MyJCPL Mobile App

Connect. Discover. Create. Experience the Library from wherever life leads you with our mobile app!

With the MyJCPL app, you can:

  • Search the catalog for books, movies and other materials
  • Scan book ISBNs wherever you find them, and place them on hold or add them to your shelves
  • Leave your Library card at home and access your digital card in the app
  • View and renew your checkouts; place and manage your holds; add titles to your Shelves
  • Check out items with your device's camera
  • Find the nearest Library and see open hours
  • Find classes to attend and register for upcoming events
  • Receive Library updates

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FAQs

  • Open the app and then tap on the shopping cart icon at the top of the home screen. Point your phone’s camera at the JCPL barcode sticker. Select Check Out Item (you can also add something to your For Later Shelf) and then either continue checking out, or tap Finish.

    If you prefer, you can type the barcode number in using the keyboard option on the checkout screen.

  • After you install MyJCPL from the app store on your device, you will need to enter your library card number or username, and your four-digit PIN. Please let us know if you need help.

  • There may be a bit of a delay between something being checked out and its status changing in your Holds list. Sometimes closing out of the app and opening it back up will force your account to refresh.

  • Checking out non-JCPL barcodes is not currently possible. If you try to check out with a Prospector/ILL barcode, you will see an error message that says, “Cannot identify this item, see a Jefferson County Public Library staff member for help.”

  • MyJCPL barcode checkout will work with most devices with a camera. Currently, the compatibility standards for the app are Apple devices running an iOS 16.0 or later or an Android device running 9.0 or later. 

Getting Started

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News

Introducing Barcode Self Check Out on the My JCPL App!

Mar 28, 2023
Pick it. Scan it. Done! You can now easily check out library materials using the new barcode self check out feature on the My JCPL app!

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