Computers, Printing & Wi-Fi

Adults need a valid Glendale Public Library card number and PIN to use the library computers. Getting a Glendale Public Library card is fast and free if you live in Maricopa County! 

How to Get a Library Card

Teens, ages 12-18, need either a valid Glendale Public Library card number and PIN or a computer pass from the library service desk to use the library computers. 

Children, ages 11 and under, may use the computer passes available at the library service desk in the Youth Department.

Computer passes are also available at the library service desk for first-time visitors to the library, but a valid photo ID is required.  

Users of our computers must abide by the library’s Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Systems Policy and Internet Use at the Library Policy.

Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Systems

Internet Use at the Library(PDF, 65KB)

Each login session is for four hours. Users can receive up to two additional one-hour extensions if no one is waiting, and potentially use a computer for a total of six hours per day.

All library computers shut down 20 minutes before closing. Please be sure to save your work on cloud storage or a USB flash drive prior to this time. Your work cannot be recovered from a computer after your login session has ended.

Your PIN/password is the last four digits of the telephone number associated with your account, unless you requested a different four-digit number when you received your library card. Stop by the library service desk at any of our locations and a member of staff can help you reset it.

If your library card is blocked due to fees, you will not be able to use a library computer. Please speak with a member of staff to discuss your options.

Paying Fees

The library's computer workstations are wheelchair-accessible.

Library computers feature Windows Ease of Access Center functionality, including Screen Magnifier and Narrator. A staff member can show you how to access the features.

Windows Narrator is the built-in screen reader and text-to-speak tool in Windows that allows you to hear text and screen elements read aloud. Please bring your own headphones to use Windows Narrator on a public computer.

To start or stop Narrator, press the Windows Start (Logo) Key +Ctrl +Enter.
The Narrator key is the Caps Lock or Insert Key.

Scan Mode is the easiest way to use Narrator. To turn scan mode on and off, press Narrator + Spacebar.
To read from where your cursor is, press Narrator + Down arrow key.
To read the current page, press Narrator + Ctrl + I keys.

After you have sent a document to print from a library computer, go to a print release station and sign in with your library card number. Please ask a member of staff at any library service desk to assist you if you have any questions.

Anyone using a mobile device, laptop, etc. can send a document to be printed at any Glendale Public Library location. You can even send your print job from your home computer before you arrive! Just make sure you come in to print your document on the same day you send it, since print jobs expire at the end of each business day.

Download step-by-step instructions below for printing from the web (no installation required) or the mobile app (installation required)

Mobile Printing at Foothills Library(PDF, 146KB)
Mobile Printing at Heroes Regional Park Library(PDF, 250KB)
Mobile Printing at Main Library(PDF, 210KB)
Mobile Printing at Velma Teague Library(PDF, 261KB)

After you have sent a document to print, go to a print release station and sign in with your email address. Please ask a member of staff to assist you if you have any questions.

In order to prevent printer jams, you need to use the paper already supplied in the printers, rather than your own paper, labels, cardstock, etc.

The Glendale Public Library offers high-speed wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity at all locations. Visitors may access the library’s network free of charge after obtaining a password at any of our library service desks.

You must abide by the library’s Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Systems Policy and Internet Use at the Library Policy to use the library's Wi-Fi. If you have questions about our Wi-Fi, please ask a member of staff.

Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Systems

Internet Use at the Library(PDF, 65KB)

Take free Wi-Fi anywhere! Our mobile hotspots with T-Mobile coverage are perfect for home internet access, job searching, and staying connected.

Mobile Hotspots

All Glendale Public Library locations have free black & white/color scanning available through our public copy machines. Please bring your own USB drive to save your scanned files.

Printed black & white copies are 20 cents per page, and color copying is not available.

Are you a businessperson, entrepreneur or inventor who needs a prototype of a product or invention? Are you a hobbyist, costume designer or cosplayer in need of an accessory? For anyone who needs small-scale 3D printing, it costs just ten cents ($0.10) per gram to bring your creation to life!

3D Printing Service