September is Library Card Sign-up Month

Do you have a library card? If you don't, sign-up for one today as we celebrate library card sign-up month in September. A library card is your free access to books, e-books, computers, video games, magazines, homework help, job searches, movies, music and more! What an amazing deal!

Sign up for a new library card at the first floor service desk and receive a voucher for a free, small coffee (hot or iced) from our Food for Thought Bookstore and Café! (Valid Sept. 3 –30. Applies to new patron accounts only)

Here are some cool ways you can use your Worcester Public Library card. Discover all the resources that are available to you for FREE!

• Search the library catalog, place holds and check your record online from the comfort of your home.
• Download ebooks, eaudio or emusic to read or listen to on your electronic devices.
• Visit a museum with a museum pass from the library.
• Bring your child to our amazing story hours and children’s programs.
• Use an Internet computer or the computer lab to get your work done.
• Browse through an array of magazines and newspapers available in the library or online.
• Support the library by being a member of the Friends of the Library, WPL Foundation or by volunteering.
• Check our selection of online databases that will help you prepare for a test, research for school, find the  value of a collectible or fix that classic car in your garage.
• Start your business research at the library with the various online tools and print materials we offer.
• Researching your family tree or Worcester History? Start with our Genealogy resources page or talk to our local history librarian.
• Take advantage of our Grant Resource Center and online databases to research your grant.
• Stay connected! Socialize with us, anytime of the day with Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and more!
• Peruse our Government Document collection which holds over 300,000 federal documents.
• Introduce your children to TumbleBooks, where they can read a book online.
• Use our career computers to search for job, write a resume or fill out an application.
• Learn a foreign language. You never know when your next trip abroad will be!
• Use our free WI-FI with your laptops and devices while you visit the library.
• Take advantage of the various classes and programs we offer for all ages.
• Need a quiet study room? Book a meeting or study room for your use.
• Can’t visit the library or its branches? Visit Libby, our bookmobile.
• Participate in a reading group and attend a book club for children, teens or adults.