Custom-printed plastic library cards can be whatever you want.
There is no rule that your card must be a standard CR80 design (2 1/8” x 3 3/8”). We can make a card of almost any size and shape you desire. The card is designed for your library, not another library. You get to decide what it will look like and how it will represent your library and patrons.
You might want to be different and have a round library card or some other shape. You might even want to stick with the traditional die below and make your card unique by using different designs to represent your patrons.
We aim to get you exactly what you want and ensure it lasts. A card must be appealing and durable, and the barcode must be read by the scanner the first time, every time. We use only Teslin as our core material, which is not the case with all card laminators. Teslin is the brand name for a synthetic material made by PPG Industries that bonds physically and chemically with hot melt lamination and lasts up to 10 times longer than other synthetic materials. Customers get confused when discussing Teslin because some vendors use it to describe the process of printing the barcode on the core stock along with the copy. Lamination is added to protect both the barcode and the copy. A PVC card is printed, laminated, and then cut to size. The barcode is added to the surface of the lamination, which does not protect the barcode. Many vendors are substituting other synthetic materials as the core stock to keep the cost down, but there is no synthetic material on the market that bonds as well as Teslin.
Now that you know your custom plastic library card will last, take advantage of our no charge for artwork, set-up, copy changes, and no more cost for full color or process color printing than a single color such as blue.
Just think, all those things that have always limited you in your design due to cost no longer apply. All our products are produced using state-of-the-art digital equipment. The barcode and copy are printed simultaneously, delivering the best quality. Go out there and have an art contest for new designs. Colors and copy changes no longer limit you. Be creative and save money at the same time.
