Chromebooks & Hotspots
Request a hotspot and/or Chromebook so you can work from anywhere. Customers over 18 may request online and borrow one Chromebook, WiFi Hotspot, or Chromebook/Hotspot kit at any branch.
Borrowing Information
- Loan Period: 6 weeks
- Borrowing Limit: 2 different devices per customer
- Hold Limit: 2 simultaneous requests for different devices
- Renewals: 2 automatic renewals if not requested by another customer
- Requestable Online: Yes
- Overdue Fines: $2 per day, $30 maximum; seniors exempt
- Branches: All branches
Special Instructions
- Customers 18 years of age or older may request items, except for children’s and Head Start satellite collections, DIY cards, educators, online registrants, or temporary resident.
- Return the Chromebook and/or Hotspot in their case to any branch’s Customer Service Desk during open hours.
- Return to the Customer Service Desk. They may not be returned to a book drop.
- Fines are charged for each day an item is late.
- No fines are charged on days HCLS is closed.
- If fines equal $10 or more, customers cannot borrow or renew any library materials until the fines have been cleared.
- Fines may be paid in person or using a self-check machine.