Public Computers

Technology

All public computers are equipped with the following:

• Internet Browsers
• Microsoft Office 2019, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
• VLC and Windows Media Player applications
• Printing capabilities

All computers Internet use on public computers is guided by the Library's Internet policy. 

Most Pratt locations have an ADA Workstation, which includes a computer with ZoomText, JAWS, and Fusion assistive software, and a large print keyboard. ZoomText software is a screen reader and magnifier, JAWS is a screen reader, and Fusion combines the two. Also available is a CCTV magnifier (Optelec Clearview+ Speech) which magnifies a book or document onto a screen, in black letters on a white field, white letters on a black field, or in color. It can also read typed documents aloud.

At the Central Library, customers may also have their print documents read aloud using the SARA reading machine.

If you need to get a hard copy of your document onto your flash drive or email, a scanner is available for public use. 
 

Computer Time Limits

Public computers cannot be reserved in advance and are first-come, first-served only. Computers can be used for one (1) hour, except for Cherry Hill Branch computers, which are available for 30 minutes. If there are no other people waiting to use a public computer, time may be auto-renewed up to four (4) hours.