Printing FAQs

  • General Questions

    Library copier/printer:

    • 10 cents a page for black & white prints and copies
    • 50 cents a page for color prints and copies

    Complete the 3D Print Request Form, opens a new window to add your print job to our queue.  Use the form to send us your .stl file or URL for a compatible file and we'll contact you with an estimate as to when it can be completed. Please note that our print requests are completed on a first come, first serve basis and that our printers are also utilized for programming and outreach. We cannot offer "rush status" on print requests and turnaround times will vary by demand and programming.

    ELPL charges $0.10 per gram of printed product (including any rafts and supports used in the printing process). Print requests have a minimum cost of $0.10 per gram (for items that happen to weigh less than 1 gram). Please note that our 3D Printers are PLA filament printers. They are not suited to particularly small or finely detailed objects (e.g. the kinds of objects intended for resin printing). Our printers also have a maximum build size of 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches, which means files larger than this would need to be scaled down (or broken into separate pieces to print separately).

    The East Lansing Public Library reserves the right to refuse production of any content at any time at the discretion of library staff. Examples of specific content that will not be produced includes, but is not limited to objects intended for unlawful purposes, objects inappropriate for a public library, objects infringing upon any third party’s intellectual property rights, and objects that are illegal or can be construed as having the intent to harm. The library reserves the right to refuse any print request at the discretion of library staff. 

     

     

     

    To print via email:

    1. Attach your document to a new email or forward an existing email to:
      elpl-bw@ewprints.com for black & white prints
      elpl-color@ewprints.com for color prints 
    2. After receiving a confirmation email, pick up your print at the Print Release Station within three days of receipt.

    To print black & white or color prints via the web:

    1. Visit the Princh website or scan the QR code posted at the printer with your mobile device. If the printer ID is not automatically filled in, enter 111046
    2. Upload your file
    3. Choose black & white or color
    4. Click the checkbox to Accept terms and conditions
    5. Click the green Continue bar to approve your print job
    6. Enter your email address
    7. Claim your print job within three days at the Print Release Station at the library by logging in with your email address.

    To print via the Princh mobile app:

    1. Install the Princh app on your mobile device and use the app to send files to the Princh service.  

    Supported file formats for Wireless Printing

    The library’s normal printing charges apply:

    • 10 cents a page for black & white prints
    • 50 cents a page for color prints

    Users who submit a print job will have three days to pay for and pick up the document.  Print jobs not picked up after three days will be automatically deleted from the library’s system.