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Library Card Information
Library cards are issued free to Carter Lake and Pottawattamie County residents with a valid state
issued photo identification and a utility bill showing your current address. Children will be issued library cards
when accompanied by a parent/legal guardian with current state issued Iowa driver's license or Iowa
​photo identification card and legal guardianship papers. 
You will need your Carter Lake Library Card to receive a card at the Council Bluffs Public Library.

Children's Area - Long Neck & Friends Mural

Programs and Services
* Summer Reading Program - Held during June and July
* Adult Book Club - Held once a month September - May
* Homebound Service - Please call if you need this service
* Books For Babies Program - New books from newborn to 2-years
* Early Literacy Station  - Located in the Children's Area next to "Big Mama"



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What Your Library Has to Offer: 
Internet Access Computers
Children’s Computers
WiFi
Computer Printers
Copy Machine
Fax Machine
Laminate Machine
Scanner
Notary
Proctor
Homebound Delivery
Books for Babies
Individual Computer Instruction Classes
Book Clubs
Meeting Room
Inter Library Loan
Summer Reading Program
Dr. Seuss Birthday Program
Omaha Children’s Museum Programs
Downloadable Audio & E-Books
Auto Repair Reference Database
Best Seller Books
Movies
Audio Books
Magazines
Coupons
Omaha World Herald & Daily Nonpareil Newspaper
City Council Meeting DVDs
Planning Board Meeting DVDs
Board of Adjustment DVDs
50 years of Newspaper Articles on Carter Lake
Every Issue of the Inside Carter Lake from 1995
Reference Librarians

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Edward F. Owen Memorial Library
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