Using Computers at the Elmhurst Public Library

The Elmhurst Public Library has 70 computers available to the public as well as internet plug-ins and a wireless network throughout the building.  To use the library’s computers you must have ONE of the following:

— an Elmhurst Public Library card   -OR-

— a library card from another public library which has been registered to check out items at EPL

   -OR-

––an EPL Guest computer use card available at the Checkout Desk

How do I log on?

1. Enter your Library Card Number & PIN/Password. Click [OK].

What is a PIN? A PIN (Personal Identification Number) is a self-created password that can have numbers and/or letters in it. Be sure to create a PIN that you will remember.

2. After you log on, you will be required to accept the Library Internet Use Agreement.Read the policy and click [Accept] in order to use the computer.

A note on filtering:

In compliance with the federally mandated provisions of the Children’s Internet Protection Act, the Elmhurst Public Library filters all Internet access. Computers on the first floor in the Kids’ Library are filtered for more categories of information than on the second floor.

In accordance with the Supreme Court ruling on this legislation, anyone over the age of 17, with a valid photo ID, who needs to view a site for research purposes should ask a librarian at the second floor Information Desk to change the filtering status.

Chat, Instant Messaging, and social networking sites are not available for minors ages 0–13-years-old on library computers.

For full details, see the Library's Filtering Policy.

How long can I use the computer?

Elmhurst Public Library cardholders may use the computers for up to eight hours a day in two-hour sessions on the second floor and 60-minute sessions in the Kids’ Library. Guests have up to three hours a day in 60-minute sessions on the second floor and 30-minute sessions in the Kids’ Library. You must log on again after each session ends.

For more information on available software, printing, and WIFI access, see Using Computers at the Elmhurst Public Library.