Technology at the Library

You can wirelessly print from anywhere you have an internet connection!

Send a print job

We have printers and copiers available on the first floor.

Costs:

Black & White – 10 cents per page
Color – 50 cents per page

We also provide remote printing.

We offer a self-serve scan station on our first floor near the public computers. No library card is needed and there is no charge to scan. You can scan documents or images to your smartphone, USB drive, email address, or Google Drive account. You may also visit the Adult Reference Desk to have your documents scanned and emailed at no charge.

Library staff can fax your documents at the Checkout Desk on the first floor.

• Cost:
  • $1 per page for local numbers
  • $8 per page for international
• You may have a fax sent to the library and can pick it up and pay for it at the Checkout Desk.
• Please instruct the sender of the fax to use the following number: 708.845.5744.

Our WiFi network is “TPPL Guest.” No password needed!

Computers may be used for 1 hour with unlimited time renewals as long as no one is waiting.

• 18 PCs for TPPL cardholders 18 years and older on first floor
• There are currently no computers on the second floor due to renovation.

Don’t have a library card?

• 3 Express Stations on the first floor provide 30 minutes of internet access for anyone 18 years and older. You may save files only to a USB flash drive.
• Guest passes are sold for $4 at the Checkout Desk for all-day access to a public PC. Non-TPPL cardholders who are 17 years and younger will not be charged this $4 fee.

Convert your photos, home movies, and reel-to-reel film to digital formats. The Conversion Station makes it easy to share your memories with family and friends! By appointment for TPPL cardholders.

Learn more about our Conversion Station

The Digital Media Studio is equipped with tools and software for you to create or edit digital media. By appointment for TPPL cardholders.

Learn more about our Digital Media Studio

Tech Time is a 30 minute appointment to provide you with dedicated assistance with your personal computing technology.

Learn more and book a Tech Time appointment

You can check out a Chromebook laptop with a Wi-Fi hotspot from our Checkout Desk.

• For TPPL cardholders 18 years and older
• Place a hold on a Chromebook Kit
• See our Library of Things Circulation Policy

You can check out Wi-Fi hotspots from our Checkout Desk. They provide internet connectivity no matter where you are.

• For TPPL cardholders 18 years and older
• Place a hold on a Wi-Fi hotspot
• See our Library of Things Circulation Policy

We have two MacBook Air laptops available for use within the library building.

• For TPPL cardholders 18 years and older
• Loaned for 3 hours with 1 renewal
• Check out at the Computer Assistant Desk in the Computer Lab

The Nintendo Switch is a portable game console that can be used as a handheld or docked for use with your TV. It’s great for entertainment on long trips or to just try before you buy!

• For TPPL cardholders 18 years and older
• Place a hold on a Nintendo Switch
• See our Library of Things Circulation Policy

Look and sound your best for your next virtual job interview! Reserving a Virtual Interview Kit gives you a MacBook loaded with meeting software and one of our study rooms for up to two (2) hours. For TPPL cardholders only.

Learn more about Virtual Interview Kits

There is an electric typewriter available on the first floor. Ask staff at the Adult Reference Desk for assistance.

We have a machine on the first floor that allows you to view both microfilm and microfiche. See staff at the Adult Reference Desk to use the machine.