Bloomington Public Library offers self-serve copying, printing, scanning, and faxing.
The Library strives to maintain equipment in good working order but cannot be held responsible for machine malfunctions, breakdowns, or mistakes.
Copying
A public copier is located in the Adult Services Department.
- Black-and-white copies cost $0.15 per page.
- Color copies cost $0.50 per page.
Printing
A public printer is available in the Adult Services Department. Patrons can print to the public printer from a Library desktop computer or wirelessly from a Library laptop or their own device. Pending print jobs are not retained overnight and must be retrieved before the Library closes on the day the items are sent to the printer.
- Black-and-white printouts cost $0.15 per page.
- Color printouts $0.50 per page.
Wireless Printing
Any Wi-Fi capable device can be used to print wirelessly. Patrons do not have to be at the library to digitally send a print request.
- Patrons can upload documents to the Printing Portal.
- Select the 'Click here to select and upload a file' and then choose the file you would like to print.
- Choose whether you’d like to receive your printout in black-and white or in color. The default is black-and-white if you do not change the selection.
- Select continue.
- Enter your email address.
- To release the print job to the printer, you’ll need to visit the Printing Station at Bloomington Library on the 2nd Floor.
Sending a print request through the Printing Portal can take some time. Please give the system time to process the request.
Note that print jobs are not held overnight; visit the Printing Station the same day you send your print job.
Faxing
The Library’s copy machine doubles as a fax machine.
Patrons can send faxes from the Library, but they cannot receive faxes at the Library.
There is no charge to send faxes from the Library.
Scanning
There is no charge to scan documents at the Library. The Library offers patrons use of two scanning computers, including one multipage scanner.
The Library offers a scanner capable of converting slides and negatives into digital files. To convert these items, patrons will need to request the converting attachments from staff at the Help Desk. The attachments hold the slides and/or negatives in place while they’re being scanned and converted.