St. Lucie County Library System: Branches, Cards and Rules

The St. Lucie County Library System runs five county branches in Fort Pierce, Lakewood Park and Port St. Lucie plus the Pruitt Campus Library shared with Indian River State College, while the Ravenswood branch is closed for reconstruction.

Two county branches open on Mondays. The county library service information page says the Kilmer Branch in downtown Fort Pierce and the Lewis Branch in Port St. Lucie are open Mondays from 9 am to 5:30 pm, while all other branches keep Tuesday through Saturday service. The Kilmer branch, formerly the Fort Pierce branch, also houses the library system's administrative staff and sits at the southern end of Orange Avenue across from Marina Square, and Lakewood Park Library is next to the Fire House and Community Center (Locations and Hours page). Holiday closures for the county branches are posted on the same page; the Pruitt Campus Library follows the Indian River State College calendar instead. Last verified: October 22, 2026, from the county library home, locations and hours, cards and circulation, and service information pages, read alongside Florida Statutes 257.17.

The Ravenswood Branch Library, formerly the Port St. Lucie Branch Library, closed on August 30, 2025, for an approximate two-year reconstruction to build a larger, modern facility.

The St. Lucie County Locations and Hours page places the branch at 180 S.W. Prima Vista Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, one block west of Airoso, and says services and hold pick-ups are unavailable there during construction. The county gives the length of the work only as approximate and posts no reopening date on that page. Port St. Lucie readers in the meantime have the Lewis branch on SW Rosser Boulevard, the Morningside branch one block south of Port St. Lucie Blvd., and the Pruitt Campus Library in St. Lucie West, which is open to the general public.

A St. Lucie County library card is free for county residents and business owners and is issued in person at any branch to applicants 16 or older with a photo ID and proof of St. Lucie County residence or ownership.

The county Library Cards and Circulation page accepts a Florida driver license or state ID, a non-Florida license, a passport, a military ID or a St. Lucie County school ID, among others. When the photo ID does not show a St. Lucie County address, a second document does, such as a voter registration card, a recent utility bill, a vehicle registration, a lease of 90 days or more, or the applicant's listing in the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser database. Address and contact details must be confirmed every 3 years to keep the account in good standing.

There is a faster start. Applicants 16 or older can call a branch during open hours or fill out an online form for a temporary card that is valid for 30 days; it reaches online resources and up to 5 holds on physical items but cannot check out physical items until the holder visits a branch (cards page). The service information page adds that phone sign-ups work at any branch except the Pruitt Campus Library.

Yes: St. Lucie County issues free youth cards from birth to age 16 with a resident adult signing, and non-residents can join for a $25 annual fee.

The Library Cards and Circulation page says the adult who signs a youth card accepts financial responsibility for items and fees, and only one adult may be listed on the account. Free cards are also granted regardless of residence to students at a school located in St. Lucie County, teachers in the St. Lucie Public Schools, Indian River State College instructors, employees of the Board of County Commissioners, the Clerk and city governments in the county, and library volunteers. A non-resident membership needs a photo ID and proof of residence in the home county, state or country, and can be completed by mail with a check made out to St. Lucie County Library, sent to the Susan B. Kilmer Branch Library at 101 Melody Lane, Fort Pierce FL 34950.

Most St. Lucie County library items check out for 2 weeks and can be renewed 2 times, with up to 50 items out on one card.

The St. Lucie County circulation rules set exceptions. Hotspots check out for 30 days and cannot be renewed, and each adult card is limited to 1 hotspot and 2 Launchpads. Books marked with a yellow dot are New Popular titles that check out for 7 days and cannot be held or renewed. Interlibrary loan items cannot be renewed. The library renews items automatically up to the two-renewal limit, one day before the due date, when no one else has a hold, and sends an email when a renewal succeeds or is blocked. A Holds Pickup Authorization Form lets named people collect holds with a photo ID; they gain no other access to the account.

No: the St. Lucie County Library System is fine-free for items in its own collection, but it bills replacement costs at 30 days overdue and charges $1 a day on late interlibrary loan items.

The library service information page says a card holder with 30 or more overdue items cannot check out or renew, and that an account with items 30 days overdue receives a bill for replacement cost and stays blocked until the items come back or the bill is paid. The cards and circulation page adds that an account is blocked when fees total $10 or more, that replacement fees are paid at any St. Lucie County branch because online payment is not available, and that questions go to the branch that lent the item or to the Overdues Assistant at (772) 462-2787.

St. Lucie County library cards unlock CloudLibrary, Libby, hoopla and Kanopy for e-books, audiobooks, magazines and films, and the library's free Wi-Fi network is SLC_Library_Guest.

The St. Lucie County library home page lists CloudLibrary for ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and comics, Libby with Kindle integration, hoopla, and Kanopy for films, documentaries and educational content, plus a Library of Things and meeting room rental. The service information page notes that Libby now needs both the account number and a PIN, that a forgotten PIN can be reset by phone at any branch or by email through the online catalog, and that the Wi-Fi now requires a password posted on that page so the network can be encrypted.

Florida law sets the conditions for state library operating grants. Section 257.17, Florida Statutes lets a county that maintains a library qualify for a state operating grant if, among other conditions, it has at least one library or branch open 40 or more hours per week and offers reciprocal borrowing to residents of grant-receiving jurisdictions in the county. The St. Lucie County Locations and Hours page notes that the Pruitt Campus Library is funded in part by the State Aid to Libraries grant program run by the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.