Apply for a Library Card Online

You must be a California resident to register for a library card. You may visit any Torrance Library to apply for a library card, or you may complete an online application. Please include a phone number and email address, and your current California identification on your application. Once you complete the application, you will receive a temporary number. You will then need to bring the temporary number and your California ID to the selected "home library" to retrieve your library card. 

Library cards are valid for three years and can be renewed at no charge when you bring in your existing library card to any Torrance Library.

Youth Cards

The Torrance Public Library encourages all youth under 18 to obtain their own library card. A child can apply for his or her own Torrance Public Library Card when a parent or adult guardian believes the child can handle all the responsibilities that having a card entails. A parent or an adult caregiver must agree to assume all responsibility for materials borrowed by the minor under 18.

Juvenile library card holders are able to borrow books, movies, magazines, CDs, Read-alongs and books on CD, and have access to the Torrance Public Library's databases. An additional benefit for juvenile library card holders is the use of the Torrance Public Library's Homework Center computers located at Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, North Torrance Library, and Southeast Library.

Foster Child Cards

Foster caregivers may sign their foster children (under 18) up for a special Foster Child Library Card which will not be charged overdue fees for library materials returned after the due date. Children and young adults must be participants in the DCFS Los Angeles County, Out of Home Care (OHC) system. Besides providing the typical proof of identity (please see "How do I apply for a library card?"), foster caregivers must also provide one of the following DCFS documents: Agency-Relative Caregiver's Declarations and Agreement, or Agency Group Home Agreement.

Manage Your Account

For more about managing your Library account, select here.

Loan Periods

For a complete list of loan periods, select here.

Fines and Fees

For a complete list of fines and fees, select here.