Use a Computer or Printer

Reserve a Computer

Make a computer reservation.

Look up or cancel a reservation.

Or visit a CPL location to make a reservation in person.

Computers are available from the time a location opens until 30 minutes before the location closes.

Printing at CPL

Visit any CPL location to print a document. You can use a library computer or print from your own device.

Please note, printing at all CPL locations ends 15 minutes before closing.

Printing Costs

$.15 per sheet for 1-sided prints
$.25 per sheet for 2-sided prints

The first $1.50 in printing is free. Color printing is not available.

Print from Your Phone or Computer

You can send documents to any CPL location from your own phone or computer. To get started, select a pickup location below. You will receive a confirmation once you’ve sent your documents.

Pickup location:

To pick up your document at Albany Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → a1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → a2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Altgeld:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → at1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → at2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Archer Heights:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ar1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ar2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Austin:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → au1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → au2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Austin-Irving:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ai1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ai2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Avalon:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → av1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → av2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Back of the Yards:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ba1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ba2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Beverly:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → be1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → be2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Bezazian:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → bz1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → bz2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Blackstone:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → b1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → b2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Brainerd:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → br1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → br2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Brighton Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → bp1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → bp2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Bucktown-Wicker Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → bt1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → bt2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Budlong Woods:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → bu1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → bu2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Canaryville:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → cn1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → cn2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Chicago Bee:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → cb1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → cb2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Chicago Lawn:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → cg1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → cg2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Chinatown:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ch1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ch2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Clearing:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → c1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → c2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Coleman:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → co1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → co2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Daley, Richard J.-Bridgeport:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → da1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → da2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Daley, Richard M.-W Humboldt:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → rm1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → rm2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Douglass:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → do1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → do2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Dunning:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → du1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → du2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Edgebrook:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ed1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ed2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Edgewater:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → eg1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → eg2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Gage Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ga1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ga2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Garfield Ridge:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → gr1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → gr2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Greater Grand Crossing:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → gg1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → gg2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Hall:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ha1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ha2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document in Computer Commons (3rd floor) at the Harold Washington Library Center:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → hw1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → hw2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Hegewisch:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → he1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → he2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Humboldt Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → hu1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → hu2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Independence:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → in1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → in2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Jefferson Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → je1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → je2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Jeffery Manor:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → jm1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → jm2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Kelly:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ke1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ke2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at King:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ki1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ki2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Legler Regional:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → le1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → le2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Lincoln Belmont:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → lb1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → lb2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Lincoln Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → li1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → li2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Little Italy:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → lt1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → lt2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Little Village:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → lv1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → lv2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Logan Square:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → logan1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → logan2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Lozano:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → lo1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → lo2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Manning:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → mm1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → mm2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Mayfair:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ma1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ma2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at McKinley Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → mc1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → mc2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Merlo:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → me1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → me2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Mount Greenwood:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → mt1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → mt2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Near North:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → nn1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → nn2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at North Austin:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → na1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → na2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at North Pulaski:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → np1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → np2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Northtown:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → no1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → no2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Oriole Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → or1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → or2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Portage-Cragin:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → po1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → po2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Pullman:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → pu1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → pu2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Roden:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ro1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ro2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Rogers Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → rg1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → rg2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Scottsdale:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → sc1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → sc2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Sherman Park:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → sh1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → sh2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at South Chicago:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → so1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → so2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at South Shore:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ss1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ss2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Sulzer Regional:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → su1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → su2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Thurgood Marshall:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → th1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → th2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Toman:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → to1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → to2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Uptown:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → up1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → up2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Vodak-East Side:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → vo1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → vo2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Walker:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wa1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wa2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Water Works:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → pw1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → pw2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Belmont:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wb1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wb2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Chicago Avenue:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wca1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wca2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Englewood:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → ww1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → ww2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Lawn:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → we1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → we2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Loop:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → w1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → w2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Pullman:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wp1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wp2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at West Town:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wt1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wt2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Whitney M. Young, Jr.:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wy1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wy2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Woodson Regional:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wo1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wo2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

To pick up your document at Wrightwood-Ashburn:

Upload the file.
or
Forward the file as an email attachment to:
- → wr1@printspots.com (1‑sided black & white)
- → wr2@printspots.com (2‑sided black & white)

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Computer & Printer FAQ

You can borrow a WiFi hotspot or a Google Chromebook Kit, which includes a WiFi hotspot and a Chromebook, from CPL through our Internet to Go program.

A WiFi hotspot is a device you can use to connect a mobile-enabled device, such as a laptop, smartphone or tablet, to the internet.

A Chromebook is a lightweight laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system. It must be connected to the internet for you to access its features, which are all web-based. The WiFi hotspot connects the Chromebook to the internet.

The hotspot is portable, so you can connect your device almost wherever you are, like at home, on the bus or in the park.

The hotspot works in any area covered by the Sprint 3G or 4G LTE network.
Yes. Print documents for pickup at any library location by uploading them or forwarding them as email attachments. Choose your pickup location to get started.

Printing at all CPL locations ends 15 minutes before closing.
All CPL locations offer free WiFi.

Look for the network CPLWIFI on your device. No special settings, usernames or passwords are required.

You’ll need to accept our terms of use to connect to the WiFi network.
Use your library card to reserve a computer for one hour at any CPL location.

Reservations (up to two per day) may be made for the same day and the following two days. Computer sessions are available from the time a location opens until 30 minutes before the location closes.

When making your reservation, please note the start time and computer number for your session.

You can also make a reservation in person at any CPL location.

Make a reservation.
Yes. CyberNavigator tutors are available for one-on-one in-person computer help sessions at specific CPL locations. View locations with CyberNavigators.

For online help, use Chicago DigitalLearn to find videos on computer skills like:
- Email
- Searching the internet
- Online job searching and resume writing
- Using Facebook and Skype
Chicago DigitalLearn videos are also available in Spanish.