{"id":"fresno-county-public-library-cardholder-benefits","name":"Fresno County Public Library Cardholder Benefits","provider":"Fresno County Public Library","entitlement_type":"library-access","entitlement_type_label":"Library access","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"Eligibility for a public or specialized library card, collection, lending network, or accessible library service.","domain":"libraries","archetype":"access-program","agent_instruction":"Check residence, work, school, property, age, disability, card type, good-standing, lending, reservation, and service-area rules."},"summary":"Fresno County Public Library cardholders can use a city-specific mix of digital and physical benefits. Current highlights include physical and digital borrowing, e-books and audiobooks, research databases, public computers, Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, Discover & Go attraction passes, Books by Mail service for qualifying homebound residents plus blind and print-disabled library services, adult literacy, New Americans resources, job help, and Career Online High School, Veterans Resource Centers and VetNow support for benefits navigation, tutoring, and employment transition, free household bulb and battery recycling at participating locations.","benefit":{"description":"No-additional-cost access to physical and digital borrowing, e-books and audiobooks, research databases, public computers, Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, Discover & Go attraction passes, Books by Mail service for qualifying homebound residents plus blind and print-disabled library services, adult literacy, New Americans resources, job help, and Career Online High School, Veterans Resource Centers and VetNow support for benefits navigation, tutoring, and employment transition, free household bulb and battery recycling at participating locations.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Eligible Fresno County Public Library cardholder"],"requirements":"California residents can apply for a free Fresno County Public Library card under the library's current identification, address, and account-verification rules. Specific licensed resources, passes, loan limits, age rules, availability, and in-person verification vary.","activation":"Apply for or verify a library card, then use the card number and PIN online or check out physical benefits through a branch.","cost_basis":"no-additional-cost","cost_basis_label":"Included with a qualifying relationship","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"included","definition":"The benefit adds no separate charge, but the user must already have an eligible card, account, insurance plan, library card, membership, employment, or similar relationship that may itself cost money.","agent_instruction":"Say included or no additional cost, not universally free, and name the qualifying relationship.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"No card fee for eligible residents; nonresident, replacement, printing, damage, or lost-item charges may apply.","personalized":false,"regions":["US","Fresno, California"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.fresnolibrary.org/card/index.html","source_url":"https://www.fresnolibrary.org/card/index.html","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.fresnolibrary.org/card/index.html","evidence":[{"source":"Fresno County Public Library","url":"https://www.fresnolibrary.org/card/index.html","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"},{"source":"Fresno County Public Library","url":"https://www.fresnolibrary.org/serv/index.html","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"},{"source":"Fresno County Public Library","url":"https://fresnolibrary.org/vets/index.html","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"},{"source":"Fresno County Public Library","url":"https://www.fresnolibrary.org/events/2015/books%20by%20mail%20info%20card%20web.pdf","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"local","family":"libraries","jurisdiction":"Fresno, California","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/fresno-county-public-library-cardholder-benefits","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}