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Computers & Technology

Public PCs

The Library has 26 computers for public use, including 12 in the Adult section, 8 in the Children room, and 8 in the Inbetween. All are equipped with Windows 11, Microsoft Office 2021 and Google Chrome for Internet access.

Patrons may use public computers only with their own library card from any BCCLS library. Guest passes are available for patrons without a BCCLS library card and are available at public service desks.

Computer sessions last 30 minutes, but time can be extended if no other patrons are waiting. Ask at the Information desk if you need a longer computer session. Anything saved to the hard drive of a library computer is erased at the end of your session, so please be sure to save your work to removable or cloud storage.

Library Staff are available to assist you with signing on to the public computers, accessing the Internet, and printing documents. Please note that while staff can provide basic assistance with general computer tasks, they cannot fill out online forms or navigate within websites for you.

Use of public computers is governed by the Library’s Computer & Internet Use Policy.

Reserve a Computer at the Library

Use your library card to reserve a computer or manage your reservations. Reservations can be made for the same day and one day in the future, with the confirmation sent via email or text message. A valid library card issued by Mahwah or another BCCLS library is required to reserve a computer.

Reserve a Public PC

Printing

From Library PCs

Print from any of our 26 workstations directly to our high-speed color copiers.

From Your Device using Princh

Print documents directly from your home PC, laptop, or mobile device to the Library’s printers using Princh, a simple cloud-based system for mobile printing.

Upload and print most common documents directly from your device to Princh using the Library’s ID# 106984.

Alternately, use the Princh app and enter ID# 106984 to set the Library as your printing location.

Need help with mobile printing? Princh offers step-by-step instructions.

Cost

Printouts are $0.15 per page for black & white, and $0.25 per page for color. Printing is single-sided on plain letter paper only; paper cannot be changed.

3D Printing

The Library offers 3D printing as a staff-facilitated services. Either upload your own design, or choose one of our popular “quick pick” designs, and staff will print your object using PLA fillament in a wide range of colors. Get started today!

High Speed Wireless Access

Free Wireless Internet (Wifi) access is available throughout the Library to anyone who has a wireless device via an open, unsecured network.

Simply look for the wireless network named “MahwahLibrary.” The Library’s wireless network does not require a password to connect.

The Library’s wireless network is not secure. Information sent from or to your laptop can be captured by anyone else with a wireless device and the appropriate software, within three hundred feet. The Library assumes no responsibility for the safety of equipment or for laptop configurations, security, or data files resulting from connection to the Library’s network.

Wireless Internet access in the library is governed by the Library’s Computer & Internet Use Policy.

Scanning

Anyone can use our Scannx ScanCenter Elite scanner for free. Use the document feeder to scan multi-page documents, or the large flatbed scanner to scan books, photos or large documents.

Scanned files can be sent to email, USB, Cloud Services like Google Drive, or to a smartphone with a variety of formats like PDF, Word Doc, JPEG.

See how easy it is to use the Scannx ScanCenter Elite to scan documents and send them to your device, Google Drive, USB stick or email.

Photocopiers

The library has two high-speed color photocopiers for public use.

Black & white copies are $0.15 per page and color copies are $0.25 per page for either letter sized (8.5”x 11”) or legal size (8.5” x 14”) copies.