{"id":"hennepin-county-library-cardholder-benefits","name":"Hennepin County Library Cardholder Benefits","provider":"Hennepin County 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":"Hennepin County Library cardholders can use a city-specific mix of digital and physical benefits. Current highlights include physical borrowing, e-books and digital media, online research and learning, computers and Wi-Fi, classes and community resources, free 24/7 online tutoring plus scheduled in-person homework and reading help, free At Home mail delivery for residents unable to visit because of illness, disability, or visual impairment, monthly free printing and copying allowance plus free faxing, scanning, and assistive technology.","benefit":{"description":"No-additional-cost access to physical borrowing, e-books and digital media, online research and learning, computers and Wi-Fi, classes and community resources, free 24/7 online tutoring plus scheduled in-person homework and reading help, free At Home mail delivery for residents unable to visit because of illness, disability, or visual impairment, monthly free printing and copying allowance plus free faxing, scanning, and assistive technology.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Eligible Hennepin County Library cardholder"],"requirements":"Meet Hennepin County Library's current county, Minnesota, reciprocal, student, institutional, or nonresident card requirements. 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","Minneapolis and Hennepin County, Minnesota"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.hclib.org/about/library-cards","source_url":"https://www.hclib.org/about/library-cards","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.hclib.org/about/library-cards","evidence":[{"source":"Hennepin County Library","url":"https://www.hclib.org/about/library-cards","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"},{"source":"Hennepin County Library","url":"https://www.hclib.org/programs/homework-help","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"},{"source":"Hennepin County Library","url":"https://www.hclib.org/en/about/outreach","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"},{"source":"Hennepin County Library","url":"https://www.hclib.org/en/programs/computers-technology","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"local","family":"libraries","jurisdiction":"Minneapolis and Hennepin County, Minnesota","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/hennepin-county-library-cardholder-benefits","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}