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Library Services: Library Accounts

Describes services available from the libraries at Atlantic Cape.

Getting Your Library Card

Who is Eligible to Borrow Library Material?

College Community

  • Students (including students in our early college programs)
  • Faculty (including adjunct faculty)
  • Staff (including part-time staff)
  • Administrators

All members of the Atlantic Cape college community can become members of the library by activating their ID cards.

Rutgers at Atlantic Cape

  • Rutgers students pursuing a Bachelor's degree on the Atlantic Cape campus have the same borrowing privileges as Atlantic Cape students, in addition to their access to Rutgers resources.

Guest Borrowers

  • Residents of Atlantic and Cape May Counties are eligible for Guest cards. Guest borrowers may borrow two items at a time, and must return the items in order to check out other material. Members of the Atlantic County Library System are encouraged to use their County cards to request Atlantic Cape material tand have them delivered to their home library.
  • Guest borrowers may borrow material from the circulating collections at Atlantic Cape, but must visit the library in person to use digital resources.
  • Not a resident of Atlantic or Cape May counties? Please request our materials through your public library's Interlibrary Loan service. We'll be happy to share.

Your Library Card

Activating an Atlantic Cape ID Card

  • Bring your college ID to the Circulation Desk at any of the three Atlantic Cape libraries. You can now use your digital ID, found on your Atlantic Cape Connect portal.
    • Rutgers students, bring your RU ID card. You will get a guest card to use for Atlantic Cape resources.

Want a physical ID card? Visit Student Services to get your card made up. Don't forget to bring proof of registration (students) or employment (staff), and a valid photo ID.

Evening or weekend student? Part of our Early College program? Your digital ID can be used to activate your library account. Find your digital ID on the Atlantic Cape Connect portal.

Online student? If you take all your classes online, and don't normally come to campus, you can still have a library account. You'll need to come in once to provide ID and then you'll be all set. Remember, without a library account, you can still access online digital materials.

Guest Cards

Residents in Atlantic and Cape May Counties are eligible for guest borrowing privileges. Community borrowers can get a guest card by visiting the Circulation Desk at any of the three Atlantic Cape libraries. Be sure to bring a valid photo ID and proof of residence. Your guest card allows you to check out two items at a time. Guest cards to not include off campus access to digital resources.

All borrowers must complete a Library User Agreement.