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Laptop Loans Service

Laptops can be borrowed with your TCD ID card from the Service Desk in the Eavan Boland Library during our hours of service. Laptops are borrowed free of charge for up to three hours but must be returned before the Boland Service Desk closes. See the Library Complex opening hours webpage for full details of the Service Desk opening times.

It is important when using Library laptops to regularly save any files being worked on to a USB stick or cloud storage drive. If the laptop is switched off or loses power, all files will be wiped from the device. The Library cannot be held responsible for data loss or damage to files.

You can print from the laptops using the Print Anywhere service.

If you need any help, please contact a staff member at the main Service Desk on the ground floor of the Eavan Boland Library.

Rules and Requirements

• You must use a valid TCD staff/student ID card to borrow and return a laptop
• Only one device can be issued per transaction and you must return a previously borrowed laptop before another can be issued
• Laptops can be borrowed for up to 3 hours per transaction
• There is no charge for borrowing a laptop but charges will apply for the loss, theft, damage or late return of devices (see below for more detail)
• Laptops must not be taken out of the Eavan Boland, Lecky, or Ussher Libraries. Each device is security tagged and will trigger the gate alarm if removed from the building
• Responsibility for the laptop lies with the staff member or student who borrows it. Under no circumstances should laptops be left unattended or loaned to another Library user
• Use of Library laptops is governed by the IT and Cyber Security Policy (including Network Code of Conduct)

Fines and Charges