Library Accounts
One Card = Six Libraries
Your card will be honored at all six of our libraries in Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, Niceville, Valparaiso and the Library Lending Machine in Baker.
Each library in the Cooperative issues its own cards. You may apply for a card at any library regardless of where you live in the county. Materials from all libraries can be delivered to the library you select for pickup.
Account Help - I have an account, but I can't log in
To log into your library account on ReadOkaloosa.org you will need your library account number (the number below the barcode on your library card, 14 digits, no spaces) and your PIN.
Contact us
Need more login help? Forgot your account number? Expired account?
Email Us or call 850-609-5101.
If you include your full name and address, we will be able to access your information quickly. Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5
New Library Accounts - I don't have an account
Who qualifies for free membership? A person who lives in Okaloosa County, or who owns property and pays property taxes to Okaloosa County. Post office boxes or mailbox rental street addresses are not accepted as proof of living in the county.
I live in Okaloosa County, or own property and pay property tax to Okaloosa County.
Full Access Library Card: borrowing privileges in libraries plus all online services.
Apply in-person at a member library with accepted forms of identity and address verification.
Online Services Only Account: register online
Access all the online resources on ReadOkaloosa.org. This account does not provide borrowing privileges at libraries. Library staff will verify online registrations, and delete ineligible or duplicate accounts.
I don’t live in Okaloosa County
(Must apply in-person at a library)
Courtesy memberships are extended without fee to the following non-residents (with accepted documentation):
- Active-duty military families living in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Walton counties (valid DoD ID card)
- Students attending school in Okaloosa County (enrollment verification)
- Education faculty at a school in Okaloosa County (employment verification)
- Employees of Cooperative-member governments (employment verification)
- Owner of a business operating in Okaloosa County (business license)
Paid memberships are available if you do not qualify for a courtesy account.
Dues for Paid Memberships
Tier 1 - FREE membership (12 months):
Okaloosa residents, students, educators, active-duty military families, property owners, employees of Cooperative-member governments.
Must apply in-person to borrow materials from libraries. Online registration available for online-only access (addresses will be checked against the county GIS address look-up as a residential location).
Tier 2 - $40 per family (12 months):
Non-resident but living in PLAN service area*
Tier 3 - $30 per library account (6 months):
Non-residents, living outside of the PLAN service area*
Tier 4 - $60 per library account (12 months):
Non-residents, living outside of the PLAN service area*
*The PLAN service area includes the following counties: Santa Rosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson). Must apply and pay in-person.
Crestview Library
Director Jean McCarthy
Destin Library
Director Wen Livingston
Ft Walton Beach Library
Director Kimberly Ball
Ft Walton Beach Library Website
Mary Esther Library
Director Sheila Ortyl
Niceville Library
850-279-6436 ext1500
Director Sheila Bishop
Valparaiso Library
Director Hope Willis
Library Cooperative Office
Library Coordinator Email
Vicky Stever 850-609-5102
Headquarters location: 206 North Partin Drive, Niceville, Florida 32578