To learn more about how to get a library card, visit our membership page.
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To learn more about how to get a library card, visit our membership page.
The Frisco Library is funded through City property taxes paid by those who live within the city limits. County funding, historically accepted by the Library, only subsidized 10% of actual library use by county residents, but is no longer received. State funds for libraries have been eliminated. These funding realities make it necessary to limit no-charge services to Frisco residents. The fee for non-residents ensures that all Frisco Library members provide financial support for the materials and services used.
Frisco ISD and the City of Frisco are two separate taxing entities. Property owners pay taxes to Frisco ISD to cover the costs of public education, including support of school libraries. Taxes paid to the City of Frisco cover the cost of police and fire, infrastructure, parks and recreation, the library and more.
These cities geographically touch Frisco, fund their own city libraries at a level comparable to Frisco’s, provide similar services, and have entered a “Reciprocal Lending Agreement” with Frisco to offer no-charge memberships to Frisco residents.
Restrictions in contracts with digital content providers prohibit non-residents from using eBooks or most streaming services.
Those who do not hold cards are welcome at the library. While you may not borrow materials, you may use many other library resources and services:
If you live in Frisco, you will renew your card every 3 years by showing proof of current address.
If you live in Allen, McKinney, Plano, or The Colony, you will renew your card annually by showing proof of current address.
If you live elsewhere, you will renew your card annually by paying the $50 annual membership fee and showing proof of current address.
The Frisco Library does not participate in the TexShare program. To find the nearest participating public library, please visit the Texas State Library website.
Replacement library cards are available by showing photo ID at the Cards and Accounts desk on the 1st floor.
Visit the Frisco Library in person with your photo ID and proof of address within 7 days of applying for the card.
A member may check out up to 100 items at a time. Within that 100 items there are some limits by collection. At any given time, a member may check out:
All other books, CDs, movies, and audiobooks check out for a two week period. Items will automatically renew up to three times unless a member's account is blocked, the item has a hold for another member, or the renewal limit has been reached.
We have three return locations:
The Frisco Public Library does not charge daily fines for overdue items. If you have overdue items, your account will be blocked (which means you won’t be able to place holds or check out new items) until all overdue items are checked in. If items are kept more than 30 days overdue, your account will be turned over to a collections agency. These items are assumed lost and your account is charged for the price of each item, a per-item processing fee (the price of making a regular book from a library vendor into a proper library book), and a referral fee. If the items are returned in good condition, the price of the items and the processing fees are waived. The referral fee is non-refundable.
You can check out using your Texas driver's license. Take your license to the first floor Cards and Accounts desk, so that it can be added to your account. Then, you can scan your driver's license at any self-check station to check out.
Yes you can! You can search for them in the catalog or in our Digital Library. You will also find information about setting up your device.
Your library card number is the entire series of numbers below the barcode on your library card. Enter this number with no spaces.
Your password is the code you set up when you created your account. If you need to retrieve or reset your password, you may either visit any Ask Us desk or visit Password Help on our website.
Yes! Download the library's app to search the catalog, review your account, reserve a study room, view the library's calendar, and more.
You can select to receive a text message to notify you when you have a hold item available for pickup, an item is overdue, and more.
Blocked accounts have overdue items. Please return any overdue items.
In the catalog, click on the item you would like to add to your list, and the item information should open in a pop-up window. Click on the "Select an action" button in the top left corner of the pop-up window. You’You will find an option to "Add to my lists". Until you sign in to your account, the item will stay in a temporary list. To save the list, be sure to log in.
You can opt-in to view a list of your checkout history. The default setting is for this feature to be disabled. If you choose to opt-in or remove this setting, changes may take 24 hours.
To opt-in or to opt-out for checkout history:
To view checkout history: