Digital Cards
An email will be printed.
- Check to see if they already have a card. If they do, renew for three months, if necessary skip to number 5.
2. Enter the information into Polaris creating a card using the regular procedure Except enter digital in the Driver’s License field.
3. Double-check their address in the County Assessor’s website to verify the statistical class:
http://web.assess.co.polk.ia.us/cgi-bin/web/tt/infoqry.cgi?tt=home/index
When you locate the address, look at the Jurisdiction Box. If it lists Johnston use Johnston in the STATISTICAL menu. If it lists any other city, select that city from the STATISTICAL menu. If it lists any township, select Polk County (rural). If you can’t find the address in the website, select the city listed in the address from the STATISTICAL menu.
4. Press Save to complete the card. You will get an error message because there is more than one card with digital for the driver’s license. Click continue to save the card.
5. Clip the card to the email application and write the card number on top of the email. Date and initial the email. Place it in the fold labeled Digital Cards.
6. Email the patron with their library card number and PIN using the Send an Email function on the Intranet. Copy and Paste the following text and insert their library card number and PIN.
Thank you for applying for a digital card at Johnston Public Library. Your library card number is BJOH0000XXXXXX and your PIN is DDMMYYYY
Please visit us at www.johnstonlibrary.com to get access to the library’s e-books & e-audiobooks, streaming movies & TV, and other online resources. Staff will be available to help you get started 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and 1pm-5pm on Sundays. Contact us by phone at 515-278-5233 (select option 3) or via email.
Your card will expire in 90 days. After that, you’ll need to come to the library with a photo ID and proof of your address to get a physical card which will let you borrow books and other materials from the library’s physical collection and will provide continued access to our online resources.
We are happy to offer the digital card during our closure, and we look forward to seeing you when we reopen.
Best Wishes,
Johnston Public Library Staff