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Liu, who lives in Manhattan, elaborated on why her library card, spur-of-the-moment theatergoing and riding her bicycle are essential to her well-being.

“Your library card is worth its weight in gold these days because of the tremendous resources available at our libraries,” says Trejo.

The desktop PCs can also be booked and used by members of the public if they have a valid library card.

The Los Angeles Public Library and LAX collaboration borrows from a program the library launched in 2023, Read Freely, that provides a library card and immediate access to books that have been targeted for banning.

The library’s social service team is still working, and patrons can still check out physical copies of books or other media as long as they bring in their library card or number.