The Library has laptops, graphing and scientific calculators, and other equipment. Equipment can be borrowed from the Circulation Desk.
The CUNY appropriate computer usage policy applies to all computer usage, including use of Laptops.
Short-Term Laptops
The Library has Laptops available to borrow for short-term loan. They can be borrowed for 3 hours at a time and can be renewed once.
Laptops can be borrowed from and returned to our self-service kiosk at any time the Library is open. They can also be checked out from the Circulation Desk a half hour after the library opens and must be returned a half hour before closing.
Anything you wish to save must be saved to a USB drive.
Semester Loan Devices
Information Resources and Technology (IRT) loans semester loan devices to students. The library has discontinued loans of Chromebooks, iPads, and other semester loan devices.
- Short-term laptop loans will continue to be available for loan and can be taken anywhere on campus.
- Chromebooks, iPads, hotspots, and other devices currently on loan will be renewed through the end of the spring 2025 semester. All devices borrowed since fall 2021 must be returned by May 22, 2025.
Specialized devices needed for classes in Media Arts and Technology must be approved by that department. The Library will continue to loan these devices past Spring 2025.
Please call Library staff at 212-220-1451 or email help@bmcc-cuny.libanswers.com if you have any questions.
Calculators
We have several dozen scientific calculators. They can be checked out for 4 weeks and can be renewed once.
Graphing calculators are available to be checked out for 7 days and can be renewed once. As we have a limited number, students must wait 48 hours after returning a graphing calculator before borrowing another, to allow other students the opportunity to borrow one.
Battery Chargers
Portable battery packs and mobile device chargers are available for three-hour loan. The Library also has USB-C, Lightning, and MicroUSB cables for loan that are compatible with our battery packs.
Policies
Equipment is subject to overdue fines of $15 for every hour late up to a maximum of $150. Replacement and repair fees may also be charged if the equipment is damaged. For more information please see our Policies Page.
