Dear Colleagues, Many thanks to those of you who took time to respond to my request a few weeks ago about library joining procedures and proofs of id/address required. As promised here's a summary of the replies. I received 14 responses of which 5 authorities have abandoned asking for proof of address prior to joining the library 1 does not require proof of address from asylum seekers/refugees if they join the library as part of its outreach programme 5 have some sort of temporary membership for those without ID 3 require only one item of ID/proof of address Fiona O'Brien Development Manager London Libraries Development Agency 35 St Martin's Street London WC2H 7HP Tel: 0207 641 5266