Computer Booking & Printing Policy

The King County Library System (KCLS) strives to provide library users with access to computer and printing services. This policy outlines the ways in which the public are expected to use these resources, as well as the limitations placed on the amount of time and printing.

Computer Use

The following rules govern the use of KCLS’ public computers:

• King County residents and other eligible borrowers are required to obtain a KCLS library card to use public computers. These individuals must use their own library card number only to log on.
  
  
• Visitors to King County and those who ineligible for a KCLS library card, including individuals in non-reciprocal borrowing areas, may obtain a one-year Temporary Computer Pass by presenting valid photo ID with birth date.

Failure to comply with these rules will result in suspension of public computer use privileges.

Computer Booking

• Each KCLS library sets an individual daily time limit for patrons based on local demand and public computer availability.
  
  
• Patrons may use up to the maximum minutes per day on the public computers at each library depending on site time limits.
  
  
• Patrons may reserve a public computer up to two (2) days in advance at any library on site, by telephone, or online at www.kcls.org.
  
  
• Only one reservation can be made at a time. The first reservation must be used before another can be scheduled.
  
  
• Reservations are held for 10 minutes, after which public computers become available for use by others. A missed reservation counts as 10 minutes of the total time available to a patron daily.
  
  
• Public computers will automatically log off at closing.

KCLS cannot guarantee the performance or reliability of the public computers or the software on them. All copyright laws apply when using public computers and the Internet in the library.

Computer Printing for Networked Print Management

• Patrons with a KCLS library card may print up to 75 pages per week (Sunday through Saturday). Individuals with a Temporary Computer Pass are allotted 35 prints per week.
  
  
• Printing from the KCLS catalog and online databases is included in the weekly print allotment (for library cards and Temporary Computer Passes).
  
  
• Libraries that offer color printing allow up to 10 pages per week, which is deducted from the weekly print allotment (for library cards and Temporary Computer Passes).
  
  
• Public computer printing is directed to a network printer. Patrons may claim their print jobs using their library card number and PIN at a Print Release station.
  
  
• No network printing is provided for personal wireless laptops. Patrons must save to a storage device and then use a public computer to claim the print job.
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  Staff will not change paper for custom printing projects for patrons. Staff will assist patrons in finding commercial printing businesses that provide these services.

See also Computer Use Agreement

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Last Updated: August 9, 2010