SERVICE UPDATE: Due to updates in various spaces at the Eastside Branch, certain services will be unavailable for approximately 2-3 weeks. For a full list of impacted services, click here.

WiFi, Printing & Photocopying

Stay connected and productive with our library’s high-speed WiFi, offering seamless internet access for all your digital needs. Additionally, we offer internet hotspots to borrow and printing and photocopying services.

Close up hands typing using laptop computer.
Two young adults work on laptops at the Bring Your Own Device Bar at the Eastside Branch

WiFi at WPL

To log on to the network with your wireless device, just follow these easy steps:

  1. Select network WPL WIFI in your WiFi settings
  2. Start your browser
  3. Read through and accept the Waterloo Public Library Acceptable Use Policy

Once you accept the conditions for accessing the Internet at WPL, you will be taken to our homepage.

To view our Internet & Computer Use policy, click here.

Looking for internet on the go?

Borrow a hotspot from the library and enjoy seamless internet access wherever your adventures take you.

Borrow a Hotspot

Printing, Photocopying & Scanning

Printing, photocopying and scanning to email is available at all WPL locations. You can print from a WPL computer or wirelessly from your own device.

Government Documents

Government forms, such as passport applications, tax forms or other government-issued application forms, may be printed at no charge. There is a fee to copy/print government-issued documents such as passports, birth certificates, or drivers’ licenses.

A staff person helping a customer use a photocopier at the McCormick Branch
  • How much does printing & photocopying cost?

    Black and White Printing – $0.15 each 

    Colour Printing – $0.50 each 

    Government Documents
    Government forms, such as passport applications, tax forms or other government-issued application forms, may be printed at no charge. There is a fee to copy/print government-issued documents such as passports, birth certificates, or drivers’ licenses.

  • How do I print wirelessly?

    Easily print from your laptop or mobile device.

    1. Visit print.princh.com
    2. Enter the print code for your library location:
    • Main Library: 108987
    • McCormick Branch: 108991
    • John M. Harper Branch: 108992
    • Eastside Branch: 108988
    1. Upload your document(s).
    2. Select your settings (you can adjust the number of copies, colour settings and more by clicking on the gear icon)
    3. Once you are set to print, accept the Terms and Conditions and click ‘Continue’.
    4. Enter your email address when prompted and click ‘OK’
    5. When you are ready to print your document(s), click ‘Done’ and head to the print release station.
    6. At the print release station, select “Release Print Job” and when it prompts you for a library card number or email address, enter the email address you used above.
    7. Deposit money into the coin machine (or speak with staff to use debit) and then select your documents to print.
  • Do you have a fax machine?

    We do not have a fax machine at any of our locations. However, our photocopiers can scan documents to email. This is usually an acceptable alternative for submitting documents.  

Looking for 3D printing?

Explore 3D printing services at our Eastside Branch, turning your innovative designs into tangible realities.

Learn more