Central Library
Public Technology at Central Library
Central Library offers free computer use as well as other technology services to the public. A library card or guest pass ($2 for children and teens up to age 16, $3 for adults) is necessary to sign up for a computer session.
Central Library Computer Center
Computers for general Internet use are located in the 50-seat Computer Center on the third floor. These computers use the Windows 7 operating system and feature Microsoft Office 2010 applications, learning tools such as Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 16, and creative software such as Audacity and Windows Live Movie Maker.
Subject Division Computers
Computers for research and job hunting are located in the following subject divisions: Languages, Literature & Fiction and Society, Sciences & Technology. The following sites and services have been blocked: streaming video, social networks (with the exception of LinkedIn), chat, online games, and adult sites. You can use these computers to access Microsoft Office applications, job and career websites, email, BPL databases, and news and information sites.
The Tech Loft, a 36-seat computer center for children and teens up to age 16, is located in the Youth Services Division.
A computer with access to the Rosetta Stone language-learning program only is available in the Multilingual Center.
Four computers with free access to Ancestry Library Edition are available in the Brooklyn Collection reading room during the Brooklyn Collection's open hours.
The twelve computers in Society, Sciences & Technology feature access to the Foundation Center Online Database.
Other Technology
Microfilm readers are located on the second floor balcony, in the Popular Library and the Brooklyn Collection.
A scanner is located in the Popular Library. You can scan documents and email them as attachments or save them to your USB drive or Google Docs account. Available filetypes include PDF, TIF, and JPG.
A typewriter is located in the Popular Library.
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