May 19, 2013

You are here: Home / Uncat / L.A. to Consider Multi-Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrants

L.A. to Consider Multi-Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrants

Filed by on September 11, 2012
printfriendly L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsemail L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantstwitter L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantslinkedin L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsreddit L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsgoogle plus L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsfacebook L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantstumblr L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsshare save 171 16 L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrants

Update (9/14) LA Library Card Not Becoming Immigrant ID (via Library Journal)

From The Los Angeles Times:

Los Angeles officials are considering a plan to turn the library card into a form of identification that the city’s large illegal immigrant population could use to open bank accounts and access an array of city services.

[Clip]

Though L.A.’s plan would not be as sweeping as those adopted by cities like San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond, it would be a major step in serving the estimated 300,000 residents who don’t have bank accounts or debit cards.

The ID card would include a user’s name, address and a photograph, and would be issued through the city’s libraries. The city would partner with a private vendor to set up bank accounts for those who want to use the library ID as a debit card. Banks generally require official identification to open an account.

Read the Complete Article

printfriendly L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsemail L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantstwitter L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantslinkedin L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsreddit L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsgoogle plus L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsfacebook L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantstumblr L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrantsshare save 171 16 L.A. to Consider Multi Use Library Cards for Illegal Immigrants
Filed Under: Uncat
Gary Price About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.