SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 – Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 38 Chromebook computers are now available for in-library use. Chromebooks are compact laptop computers that run the Chrome operating system from Google. They are used to connect to the Internet and run the suite of Google applications, providing word processing, spreadsheets and presentation programs. The Chromebooks boot in a matter of seconds and quickly provide online access using the library’s Wi-Fi service. The grant application was filed through the office of State Senator Daylin Leach.

The Chromebooks are available in all six Lower Merion library locations. They can be borrowed for three hours at a time for use in the library only. They may not be removed from the library. There is a $10/hour (or portion of an hour) fine for late returns. Other rules apply. Check one out to update your resume or view your e-mail or just surf the web.

Lower Merion libraries are in the process of developing coding classes using the Chromebooks with a grant from the Best Buy Foundation. Check with your local library to see what is being offered later this fall.

In addition to the Chromebook laptops, LMLS libraries offer remote printing from the Chromebooks and any other portable device. Check with your librarian for details.
For more information on the services provided by Lower Merion Township Libraries, visit www.lmls.org

PHOTO CAPTION: Lower Merion Library System Technology Librarian Karen Hilbert introduces new library Chromebook laptops to Senator Daylin Leach. Senator Leach coordinated the grant which make the laptops possible.

Libraries Expand Computer Connections with Chromebooks

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 – Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 38 Chromebook computers are now available for in-library use. Chromebooks are compact laptop computers that run the Chrome operating system from Google. They are used to connect to the Internet and run the suite of Google applications, providing word processing, spreadsheets and presentation programs. The Chromebooks boot in a matter of seconds and quickly provide online access using the library’s Wi-Fi service. The grant application was filed through the office of State Senator Daylin Leach.

The Chromebooks are available in all six Lower Merion library locations. They can be borrowed for three hours at a time for use in the library only. They may not be removed from the library. There is a $10/hour (or portion of an hour) fine for late returns. Other rules apply. Check one out to update your resume or view your e-mail or just surf the web.

Lower Merion libraries are in the process of developing coding classes using the Chromebooks with a grant from the Best Buy Foundation. Check with your local library to see what is being offered later this fall.

In addition to the Chromebook laptops, LMLS libraries offer remote printing from the Chromebooks and any other portable device. Check with your librarian for details.
For more information on the services provided by Lower Merion Township Libraries, visit www.lmls.org

PHOTO CAPTION: Lower Merion Library System Technology Librarian Karen Hilbert introduces new library Chromebook laptops to Senator Daylin Leach. Senator Leach coordinated the grant which make the laptops possible.

Libraries Expand Computer Connections with Chromebooks