WiFi Copying Faxing & More
Wi-Fi Access
Free Wireless Internet Access is available inside all 14 ACPL locations and extends outside most locations reaching to the parking lots. Simply bring your wireless enabled device to the Library and turn it on. When your wireless network card senses a signal, a message appears on your screen indicating a wireless network is available. From the available wireless networks connect to ACPL_WiFi. For more information see Wi-Fi Service & Troubleshooting Guide in Adobe PDF format.
Computer Reservations
The Allen County Public Library has computers available for public use at the Main Library and its thirteen branches with access to the Internet, library catalog, and Microsoft Office products. Public computers can be reserved for one hour sessions four times per day with a valid ACPL library card or with a guest pass, and will be able to extend a session as long as there are no pending appointments.
Please visit or call your local branch to reserve a computer.
All public computers contain:
Windows 10
MS Office 2016 applications including Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, and Word.
Web Browsers –Edge, Firefox, Chrome
All computers have USB ports. Flash drives are available for purchase at all locations.
Patrons may bring their own headphones to listen to audio. Earbuds are also available for purchase at all locations.
Printing
Patrons may print from any public computer. It costs 10 cents per page to print.
For ACPL library card holders, money can be added to your Library Card.
For guests without library cards, a Computer and Print Access Card can be requested.
Money can be added to cards using debit/credit cards and/or cash.
Printing is only available on library provided printer paper.
Prior to printing you are encouraged to Preview your print job beforehand so that you can avoid unwanted printing by selecting specific pages.
We also offer Wi-Fi Printing.
This service is a browser-based solution that makes it easy to print without needing to install printer drivers. You can print from any device that is connected to our network and has a web browser. To begin click here.
Copying
Patrons may make color as well as black and white copies at all ACPL locations. Copying is only available on library provided copier paper. It costs 10 cents per page to print.
Faxing
Patrons may send faxes from the following ACPL locations: Main Library, Aboite, Dupont, Georgetown, Hessen Cassel, Little Turtle, Monroeville, New Haven, Pontiac, Shawnee, and Woodburn.
It costs $1.75 for the first page and $1 for each additional page. A credit or debit card is required. The fax machine will only manage single-sided, letter-size pages (8.5”x11”).
ACPL Celebrates Our Local Authors!
Are you a published author from Northeast Indiana? ACPL wants to celebrate you and here's how!
Add your book to the collection at ACPL!
We are happy to add works published by local authors to the circulating collection at ACPL. Please fill out the form to tell us more! We’ll send you instructions about the best way to donate a copy for our local author collection.
Please note some restrictions apply.
Volunteer to be featured on our Pages & Voices: Celebrating Local Authors podcast!
ACPL is developing a podcast that will feature the stories, voices, and ideas of our talented local authors. If you are interested in being a guest on our podcast, please tell us more about yourself and your work using the form. We are excited to learn more about you!
Please Note: Plans for this podcast are still in development, and we may not be able to accommodate every local author who volunteers. Podcast guests agree to talent release terms and must be available for a pre-interview phone call as well as a one hour recording session.
Volunteer to present at a future ACPL program!
We value the expertise of our local authors. In addition to offering writing groups for local poets and authors, we occasionally offer programs related to the craft of writing, publishing, and subject-matter expertise. Use the form if you’re interested in sharing your expertise with our community at a future ACPL program.
Program presenters at ACPL agree to terms; a signed Memorandum of Agreement is required for all presenters and a W9 is required for fee-based presentations.
Please note, some restrictions apply. Donated items are added to the ACPL collection at the direction of our collection development team and in accordance with our collection development policy. Very thin items and workbook-style books may not be a good fit for our collection. Donated items become the property of ACPL. Books in the Local Author collection are designated in our catalog and may be featured on a Local Author display.
