Military personnel may receive a free library card with military i.d. Persons under 16 years of age must have a signature of a parent or guardian. A person who is not a resident of Virginia may receive a card by presenting identification and paying a fee equal to per capatia library expenditure as it is budgeted each fiscal year.
Transients are borrowers who are in Norfolk for a limited time, less than a year.
These persons will also pay the non-resident fee. Persons with no permanent address whatever will remain unverified borrowers and will be allowed to check out one book at a time. If no acceptable identification is presented, the person is an unverified borrower. Unverified borrowers may check out only one book until verified. A postcard may be sent to an unverified borrower which may be used for identification when the borrower brings it into the library.