Find out what makes the NSU Alvin Sherman Library card one of the most powerful tools you can have. It’s your passport to a world of information, your ticket to library events, and your members-only access to free library programs and services, like 3D printing, the digital media lab, video games and essential computer equipment. You’ll also have access to over 500 digital databases, popular fiction and nonfiction books, magazines and newspapers, e-books, audiobooks, and DVDs.
If you’re a NSU student, faculty, or staff, you already have access to our amazing resources – your NSU SharkCard ID is your library card. If you’re a graduate of NSU, we encourage you to use one of the options listed below to apply for a public card. If you’re outside of Broward County, you can receive a library card through your NSU Alumni Association membership.
If you live, work or attend school in Broward County, you’re eligible for a NSU Alvin Sherman Library card. If you’re already a Broward County Library cardholder, in a few simple steps you can get access to the powerful resources at this university campus library, too. We offer four different ways for you to obtain a library card. Plus, kids get a card designed just for them!
Stop by our Circulation Desk with proper verification of eligibility to apply for and instantly receive your physical library card.
The Alvin Sherman Library E-Card is for Broward County Library users who have a card in good standing with the county library system. The E-Card allows you to get a “virtual” library card and access all available remote Library resources. E-cards can be converted to a physical NSU Alvin Sherman Library card at any time in person at our Library’s Circulation Desk with proper verification of eligibility.
Our online Express Card is designed for 30 day access to all available remote Library resources. Choose this option only if you live, work or go to school in Broward County and do not have either a current NSU Alvin Sherman Library card or Broward County Library card. Express Cards can be converted to a physical NSU Alvin Sherman Library card at any time in person at our Library’s Circulation Desk with proper verification of eligibility.
As library partners, you can apply for physical NSU Alvin Sherman Library card with proper verification of eligibility at any Broward County Library branch. Your branch will fax your completed application to us and we’ll mail your card directly to your home address.
The purpose of the Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN) One Card Program is to facilitate reciprocal borrowing among academic, public, and school libraries in the SEFLIN region (Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties). The NSU Alvin Sherman Library is a SEFLIN member and abides by the rules and guidelines of the SEFLIN organization. The SEFLIN One Card introduces the holder to another campus library and requests special use and borrowing privileges. The lending library reserves the right to confirm the validity of a card or to refuse issuance of a card or borrowing privileges.