Computers are available on a "drop-in" basis and may not be reserved ahead of time.

• Residents are required to present a valid Gail Borden Public Library card to use one of the computers. Non-residents must present an I.D. that includes their name and address.
• Non-residents will be charged $5.00 for each hour of use, or any fraction thereof. Payment must be made in advance.  [Note: non-residents also have the option of using one of the 30-minute stations in Adult Services or in the Youth Room at no charge.  For more information, see Internet Access at the Gail Borden Public Library.
• Children who are under eight years of age must be accompanied by an adult. 
  
• Computer and typewriter users are limited to two hours per day.
• Patrons under the age of eighteen are prohibited from giving personal information over the Internet without parental guidance.
• Please be respectful of others in the Computer Center. Library staff reserves the right to terminate a patron's computer session when disruptions occur.
• The computers are set up for individual use. However, a patron may be assisted by one other individual. No more than two people will be allowed to work at each workstation during a time slot.
• The computers print to the library's print stations and require the use of a copy & print card. These cards can be purchased for $1.00 at one of the copy & print card vending machines and have a value of 70¢ that can be used for prints and/or copies.
• Black-and-white prints are 10¢ a sheet and color prints are 50¢. They can be retrieved from one of the print stations in the Computer Center.
• Computer users may print on their own paper if they wish. However, they will still be charged as if they were using library paper (i.e., 10¢ a page for black-and-white and 50¢ a page for color).
• Computer users are permitted to plug their own headphones into the jacks provided. They may also purchase headphones at the service desk.
• Computer users are encouraged to save any created files to floppy disks, CD-Rs, CD-RWs or USB drives.
• The computers must not be used for the transmission of material that is unlawful, obscene or otherwise inappropriate. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in patron suspension.
• Computer users are not permitted to load or run their own software on any computers at the Gail Borden Public Library.
• Unauthorized duplication of any copyrighted material is illegal under the current copyright laws. The library does not permit, encourage or condone piracy.
• Misuse of any computer or its related equipment will result in the loss of computer privileges, plus the cost of repair or replacement of any damaged equipment.

Software Available:

Below is a list of the software that is available on all of the computers:

Firefox and Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office (which includes Word, Excel, Access, Publisher and PowerPoint)

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

WinWay Resume

The library's electronic resources, including: America the Beautiful; Ancestry Library Edition; ArticleFirst; Chicagoland Newspapers; Encyclopedia Americana; Encyclopedia Britannica; Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia; Heritage Quest; MEDLINE; New Book of Knowledge; NoveList; Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre; Poem Finder; World Almanac; World Book; and, WorldCat.