public Library Card by:

• Visiting the library’s circulation desk and completing an application
• Providing the following documents and information:
  • one form of government-issued photo ID
  • a letter from an administrator of their temporary residence confirming the expected length of their stay
  • a phone number or email address
  • a mailing address at temporary residence
• Temporary cardholders may check out up to six items
• Temporary cardholders do not have access to interlibrary loans, Keene State College collections, Library of Things, Garden Tools and Outdoor Gear collections, and some online resources

Renew an existing library card:

City of Keene residents can renew their library card in-person or by calling 603-352-0157.

Non-residents and qualifying non-residents can renew their library in-person during normal operating hours.

Register for a Cheshire County Special Borrowers card:

Residents of Cheshire County, (Alstead, Chesterfield, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Jaffrey, Keene, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson, Richmond, Rindge, Roxbury, Stoddard, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Troy, Walpole, Westmoreland, and Winchester),who would like to only borrow from the Garden Tool Library and Outdoor Gear Library collections, can register for a free Cheshire County Special Borrowers card by:

• Visiting the library’s circulation desk and completing an application (photo ID and address verification required)
• Signing a Library of Things, Garden Tools and Outdoor Gear Library Terms of Use and Waiver of Liability.

This card can not be used to borrow Items from the library's main collection, the Library of Things collection, or Keene State College's Mason Library. This card also does not provide Cheshire County Special Borrowers access to Museum Passes or digital resources, such as Overdrive, hoopla, of kanopy.