Cardholders

Perks of Membership

Your library card is the key to thousands of resources -- online and in-person at all three of our branches.

Renew Your Items From Home

One renewal is allowed on most items. Materials may be renewed electronically through your account or by calling (313) 640-4775 ext. 1220 if your card is in good standing. Items that have a ‘hold’ placed on them cannot be renewed. You may check out a maximum of 50 items at one time and have up to 50 items on hold at one time.

Renew, Update, or Replace a card:

• If you would like to renew, update information, or have lost your card, please bring your valid Michigan Driver’s License or State Identification card to the Circulation Desk of any branch.

Benefits That Come with Having a Library Card

• MeLCat (Michigan e-Library) gives you access to an incredible collection of books, movies, and CDs throughout Michigan's public and academic libraries
• Special collections including tools, seeds, local history archives, and much more
• Discounts to movies
• Reference Librarians who are trained to provide one-on-one answers to all your questions
• Homework help and access to online databases such as Consumer Reports, Morningstar, LinkedIn Learning, and Mango Languages
• A wide variety of apps to download your favorite books, movies, and music with hoopla and kanopy from the comfort of your own home

10 totally free things you can do with your GPPL card

1. Borrow an e-Book – With Overdrive you can download up to 10 books at a time.
2. Learn a language – Mango languages has more than 70 languages.
3. Get professional research help – Librarians are trained researchers. They’re like Google on steroids...
4. Gain a career skill –LinkedIn Learning has thousands of online courses.
5. Stream a movie – You can instantly borrow digital movies 24/7 with hoopla and kanopy.
6. Flip through a magazine –Browse our magazines or access a digital magazine.
7. Check out a telescope – There’s one at each branch.
8. Find out about your family’s history – Discover Local History or come into the Library to access ancestry.com
9. Borrow tools from the Library – The Central Branch has more than 100 tools you can borrow.
10. Take ACT and SAT prep classes – BrainFuse has college entrance prep tests.

Library Value Calculator:

• How much money have you saved this year by using library services? Or how much are you currently paying out-of-pocket when you don't use the library? Use this calculator to get an estimate.