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Fax / Print / Scan

The following branches have fax machines for public use:

Fax service provider interruptions occasionally occur. Please call Ask a Librarian to confirm that your branch has fax services available before you travel.

The fax machines will only send faxes; they are unable to receive faxes. The cost for faxing to a US fax number is $1.75 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page.

The cost for faxing to an International fax number is $3.95 for the first page and $3.45 for each additional page. 

The fax machines accept American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa; cash is not accepted.

All PGCMLS locations have color and black & white printers for public use.

The cost per page is $0.15 (first ten pages are free).

Color printers are available at Accokeek, Baden, Bladensburg, Bowie, Glenarden, Hillcrest Heights, Hyattsville, Largo-Kettering, Laurel, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, Oxon Hill, South Bowie, Spauldings, and Upper Marlboro.

The cost per page is $0.60 (first two pages are free)

Once a customer prints from a public computer, the print job must be paid for and released within two hours. Print jobs will not be retrievable after two hours.

At Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Spauldings, South Bowie, and Oxon Hill, print release stations accept nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar bills, and five dollar bills. All other PGCMLS branches take credit cards only.

Mobile printing is available at the following branches which allow for sending in print jobs remotely and picking them up at the branch.

Jobs are $0.15 for black and white or $0.60 for color per page.

Please note jobs will stay in the queue for two hours from submission.

  • Accokeek Branch
  • Baden Branch
  • Beltsville Branch
  • Bladensburg Branch
  • Bowie Branch
  • Glenarden Branch
  • Greenbelt Branch
  • Hillcrest Heights Branch
  • Hyattsville Branch
  • Largo-Kettering Branch
  • Laurel Branch
  • New Carrollton
  • Oxon Hill Branch
  • South Bowie Branch
  • Spauldings Branch
  • Upper Marlboro Branch

All branches have scanners for public use.

Scanned files can be saved on a flash drive, uploaded to Google Drive, sent to a smart phone through a QR code, or emailed for free. Scanned files which are printed will cost $0.15 per page (first ten pages are free).