The North Palm Beach Library offers hotspots and kindles for checkout. See below for additional information about our checkout devices.

Hotspots

The North Palm Beach Library offers hotspot devices available for checkout at the circulation desk. Use it like WiFi. Turn on the device, find the name of the hotspot, type in the password, and have online access even in the most remote locations. See below for our hotspot rules:

• May be borrowed for twenty-eight (28) days.
• Return to the second floor circulation desk. Do not put the hotspot in the outside book drop.
• One (1) hotspot checkout limit per household.
• Renewals permitted.
• Item Replacement Cost: $100

For our hotspots, this project was funded under provisions of the State of Florida Library Cooperative Grant program, administered by the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services. For FY2022-23, 91% of the total costs for the SEFLIN Library Cooperative Grant program 2022-23 ($400,000) is supported by State of Florida money. The total budget of the project is $440,478.

Kindles

Kindles are available for checkout at the second floor circulation desk. Our Kindles have hundreds of e-books that you can access upon checking out of the device; including, New York Times Bestsellers. Patrons must have a North Palm Beach Library card and a current photo ID at the time of checkout. Borrowers must be in good standing with the library in order to check out a Kindle. See additional rules below for Kindles:

• May be borrowed for twenty-eight (28) days
• Must be eighteen (18) or older to check out a Kindle.
• Borrowers must read, understand, and sign the Kindle checkout agreement every time (s)he checks out a Kindle.
• Return to the second floor circulation desk. Do not put the Kindle in the outside book drop.
• One (1) Kindle checkout limit per household.
• Renewals permitted.
• Kindle Replacement Cost: $119
• Kindle Case Replacement Cost: $30
• Kindle USB Cord Replacement Cost: $10
• Kindle Plug Adapter Replacement Cost: $10
• Kindle Carrying Bag Replacement Cost: $10