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Computer Use Procedures Due to a decrease in revenue and budget contraints, RHPL made some changes to computer use at the library, effective 6/7/2010. Residents of Rochester, Rochester Hills, and Oakland Township whose library cards are in good standing will have priority access to our public computers. In order to ensure fair and equal access for all residents, we do require that you login with a library card number and PIN/password to use the computer. Most of the computers are available for a one-hour session. If there is no one else waiting for a computer, you can extend your session time as available. We also have 15-minute Express computers on the 2nd floor. Non-residents (those who live outside of Rochester, Rochester Hills, or Oakland Township) will be restricted to using one of three computers on the 2nd floor outside the Quiet Computer Room. If you are not eligible for a library card from RHPL, you can ask at the Adult Reference Desk on the 2nd floor for a guest pass. Non-residents and guest users are eligible for a 30-minute session on the three computers on the 2nd floor outside the Quiet Computer Room. If you have trouble logging in to a public computer, there are many possible reasons. Restrictions are enforced for customers with an expired library card or those who owe more than $5 in fines on their library account. If you have registered for a library card online but have not yet shown ID to receive your physical library card, your temporary library card number will only work at a Non-Resident computer. Please visit the Information Desk on the 1st floor for assistance. All computers users must agree to our Internet Access Policy. Youth Department
Outreach Department The computers in the Outreach Department provide access to the Internet as well as Microsoft Office software - Word, Excel, Power Point, and Publisher. These computers have floppy drives, CD burners, and DVD players. We also have some online resources for helping you with the software we provide. A resident library card number and PIN/password are required to access the computers.
Teen Area
Adult Area The computers at the west end of the second floor are provided for all ages to use. In addition, there are computers in the Quiet Computer Room that are for ages 18 and older. These computers provide access to the Internet as well as Microsoft Office software - Word, Excel, Power Point, and Publisher and have floppy drives, CD burners, and DVD players. One computer outside the Quiet Computer Room is connected to a flatbed scanner is provides 15-minute sessions for scanning purposes. We also have some online resources for helping you with the software we provide. A resident library card number and PIN/password are required to access the computers. In addition, three computers outside the Quiet Computer Room are available for non-residents and guests to use. These computers provide 30-minute sessions for public users who live outside Rochester, Rochester Hills, or Oakland Township. Please see a staff member for assistance if needed. Other Technology Links
Wireless Internet Access (Wi-Fi) is available for access throughout our library. To access, connect to the network "RHPL-Public" and open a web browser. You will be prompted to login to our network - follow the instructions on the screen. You are also able to print from our wireless network to our public printers. From the library's wireless network, click here to follow the instructions. Your print jobs will appear at the public printers, and you will be prompted to pay for them as if you were using a library public computer. In our Copy Room off the lobby, we have one black-and-white copier and one color copier. We also have one black-and-white copier in our Youth Room and two black-and-white copiers in our Adult Area. To pay for copies, you can either deposit change into the coin-and-bill acceptors or use money on your print account. There is one black-and-white/color printer in our Youth Room and one in our Adult Area. You can print from ANY of our public computers or from your wireless device and pick up your print jobs at either printer. You will need your library card number and PIN/password to pick up a print job. Print from your Portable Computer. You can easily connect to our printing system from your portable computer and use any of the payment options normally available when printing from Library computers. Click on the link below to start the auto-installer. After the auto-installer completes, a Print Client will open on your machine. When you are finished and press close or shutdown your computer, the application will disappear. To download a Print Client, please click the link here. See what exciting projects are planned for the next few years in the Library's Technology Plan for July 2010 through June 2013. Here is the software available on public computers in the library. Click on any one to get more information on how to get started. |
The computers in the Youth Room are intended for children and the adults that accompany them. They provide access to the Internet as well as Microsoft Office software - Word, Excel, Power Point, and Publisher and have floppy drives, CD burners, and DVD players. We also have some online resources for helping you with the 
The computers in the Teen Area are provided for teens 13 to 18 and provide access to the Internet as well as Microsoft Office software - Word, Excel, Power Point, and Publisher. These computers have floppy drives, CD burners, and DVD players. We also have some online resources for helping you with the 