Chromebooks

• Patrons must be 18 years of age or older to check out a Chromebook.
• Patron must present a valid Grosse Pointe Library card in their name at time of check out.
• Patron must be a Grosse Pointe resident, reside within the Grosse Public School District in Harper Woods or have purchased a non-resident Grosse Pointe Library card.
• Patrons must be in good standing with the library, with a current address on file and no more than $5.00 in fines.
• Chromebooks may only be checked out from and returned to the Circulation Desk at any Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
• Chromebooks may not be returned to a book drop.
• Chromebooks may be checked out for 14 days with no renewals.
• The overdue fine is $1.00 per day until returned.
• Overdue Chromebooks will be deactivated within 24 hours after due date unless arrangements are made with the library.

• Patrons will be charged $25 for Chromebooks returned to a book drop (indoor or outdoor)
• The overdue fine is $1.00 per day until returned.
• The Chromebook should be kept in a temperature controlled environment; DO NOT leave it in your car.
• The patron is responsible for costs associated with loss or damage of the Chromebook and/or peripherals.
• Costs for loss or damage $350

Q: How long do they check out?

A: 14 days with no renewals.

Q: How do I log in and log out?

A: When you open the laptop it will automatically power on. You must have access to a Wi-Fi network to log in. Once you have access to Wi-Fi you can sign in as a GPPL Guest. To log out, exit session or close the laptop lid to log out and shutdown.

Q: Can I access other accounts besides GPPL Guest?

A: Once you have logged in as GPPL Guest, you can access any other accounts you'd like from the Chrome browser.

Q: How secure is it?

A: Very secure. As soon as you exit your session and/or shutdown the computer, none of your personal data can be accessed by other users and will be completely erased. Everything about you from the system will be erased. If you downloaded any files be sure to save them to a cloud account, a flash drive, microSD card, external drive, or as an email attachment, because all downloaded files will be erased.

Q: Are there any web sites that are restricted?

A: The Chromebooks were purchased with federal funding from the CARES act, and are required to be filtered to comply with the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Certain websites that do not comply with CIPA will be blocked.

Q: Does it have Microsoft Word on it?

A: No. Chromebooks use a different operating system than Microsoft Windows or MacOS. You cannot install regular programs, but there are plenty of other options. You can use Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, or any other online program you can normally access from a web browser.

Q: What happens if I download something?

A: If you download something like a PDF, Word document, image, video, or audio file, they will all go to the Files folder. You can find the Files folder in the Launcher on the bottom left corner of the screen. You can open or play most file formats from the Files folder, but anything left in there when you log off or shutdown will be deleted. Make sure to save anything you need to a cloud account, flash drive, external drive, microSD card or as an email attachment.

Q: Does it have a CD/DVD drive?

A: No. There is not an installed optical drive of any sort, but you can access outside media via a flash drive, SD card, external hard drive or from cloud storage.

Q: What input/outputs are there?

A: There is an audio input/output jack, 2 USB-C ports, 1 USB port, and 1 microSD card reader.