The San Juan Island Library provides community access to diverse and relevant collections, information resources, and services in support of individual educational, occupational, and recreational interests. The Library offers a welcoming place for community connection and promotes exploration of the joys of reading and of learning, while encouraging the discovery of life’s possibilities.

 

A total of 5 individuals serving rotating volunteer five-year terms comprise the library’s Board of trustees. The Board of Trustees focuses on setting library policy and meets with the library’s director on a monthly basis, usually at 4 pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the library’s meeting room.

 

Card Eligibility

All permanent residents of San Juan Island and their dependents qualify for a free library card. Patrons under 17 years old will be issued a youth card and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Qualified individuals wishing to receive a library card should visit the Library in person to fill out a library card application, and be prepared to provide a form of identification and proof of San Juan Island residency as listed below.

Resident Library Card:

In order to be eligible for a Resident Library Card, a patron must have one of the following:

 

• Driver’s license with local address

• State ID card with local address

• Passport with local address