2025-11-21
How to apply for the library card?
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- If you are a citizen of the Republic of China, please bring your original National ID Card or driver's license to apply. If you do not have a National ID Card, you may bring your original household registration booklet or a valid household registration transcript issued within the last three months for the application.
- If you already have a personal library card from the Taichung Public Library, you do not need to apply for our library card.
- If children under 12 wish to apply for a library card, one of their parents or their legal guardian must bring their own original identity document and either the original household registration booklet or a valid household registration transcript issued within the last three months to apply on the child's behalf.
- Foreign nationals and Overseas Chinese should bring their original passport or residence permit. People from Hong Kong, Macao, and Mainland China should bring their original Exit & Entry Permit for the Republic of China (Taiwan) to apply for the library card. In principle, the validity of the library card is limited to the period of one's stay in Taiwan. However, a library card applied for using a passport or Entry/Exit Permit must be renewed annually from the issue date.
- In principle, readers should apply for the personal library card in person. However, a reader may authorize their spouse or first, second, or third-degree relatives to apply on their behalf with a letter of authorization and the original identity documents of both the proxy and the reader.
- Persons with disabilities must present a letter of authorization, their original Disability Card, and the original identity document of the proxy if they authorize a non-relative to apply for the library card on their behalf. Alternatively, persons with disabilities may apply by sending a copy of their Disability Card and an image file via postal mail or email.
- New applications, replacements, or re-issuance of RFID smart library cards are subject to the same regulations as general library card applications. Matters concerning deposits, refunds, card damage, and card loss will be handled according to the regulations of each issuing institution.