Camden Free Public Library

Signing up for a Computer

• Anyone who is in the 7th grade or above can use the computers in the Reference Area.
• The computers in the Children's Department are reserved for the children in the 6th grade and under.
• Children in the 6th grade can use the computers in the Reference Area if they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
• You must sign up before you use the computers. After you have signed in, staff will assign you a computer. When your name is called to use a computer, if you are not in the department, your name will be skipped and the next person on the list will get their turn. You will have to sign in again at the bottom of the list.
• Each session on the computer is one (1) hour. You can sign up for a total of 2 sessions per day. When your time is up, you must get up so the next patron can use the computer. If no one is waiting, you may sign up for a second one hour session

Computer Use

• Use of library computers to access websites that are obscene or harmful to minors is prohibited. If you view inappropriate websites, your session will be terminated and you will be barred from using the computers again for the day. If you violate this policy again, you will be permanently barred from use of the library computers.
• Users may not use any library workstation for any illegal or criminal purposes.

Need Some Help?

• You are welcomed to ask library staff for assistance getting started with searching for information online or suggestions locating particular websites.
• If your computer freezes, ask for assistance. If you restart the computer yourself, it will not be connected to the printer and this will cause problems for other patrons.

Saving

• You must save any documents or downloaded files on a 3.5 floppy disk, not on the computer. The Library sells disks for $1.00 each.
• The library is not responsible for files left on the library computers. Any files saved onto the computer are accessible to everybody else who uses the computer after you. At the end of each day, files saved on library computers will be deleted.
• DO NOT install any type of software on the library computers. Any CD-ROMs which require installation of software for a program to run cannot be used on library computers.

Printing

• As a precaution, we suggest you save your documents to a floppy disk before you print. Better be safe that sorry.
• Printing costs 25¢ per page. You can pick up and pay for printed documents at the Reference Desk. Before you print, make sure you know what you are printing. Some WebPages might be more pages than you realize. Use the Print Preview feature to verify the number of pages before you click print. If you are unsure how many pages your are sending to the printer, ask staff for help before you print.
• If you send something to the printer and nothing happens or you get an error message, do not click the print button more than once. Please ask a staff member for assistance.

Updated ... March 2005