This card is not an official Government ID
All readers wishing to use the Library's reading rooms or to request materials from the Library's collections must first register and obtain a Reader Identification Card. The Reader Identification Card is issued only to researchers whom plan to use the Library's reading rooms and collections. Note: Additional entry criteria may be in force in various reading rooms.
It is a violation of Federal Law and punishable by fine and/or imprisonment to STEAL or willfully damage or destroy Library books or other Library property.

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