Print, Copy, Fax & Scan

• Customers logged into the public computers at the library print to the SAM Printer option, then release their print job at any Print Release Station.
• Customers can print 2 free pages a day.
• Additional prints are 10 cents per page for black & white and 50 cents for color.

• All printing is single-sided.

• Other papers are not allowed to be added to the printers.

• Print release stations in the Kids Library and Nonfiction Wing support letter size printing on standard white paper.

• Print release stations in the  Level 2 Tech Center and Topeka Room support letter, legal or 11x17 prints on standard white paper.

• Large Format printer (Epson SC-T3170x) available in the Level 2 Tech Center. Paper width is 24 inches. Cost is $2.00 per linear foot.

Printing Service (SmartAlec)

Printing from your laptop or other mobile device is available at the library with our SmartALEC printing service. 

SmartALEC is a mobile printing solution that allows library patrons and guests to print from smartphones, tablets, or laptops. Upload files, email attachments, or print web pages—from home or on the go!

• To login, enter your Library Card number and PIN.

• Copies cost:
  • 10 cents per black & white copy
  • 50 cents per color copy
• All copiers support letter, legal or 11x17 copies on standard white paper.
• Other papers are not allowed to be added to the copiers.
• All copiers have automatic document feeders and can produce double-sided copies.
• Copiers are available in the Level 2 Tech Center, Topeka Room, Nonfiction Wing, and the Business Center across from the Customer Service Desk.

• Use your library card account to pay for copies and printing.
• Add money to your library account online with a credit card. Login with your library card and PIN and then click on the Add money to SAM Account tab.  
• In the library use a checkout kiosk to add money to your account with cash or credit cards. Start the process by selecting Add Money to Library Card.
• Check how much money you have on your SAM account at any public computer, photocopier, checkout kiosk or online.

• Self-service faxing is free for local, toll free and long distance numbers. The fax machine is located in the Business Center across from the Customer Service Desk.

• After faxing wait by the machine to receive the confirmation page that your fax was sent.

• The library does not accept incoming faxes for customers.

• Scanners attached to public computers in the Level 2 Tech Center (L2TC) allow customers to scan documents and photographs.

• L2TC scanners are flatbed document and photo scanners take approximately 10 seconds to scan with a scan resolution of 2400 x 2400dpi. You can edit files, save files to a USB, and email or print files from the public computers.

• Scanning directly to USB drive is available at copiers in the Level 2 Tech Center, Topeka Room, Nonfiction Wing, and the Business Center across from the Customer Service Desk. Scan multiple pages quickly using a document feeder. Scan oversize pages up to 11x17 using the flatbed.