Pima County Library Hotspots and Chromebooks

Pima County Public Library lends portable Wi-Fi hotspots and Chromebooks for extended home use by eligible county cardholders.

Eligible Pima County resident with a full-service library cardStudent borrower when required for hotspot eligibility

Entitlement facts

Benefit type: Library benefit. A specific digital, physical, educational, technology, cultural, or accessibility service offered through a library system. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks: Borrow an available Chromebook or hotspot for the current eight-week period with one permitted renewal when no one is waiting.
Who qualifies: Eligible Pima County resident with a full-service library card; Student borrower when required for hotspot eligibility
Requirements: Live in Pima County, hold a full-service library card in good standing, limit checkout to one of each device per card, and follow age or student rules, waitlists, renewal, return, use, loss, and damage terms.
How to activate: Sign in to the catalog or contact a branch, place a hold for the needed device, check it out when available, and return it by the due date.
Cost basis: Included with a qualifying relationship. The benefit adds no separate charge, but the user must already have an eligible card, account, insurance plan, library card, membership, employment, or similar relationship that may itself cost money.
Cost and fees: Borrowing is included with an eligible card; loss, damage, nonreturn, replacement, and service outside the included device plan may create charges or restrictions.
Geography: US, Tucson and Pima County, Arizona
Personalization: Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.

EVIDENCE / 1 SOURCE

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

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Pima County Library Hotspots and Chromebooks

Entitlement facts

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

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