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I just created a New York Public Library e-card, mostly to see if I could, because of a discussion on Discord of getting an NYPL card if you don't live in the city. This makes five library cards: Boston and Minuteman, plus King County and Seattle from when I lived in Washington. I'm using King County the most, because they have a very good ebook collection.
The NYPL e-card is available to anyone who lives in the United States and checks a box for "visiting New York City." I have a library card number, a username (of my choosing) and password, and a printout with all this information. They promised a confirming email, and I very much doubt that they're going to check that I live at this address in Belmont, rather than in New Haven, Seattle, or Toronto.
NYPL uses an ebook format/reader I hadn't heard of, and will need to download to my phone.
ETA: The virtual card expires in 14 days if I don't go to a branch in person to validate it. Which I suppose fits in with me saying I was "visiting NYC." If I remember correctly from yesterday, the visitor card is only three months anyhow.
The NYPL e-card is available to anyone who lives in the United States and checks a box for "visiting New York City." I have a library card number, a username (of my choosing) and password, and a printout with all this information. They promised a confirming email, and I very much doubt that they're going to check that I live at this address in Belmont, rather than in New Haven, Seattle, or Toronto.
NYPL uses an ebook format/reader I hadn't heard of, and will need to download to my phone.
ETA: The virtual card expires in 14 days if I don't go to a branch in person to validate it. Which I suppose fits in with me saying I was "visiting NYC." If I remember correctly from yesterday, the visitor card is only three months anyhow.