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Get a municipal library card

Valladolid’s municipal libraries issue a personal card, valid in all municipal libraries, required for loans and internet; services are free per the library regulation.

Why it matters

Free access to loans and internet.

When

You want to borrow books or use library internet.

Last checked

7 Oct 2026

Cost: Free (card obtained free of charge at any library of the municipal network).

What you need

• Complete the card application form (in person at any library or reading point, or online through the TABI application). The city page does not list ID documents.

Steps

1. Apply
   Fill the user-card form in person at any municipal library or reading point, or online via TABI (Tarjeta de Usuario del Sistema de Bibliotecas de Castilla y León). Over-14s get an adult card (indefinite validity); children 0-14 get a children’s card requested and signed by a parent or legal representative.

Where

• Red Municipal de Bibliotecas (10 libraries, 8 reading points, 1 summer library)
  Libraries Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00 and 17:00-21:00, Sat 10:00-14:00; school holidays Mon-Fri 9:00-14:00 (hours from a Sept 2020 city notice; may have changed)
  https://www.valladolid.es/en/ciudad/bibliotecas

Tips

• The card is valid in all libraries of the Castilla y León library system and is personal and non-transferable.
• Under-14s need written parental permission for internet access (older regulation).

Official sources

• Cómo hacerse socio (library card)
• Horario de las Bibliotecas Municipales (14 Sep 2020 notice)
• Reglamento de Bibliotecas Municipales