The neighborhood branch locations of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District may be closed right now, but the LVCCLD's website—an overflowing repository of borrowable audiobooks, e-books, comic books, magazines, newspapers, movies, albums, television shows, learning resources and more—is still active. And if you don't have a library card, the LVCCLD has some great news for you: As of today, you can get a special library card online.
The LVCCLD eCard—available at LVCCLD.org/GetCarded—isn’t a full-fledged library card; it’s only valid through June 30, and its holders are asked to stop by a neighborhood branch once the COVID-19 shutdown has been lifted and make it official. But if you don’t have a library card right now, believe us, you need one. The amount of media the LVCCLD has digitized is truly staggering; it’s little short of a godsend for anyone who’s exhausted all the possibilities Netflix has to offer. And homeschooling parents/relentless self-improvers should appreciate the access to video course archive Lynda.com, popular language tutorial Rosetta Stone and video game-liked learning tool Socrates.
The benefits of an LVCCLD eCard are many, but even if you don’t think you’ll have use for one, get one anyway. It’ll give you an excuse to visit your neighborhood library after this is over and get a physical library card. They come in Vegas Golden Knights style now. Very cool.
