All students and employees at ECC, as well as any residents (18 years or older) of our district (Community College District #509), are eligible for borrowing privileges. ECC students and employees are welcome to use their student ID or employee ID as a library card only at other participating I-Share libraries.  Community borrowers may use their ECC Library card at ECC, but these cards are only valid at the ECC Library.

In order to check out physical library materials (e.g. books, DVDs, CDs, etc.), you will need to activate your library barcode. Students and Employees: Bring your ECC Picture ID to the library to have the barcode on the back activated.  ECC Picture IDs can be obtained from the Student Life Office. 

You may also activate your library card remotely by filling out the following form below. To access the article, eBook, and streaming video databases remotely, you will need to log in with your Access ECC username and password.

If you have any questions about your library card, please contact the Circulation Desk by phone at (847) 214-7337 or by email.

If you are a student or staff and are having issues logging into the databases or eBooks, please contact the Reference Desk by email, by phone at (847) 214-7354, or by live chat.