What difference does where I physically reside make?
Where you physically reside determines who provides services to you.

Residents of the City of Burlington (within Burlington city limits) are served by:
  • Burlington Police Department
  • Burlington Fire Department
  • Burlington Public Library

Residents of unincorporated Skagit County (outside Burlington city limits) are served by:
  • Skagit County Sheriff
  • County Fire Districts
  • Library from which they purchased a non-resident card

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1. Why does the Burlington Public Library charge a fee for non-resident library cards?
2. My address is Burlington, so why am I a non-resident?
3. What difference does where I physically reside make?
4. Do any other libraries charge non-resident fees?
5. How are non-resident fees assessed?
6. What do I get when I purchase a non-resident card?
7. Is there a charge for attending library programs or using library resources and materials in the library?
8. When will Skagit County get its own library system so we won't have to pay non-resident fees?