To sign up for a library card, stop in the library and ask to fill out an application. Children ages 7 to 17 may apply for a youth card. Adults will be asked to provide proof of address (i.e., driver’s license, lease or tax bill, utility bill showing mailing address). Applicants without a permanent address are invited to discuss options with the Library Director.
If you are an adult and a Tamworth resident (full-time or part-time), you may also request a library card by emailing cooklib@tamworthlibrary.org to ask to apply by email. After address verification, your card will be mailed to you.
The Board of Trustees has adopted the following policy for library cards:
Circulation (Revised 5/10/2021)
The library will serve all permanent, part-time, and temporary residents of Tamworth. Borrowing privileges are extended to anyone over seven years of age. To apply for a library card, all patrons shall complete a registration form and provide proof of residency. Library cards issued for residents provide borrowing privileges for physical as well as digital library materials.
- Resident and part-time resident cards have a three-year renewal cycle.
- Temporary resident cards are issued for 3 months, and may be renewed if residence remains in Tamworth.
- Cardholders of other Northern New Hampshire Library Cooperative libraries (Conway, Jackson, Madison) may use their home library cards at Cook Memorial Library; they do not need a nonresident card. Duplicate cards will not be issued within the cooperative.
- Nonresidents may apply for a nonresident library card which provides borrowing privileges for one year for physical materials only. Digital services are not available to nonresident cardholders. There is no fee for a nonresident card. Nonresident cards may be renewed in person only.
- The Library Director has the authority to make exceptions to the above policies.