Tech on the Go
Check out Chromebooks for kids and adults, mobile hotspots for your devices and more. There's nowhere JCPL won't go!
Connect to Wi-Fi
Network: JCPL public
No charge, no password, no library card required.
Technology from JCPL
Find information for all your business and technology needs. From printing and onsite library technology to technology you can check out and use from home.
Workforce Center Chromebooks
Chromebooks can be requested at any location or online, opens a new window, check out for 60 days and include built-in access to the internet.
Chromebooks come in a laptop bag with a power cord, mouse and a quick-start instruction sheet. Book a Librarian and the Jefferson County Business Workforce Center, opens a new window are here to assist you with using the Chromebook. Available to Jefferson County residents and permanent cardholders only.
Wi-Fi Hotspots
Check out a Mobile Hotspot wireless hotspot. (Note: Available to Jefferson County residents only.)
Tech in the Collection
Check out Playaways, LaunchPads, Read Alongs, Watt's Up Meters and Thermal Leak Detectors!
Getting Started
Get a library card and access all of the great online resources JCPL has to offer.
FAQs
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Virtual events and hybrid Board meetings are presented on Zoom. For best results, you can download the Zoom mobile app or Zoom desktop client. You may also join from a browser at join.zoom.us.
For virtual events, Zoom login instructions and a link to the event are sent out 30-minutes prior to the start of the event. You will need the information in the email in order to join the meeting.
For Board Meetings, Zoom login information is listed on the Board Meeting page, including the direct meeting link, Webinar ID, passcode and call-in information.
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Each of our libraries has public computers with internet and Microsoft Office. You can reserve a computer, opens a new window with a valid library card.
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About 10 minutes before your virtual event, click on the Zoom link from your confirmation email, or go directly to Zoom . Enter the Meeting or Webinar ID and/or passcode from your confirmation email and click Join. You may be prompted to download the app, which is recommended, but you can decline and attend the event through the browser.
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Yes, all of our libraries offer Wi-Fi. Connect to the “JCPL Public” network for free.
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If you are unable to connect to the program, webinar or meeting, check your internet/Wi-Fi connection. You can also disconnect from your wireless or turn off from your device, count to 5, then turn it back on or connect again.
If the link you received is not working, try the following:
- On a web browser
- Go to zoom.us
- Enter the Meeting or Webinar ID number, and passcode if required, from the email or webpage
- On the Zoom app:
- Open the Zoom app
- Click the blue Join a Meeting button
- Enter the Meeting or Webinar ID number, and passcode if required, from the email or webpage
- On a phone to call in:
- Dial the teleconferencing number from the email
- On the keypad, enter the Meeting or Webinar ID number, and passcode if required, from the email or webpage
- Press pound
- Press pound again to join the meeting
- Dial the teleconferencing number from the email
If you are still having problems, you can call 303-235-5275 for additional help
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