A courtesy card allows you to check out books and nonprint media at Meriam Library. If you do not qualify for a courtesy card, you may be eligible for a nonaffiliated user card.
To get a courtesy card you must complete a courtesy card application and show a valid California driver's license or DMV identification card. You must provide a Social Security number.
The following groups of patrons are entitled to a courtesy card:
| Group | Verification Documents |
|---|---|
| Tower Society | Current membership card |
| Alumni Association | Level 2 ($100/yr) or level 3 ($500/life) membership from Chico or current membership card from other CSU campuses |
| Students pursuing incompletes | Letter from VPAA or student's advisor/professor |
| Cooperating Teacher | Current CSU,Chico Cooperating Teacher ID |
| Spouses/domestic partners of current/ retired/emeritus faculty and staff | Spouse/domestic partner supplemental application |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | OLLI Office will provide courtesy card application to OLLI members |
| Mutual use faculty | Faculty ID card from any campus in the CSU or UC system, or any community college in our service area counties.* |
| Mutual use retired/emeritus faculty | Retired/emeritus faculty ID card from any campus in the CSU system |
| Mutual use students | Currently valid ID card from any campus in the CSU system |
*Service Area: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba counties.
Using My Account
You may log into your account here or on any page using the My Library Account link at the top-right of the page.
Your username is the 14 digit code on the back of your card, beginning with 20200. Your password is your last name with the first letter capitalized.