Hi Everyone, I'm afraid I still don't have an answer on whether residents of lovely, but far places like Detroit and Albuquerque can get a St. Louis Public Library card for using HeritageQuest. However, I do have some pertinent information on purchasing memberships within the Metropolitan area. If you live in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, or St. Charles County, you are entitled to a free St. Louis Public Library card through our reciprocity agreements with other libraries. If you do not live in those areas, but you work or own property in St. Louis City, you also entitled to a free St. Louis Public Library card. If you live within the following counties of the Metropolitan area (these are: Franklin, Jefferson, and Warren counties in Missouri and Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois) you may purchase an annual membership and library card which entitles you to use HeritageQuest. The current charge (note current - not forever) is $15.00. This allows you to check out books, use HeritageQuest and other databases from home, and renew books from home on our web site. You can also receive email notification of books being held for you. Most genealogical resources at St. Louis Public Library are free to anyone. This means that you can come in and use HeritageQuest or Ancestry for free, attend classes and seminars, and use our book and microfilm collections for free, without a card, even if you are visiting from Mars ;). I hope this helps clear things up. Please email if you have any questions. Sincerely, Kathleen J. Smith St. Louis Public Library