Mobile Hotspots Available For Checkout At Oak Park Public Library

OAK PARK, IL — The Oak Park Public Library just expanded its collection to include mobile hotspot devices that residents can check out. Library cardholders can check out a Samsung 4G mobile hotspot device for up to a week. If nobody is waiting to check one out, you can renew the item for up to five weeks.

The library has stocked 40 of these mobile hot spots, which can be used anywhere and include a carrying case, a wall charging cable, and the device itself. Each hotspot can provide connections for as many at 10 WiFi-enabled computers or phones, Oak Park library said in a release.

Oak Park residents can check out the ZTE Warp Connect hotspot device at any of the service desks in the library. The fee to replace a device is $80.

The hotspots are part of the library's goal of "offering more ways for all Oak Parkers to get more from their public library services and resources," David J. Seleb, director of Oak Park Public Library, said in a statement.

Libraries in neighboring communities like Chicago and Forest Park currently offer hotspots for rental as well.

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