Student Power Plus Card
Full Service Library Card + TARC Student Discount Card
A Partnership with Jefferson County Public Schools & Archdiocese of Louisville Schools
Homework Help
- Ask-A-Librarian
- Useful Websites for Kids and Teens
- Research Tools (find an article, a quick fact or a book)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a Student Power Plus Card?
- How will students receive a Student Power Plus Card?
- What can you do with your Student Power Plus Card at the library?
- What are the TARC benefits for students?
- What is KidTrax?
- What if I lose my Student Power Plus Card?
- Will my Student Power Plus Card still work after I graduate?
- What if I already have an LFPL library card?
- What is the date on the back of the Student Power Plus Card?
- What do the Student Power Plus Cards look like?
- Are these Student Student Power Plus Cards going to be secure?
- Who are Student Power Plus Card sponsors?
- What are future plans for student power plus cards?
What is a Student Power Plus Card?
The Student Power Plus Card is a multi-use card distributed to Jefferson County Public School students.
- It’s a library card +
- A student identification card +
- A TARC discount card +
- A KidTrax identification card.
How will students receive a Student Power Plus Card?
The Student Power Plus Cards will be distributed through Jefferson County Public Schools.
What can you do with your Student Power Plus Card at the library?
With their Student Power Plus Cards, students can enjoy all of the privileges of a LFPL library member. Here are a few things they can do.
- Check out books, audio books, magazines, videos, DVDs, music CDs, and more.
- Find full text articles from newspapers, magazines, and reference books through the library's online research tools.
- Take practice tests for the SAT, ACT, GED, ASVAB and some AP exams using the Learning Express Library.
- Download audio books from NetLibrary or Overdrive and transfer them to their personal MP3 player.
- Use library computers to connect to the Internet, type papers, create slide show presentations, play games, connect with friends, edit digital photographs, make digital art, map GIS data, and much more.
- Take advantage of other library services.
What are the TARC benefits for students?
Students showing Student Power Plus Cards to TARC bus drivers get discounted fares:
- The Student Power Plus Card will act as the student TARC ID card.
- Students will be able to ride TARC anytime for $.60 by showing their Student Power Plus Card card.
- This discounted fare is good also during evenings and summer.
- Students can pay $.60 in cash on the bus, or pre-pay for tickets.
What is KidTrax?
KidTrax is a statistical collection program that links information about student’s achievement in-school and after-school program activities.
- Parents whose children attend KidTrax sites (such as Salvation Army Boys and Girls clubs) can choose to include their child in the KidTrax program. For more information: http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Community/KidTrax.html
- The Louisville Free Public Library is not a KidTrax site.
- The library card & account information is not accessible by KidTrax.
- Kids enrolled in this program will use their Student Power Plus Card as their KidsTrax ID card.
What if I lose my Student Power Plus Card?
Tell library staff if you lose your Student Power Plus Card. A new card will be mailed to you.
Will my Student Power Plus Card still work after I graduate?
After you graduate, your can continue to use your Student Power Plus Card as a Louisville Free Public Library card, but it will no longer work as a TARC student id.
What if I already have an LFPL library card?
Please use your Student Power Plus Card as your library card. Information from your old library card account will be transfered to your Student Power Plus Card account.
What is the date on the back of the Student Power Plus Card?
It is your expected graduation date.
Are these Student Student Power Plus Cards going to be secure?
Yes, Student Power Plus Cards are secure. Like always, patron’s library card records are private and confidential. The information we have (address, phone number, birth date, materials checked out) is still private and confidential. All parties involved, the Library, JCPS, KidTrax, Polaris, and the card manufacturer understand privacy issues. This card will have the same security as our current cards do. JCPS will not be able to use our barcode to access library card information, as we will not be able to use the JCPS student ID to generate any student’s school records. Any statistical information generated about library use will be from groups, not individuals. For example, the library may run a report showing which school had the highest number of LFPL materials checked out.
What do the Student Power Plus Cards look like?
Who are Student Power Plus Card sponsors?
Student Power Plus Card sponsors include the Louisville Free Public Library, Jefferson County Public Schools, KidTrax, TARC, The Louisville Free Public Library Foundation and the Archdiocese of Louisville.
What are future plans for student power plus cards?
The Library plans to equip private and home school students with Student Power Plus cards next.
