The Library is helping Hamilton County residents stay connected throughout our buildings with freestanding laptop-dispensing kiosks.

These dispensers securely hold laptops which contain the same suite of software as the Library’s public desktops and allow customers to check out and return laptops directly from the unit with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. Library cardholders may borrow one laptop at a time for two hours of use in the Library building.

Laptop Kiosk Locations

The kiosks are located in the Main Library’s Coworking Space and Atrium, and the Avondale, Cheviot, Clifton, College Hill, Corryville, Covedale, Deer Park, Forest Park, Groesbeck, Loveland, Madisonville, opens a new window, Mariemont, Mt. Healthy, Mt. Washington, North Central, Pleasant Ridge, Price Hill, Reading, Walnut Hills, and Westwood branch libraries.

Software Included on Kiosk Laptops

The hundreds of Dell laptops in our kiosks run Microsoft Windows 10 and include webcams. Installed programs include but are not limited to:

• Adobe Acrobat
• Audacity
• GIMP
• Google Earth
• Magnify, Windows' magnification program
• Microsoft Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Publisher, etc.)
• Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer)
• Windows Media Player

Learn How to Check Out a Laptop

Follow the touchscreen commands on the kiosk to borrow a laptop.