Can I borrow a laptop and hotspot from the library?
Answer
The PCC Library offers two types of laptop lending for PCC students: 4-hour Chromebook checkouts, and semester-long Chromebook or Windows laptop checkouts. Currently (Summer 2024), only Chromebooks are available.
1. Four-hour Chromebook checkout: You may check out a Chromebook for four hours at a kiosk (vending machine) located on the Main Level of the PCC Library. Simply swipe your Lancer Card ID at the kiosk, and a Chromebook will be dispensed. You may take the Chromebook anywhere on campus! Please return the Chromebook to the kiosk before your four hours are up.
2. Semester-long checkout of laptops: The library currently has Chromebooks for semester loan at no cost to students. These are a limited supply and are first-come, first served. Checkout instructions are below.
3. Hotspots: Hotspots are currently unavailable.
Hotspot note: If you previously checked out a hotspot from us in the 2022-23 school year, it expired as of June 30, 2024, and does not need to be returned to us. You will not be able to check out a new hotspot.
To check out a device for the semester from the PCC Library:
- Fill out the Electronic Device Borrowing Agreement.
- Go to the Lab Desk on the lower level of the Library. Be sure to bring your Lancer Card ID or California I.D. / Driver's License. See our library hours here: https://www.pasadena.edu/library/about/library-hours.php
- Devices are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. They cannot be reserved ahead of time. One (1) laptop or Chromebook per student only.
- Student parking is available in lots 3, 4, 5, and 11.
For further details, call (626) 585-3363.