To get a library card or to register a library card from another Minnesota public library system, you must have a photo ID, proof of date of birth, and proof of your current address. Visit any Saint Paul Public Library location to complete registration.
Find more information at https://sppl.org/library-cards/
Other options:
eCards for Saint Paul residents
Related: Get a Library Card | Library Cards
To suggest books, movies, music, or books on CD for the library to purchase:
Go to My Library Dashboard (log in, if necessary).
Click "Suggest a Purchase" from the menu on the left side of the screen.
Enter the title information and click "Submit Suggestion".
Suggesting Your Own Works
If you are the author or creator of a work, find more information about submitting your work for consideration for the library collection.
E-books and E-audiobooks:
Use "Notify Me" tags in the Libby app to express interest in titles and receive notification if they are added to the collection.
Learn more about "Notify Me" tags.
Related: Suggestions for Purchase
You can place up to 30 holds on items in the library catalog.
You can have up to 10 active interlibrary loan requests (including items waiting to be picked up).
You can have up to 15 e-books or e-audiobooks on hold at a time.
Related: Holds | Your Account
To check out e-books or e-audiobooks in the Libby app or on the OverDrive website, you need:
Related: Digital Library | E-books | Library Cards | Using Your Library Card
The Saint Paul Public Library does not keep track of your borrowing history.
Once an item is returned to the library, it is no longer attached to your record.
You can keep track of items you have read, watched, or listened to using your "Completed" Shelf.
More information about using your account's Shelves, opens a new window.
Related: Borrowing | Your Account
E-books for Kindles are available from OverDrive. Please note that note that not all titles are available in the Kindle format.
The basics of borrowing an e-book from OverDrive for your Kindle are:
More information from OverDrive about borrowing e-books for Kindles.
Related: Digital Library | E-books
To get started:
If you have forgotten or do not already have a password, reset it using the library's classic catalog (the "Forgot Your Password?" link in the new catalog will not work until you have registered on the new site).
Related: Catalog and Website | Registering & Logging In
E-books and e-audiobooks can be checked out for up to 21 days.
Electronic items are automatically returned at the end of their borrowing period.
Related: Digital Library | E-books
You can support the library by making a contribution to the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.
Donating Books and Other Materials
The Library welcomes gifts of materials with the understanding that the same standards of selection are applied to gifts as to materials purchased for the collection. Gifts are accepted with the following restrictions:
The Library does not accept gifts of magazines, textbooks, computer manuals, condensed books, or any materials that are worn, stained, or mildewed. Prospective donors should contact the library to discuss donations and procedures before bringing them to the Library. The Library does not assign a value to the materials. It is a donor's responsibility to determine the value of the donated materials.
Related: General Questions
You can use the library's headphones or your own headphones to listen to audio on the library's public internet computers.
Do not connect speakers to the library's computers.
Do not play audio so loudly that others can hear it.
The library's catalog and database computers do no support audio, even with headphones.
Related: Computers & Technology | Sound
Yes!
Please see Printing information for details on how to send your document to the library's printers.
Related: Computers & Technology | Printing
Related: Computers & Technology | Printing
Saint Paul Public Library's Wi-Fi network is an Open network which means it is NOT encrypted and NOT secure.
We cannot guarantee the safety of your traffic across the Wi-Fi network and we assume no responsibility for the configurations, security or files on your device resulting from connection to the Wi-Fi network. Information sent to or from your device can be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and appropriate software.
Related: Computers & Technology | Wi-Fi
Choose the network named Library Guest.
Open a web browser and click Agree to connect.
No special settings, usernames or passwords are required.
Wireless network users agree to abide by the Library's Computer and Internet Use Policy.
Library staff cannot disable the filter on non-library computers.
Use of webcams are subject to the photography and videography policy that governs all audio and visual recording in the Library.
Related: Computers & Technology | Wi-Fi
Most Saint Paul Public Library cards do not expire.
Exceptions:
Educator cards, welcome cards, and non-resident cards require renewal.
If you have one of these types of cards, you can see the renewal date in your online account settings.
To renew your account's registration, please contact the library in person, by phone, or online. If your address has changed, please update your information online to keep your library record current.
Library cards that have not been used in 4 years are deleted from the library's database.
Related: Library Cards | Updating Your Library Card
No, the Saint Paul Public Library does not offer proctoring or test delivery services.
Related: General Questions
Hiring for the Saint Paul Public Library is handled by the City of Saint Paul Human Resources Department.
Current job openings for the City are listed at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stpaul.
Related: Jobs at the Library
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