Get a Library Card/Owl ID
To apply for either a physical or digital library card/Owl ID, please fill out and submit our Library Card Request Form. Students must be registered for classes in a current or future semester to apply. Employees may also apply.
We will send you a digital copy of your library card within 2 business days to you via email. You can show your digital card at the library to get a physical card once we reopen. If you need to have a physical card now, you can request it on the form. It will take up to 2 weeks for the physical card to be mailed to you off campus. Cards for Nursing, EMT, or PTA will be sent to the teacher to distribute in class.
What Can I Do With My Card?
- Borrow books, dvds, tablets, hotspots, etc. from either campus library
- Borrow items from over 90 different colleges and universities throughout the state
- Borrow books from anywhere in the United States
- Borrow equipment from media services
- Use it as a student ID
- Use it in the Learning Center to check-in for tutoring (not required during COVID-19).
- Use it as at the Testing Center (in addition to a photo ID), Learning Center, and Fitness Center
- Use it as a student ID to get discounts anywhere that offers "student" prices with no age limit (movie theaters, museums, Ravinia, etc.)
How To Borrow a Book or Other Items
- Go to the Oakton Catalog
- Click Sign In on upper right corner of the screen
- Login using your MyOakton login
- Look up the item you wish to borrow
- Click the link in the Get It section to request the item
- Fill out the form, and submit
- We will contact you via email when the item is available with instructions on curbside pickup
How To Renew Your Books
- Go to the Oakton Catalog
- Click Sign In on upper right corner of the screen
- Login using your MyOakton login
- Click on your name in the upper right corner
- Click on My Loans
- Click the box(es) to the right of each item you want to renew
- When all the books you wish to renew are selected, click “Renew Selected Items” button at the bottom of the page
- If there is no option to renew, contact us at renewlib@oakton.edu to request a renewal there