Golden Buckeye Applications

Golden Buckeye applications are completed by staff at all Willoughby- Eastlake Public Libraries. Golden Buckeye Cards are issued to Ohio residents only, based on age eligibility and/or total and permanent disability.

  • Age Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 60 years of age. Applicants just turning sixty may apply the first day of the month in which they are going to be sixty.
  • Total and Permanent Disability Requirements: Applicants must be over the age of 18 and provide documentation from a state or federal agency that has the authority to certify individuals as disabled, or a statement from a licensed medical practitioner. The physician's statements must say that the applicant is TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND IS UNABLE TO WORK AT ANY SUBSTANTIALLY REMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT.