Library Services

Copying & Printing

There is a public copier located near the Circulation Desk. This is a black and white laser copier. B&W laser copies are 10 cents per page. The copier is capable of making enlargements and reductions.

There is a color inkjet copier available at the Reference Desk. Color inkjet copies are 25 cents per page, and multiple copying of the same page is limited to 5 copies. The copier is capable of making enlargements and reductions.

Color laser printing is available from the public Internet stations. Color laser printing is 25 cents per page, and multiple copying is limited.

If you need a color copy of a document or picture, please use the library's scanner and print to the color laser printer for the usual printing fee.

FAX Services

FAX service to and from the library is available for $1.00 per page.

Internet

There are eight public computer Internet stations located in the Reference area. Microsoft Office Suite 2007 is installed. You must sign up at the Circulation Desk to use these computers.

In addition, there are two computer Internet stations located in the YA Room, as well as three computer Internet stations located upstairs in the Children's Department. Microsoft Office Suite 2007 is installed on all. Use of these stations is limited, and you must sign up to use these computers.

Please note:

Our Internet access is filtered per CIPA requirements. Patrons who need to remove blocking may ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk.

Wireless Internet

Public wireless service is available. Patrons can now easily connect their personal computers to our network in most areas of the library.

Please note:

Our wireless Internet access is also filtered per CIPA requirements. Patrons who need to remove blocking may ask for assistance at the Reference or Circulation Desks.

Public Meeting Rooms

The Jesse M. Smith Library makes its meeting rooms available, free of charge, for use by non-profit organizations for non-commercial, cultural, educational and civic purposes. Room availability is contingent on there being no conflict with Library programs or meetings and Town programs and meetings, which have first priority at all times.

Please read the Meeting Room Policy for details about meeting room use and to download an application form.

Reference Desk

Our Reference Specialist and/or our Reference Assistants are available during regular library hours to assist patrons with reference questions and research projects.

For Reference help from home, or when our Reference Department is closed, please use the resources at ASKRI.ORG.

Scanning

There is a color scanner located at the Reference Desk. It has OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capability. Documents or images scanned can be printed to the color laser printer for 25 cents per page, or you can save them to your own flash drive, or email them to yourself using the scanner's email utility.

Study Rooms

There are three quiet study rooms available. Individuals or groups may sign up at the Circulation Desk to use them. Wireless Internet is available in these rooms.

Word Processing

All the public computers are running Microsoft Office Professional applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel, and Access.