Library Card Passwords

As a public library, we prioritize your privacy protection as a core tenet of the Library Bill of Rights. Colorado law also requires the library to take “reasonable steps” to protect personally identifiable information to help combat identity theft. Along with all of our fellow Marmot libraries, this is why a password will now be required for access to your library data.

Adding a password to your library card will help keep identifiable information like personal contact details more secure. Passwords ensure your reading history is private, too.

Your default password is the first three letters of your last name in lower case, followed by the last four digits of your library card number.

The first time you login, you will be prompted to reset your default password to a password of your choice.

Gunnison County Libraries encourage all library patrons to select a password or passphrase that consists of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols.

The new password requirement goes live on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. You’ll have to wait for that day to begin this process.

• Starting on March 28, 2023 on, go to www.gunnisoncountylibraries.org.
• Click on "Your Library Account" in the top menu bar.
• Select "Reset my Password" in the login window displayed. You will receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password.

Don't have an email address? Please visit your library and a staff member will help you reset your password.

Now is a great time to update your contact information that is associated with your library card. This can be done before OR after the passwords kick in. Here is how to update your email, phone, name, etc, online.

• Go to gunnisoncountylibraries.org
• Click on "Your Library Account" from the top menu bar.
• Enter your name and library card number (or enter your library card number and password after March 28, 2023), and select "Account Settings" under "My Account" on the left side of the display.
• Update all your information - which will now be more secure than ever!
• Click "Update Contact Information" when you're done.

Updating your contact information can always be done in the library and we're happy to replace a damaged, lost, or stolen card.

Starting on March 28, 2023, your library card password will be required to access the following:

• Placing holds
• Renewing items
• Changing your account settings (name, physical address, phone number, email address, etc.)
• Accessing databases from outside the library
• Using Libby/Overdrive to access eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines.

Library card holders will need to log into Libby with their library card and library card password to access this content. All Libby users will be logged out on March 28 and will have to sign back in with their password after this.

Gunnison County Libraries recommends resetting your default password before logging back in to Libby.

If you don't have an email address and you are having trouble with passwords, please visit your library in person for assistance.

Email addresses are a great way to securely connect you to the library. They improve your ability to know when your holds are ready, when to renew items, and to learn about library events and resources. We recommend creating an email address, and library staff can help anyone set up a free email address upon request. Call the library at 970-641-3485 to set up an appointment.

• Browsing the catalog
• Using guest computers
• Check out items in the library with your library card
• Hoopla eBooks, eAudiobooks, Music, Movies and Television
  • Your existing and separate Hoopla password will not change