Starting Monday, June 2, the Corpus Christi Public Libraries will introduce two new library card options for patrons under 18.

In total, there will be three separate options: the current youth card that allows minors to borrow material from any area of the library, the juvenile card that limits borrowing privileges to the juvenile collection only, and the teen card that limits borrowing to the juvenile and teen collections only.

These additional card options were requested by members of the community who wanted to have easier control over the materials their children borrow and to prevent access to online material intended for older audiences. To block all young adult and adult material from juvenile and teen cards, access to eBooks and eAudiobooks through CloudLibrary will be blocked as the library is unable to customize access for individual users through the service.

While all in-house library computers are compliant with CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act), filtering out all material for older audiences with 100% accuracy is not possible. The only way to comply with the request to block adult material is to block juvenile/teen cards from logging into library computers that access the internet.

Below is a complete list of the permissions and restrictions for each card option:

Youth Library Card (Available Now)

• Permissions:
  • For ages 0-17
  • Parents/Guardians may use the card to check out material for themselves
  • Check out any available material in the library
  • Access digital resources
  • Access CloudLibrary for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines
  • Use self-checkout stations
  • Log into library computers and access the internet
  • Choice of card design. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten card image is only available to current participants of the program.
• Restrictions:
  • Account must remain in good standing for continued use

Juvenile Library Card (Available starting June 2nd)

• Permissions:
  • For ages 0-17
  • Check out juvenile material
  • Access digital resources*
  • Use self-checkout stations
• Restrictions:
  • Parents/Guardians will not be able to use the card to check out non-juvenile materials for themselves
  • *No access to CloudLibrary for eBooks, eAudiobooks, or eMagazines
  • No access to CCPL computers with internet
  • Account must remain in good standing for continued use

Teen Library Card (Available starting June 2nd)

• Permissions:
  • For ages 13-17
  • Check out juvenile material
  • Check out teen material
  • Access digital resources*
  • Use self-checkout stations
• Restrictions:
  • Parents/Guardians will not be able to use the card to check out non-juvenile/teen materials for themselves
  • *No access to CloudLibrary for eBooks, eAudiobooks, or eMagazines
  • No access to CCPL computers with internet
  • Account must remain in good standing for continued use

All permissions and restrictions are subject to change. The juvenile collection serves ages 0-12 (including board books, picture books, easy readers, juvenile chapter books, juvenile non-fiction, and juvenile media). The teen collection serves ages 13-17. The parent or legal guardian may choose the youth, juvenile, or teen card for their child.

The newly established cards will be available at all library branches starting on June 2nd and will be available to minor residents with approval from their parent/guardian.