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Ela Print System: Quick Start Guide

Print and Photocopy Costs

Computer PrintoutsPhotocopies
Single-sided black & white page $0.10 $0.10
Double-sided black & white sheet $0.20$0.20
Single-sided color page $1.00$1.00
Double-sided color sheet $2.00$2.00
Computer printout from the
online catalog or websites
Free N/A

Making Computer Printouts

NOTE: All print jobs must be picked up before they expire or they will be automatically deleted. Print jobs expire 2 hours after they are submitted or when the Library closes for the day, whichever comes first.

Paying for and Picking up Printouts

Obtaining a Print/Copy Vend Card

Ela Area Public Library Tax District Residents

Residents who come in person to the Circulation Desk on the first floor and present their own personal Ela Area Public Library card are eligible to receive one free print/copy vend card containing $35 worth of credit each calendar year.

Non-District Residents

Anyone may purchase a print/copy vend card from our card dispenser machine located in the front lobby on the first floor. Each card will cost $1 and will contain 50 cents worth of credit.

NOTE: The print/copy vend cards can also be used at the Library's black & white photocopiers.

Checking and Adding Credit on a Card

Detailed Instructions

If you encounter a problem or need more help, you can refer to the Ela Print System: Reference Guide (PDF) which gives detailed instructions and provides answers to many frequently asked questions.

You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in installed to view the reference guide.

Ela Area Public Library Printing Policies and Terms

  1. The free $35 print/copy vend card is only available to Library users who are Ela Area Public Library District resident taxpayers holding a valid Ela Area Public Library District library card.
  2. On or after January 1 of each year, district residents are eligible to receive one free print/copy vend card containing $35 in credit that can be used at any of the Library's computer printers or at any of the Library's black and white photocopiers.
  3. The person named on the library card must be present to request a print/copy vend card.
  4. The Ela Area Public Library District charges 10 cents per page for black & white printing or photocopying and $1 per page for color printing or photocopying.
  5. Vending units are available for users to purchase vend cards to pay for printed or photocopied documents. The vending units accept cash. For $1, users will be able to purchase a card with 50 cents of credit available on the card. You may add additional credit to the card up to a maximum of $50.
  6. There is no charge for pages printed from the Ela Area Public Library District's own websites or online catalog.
  7. The Library is not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, misplaced, or otherwise unavailable print/copy vend cards. The Library will not, under any circumstances, issue replacement $35 cards to Library users.
  8. Print/copy vend cards have no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash or other Library services at any time, for any reason. Credit available on a print/copy vend card may not be used in lieu of cash to pay fines, cover interlibrary loan costs, or pay for other similar costs.
  9. The Library strongly encourages users to proofread their documents and use Print Preview to verify the number of pages to be printed before sending jobs to the printer. The Library is not responsible for user errors, dissatisfaction with the general look of a printed page, or the number of pages yielded by printing a website or other document. Users are responsible for all attributes associated with a page to be printed.
  10. The Library reserves the right to suspend, revise, restructure, or otherwise alter the terms of this policy, in whole or in part, as it sees fit.