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​​NOTICE: The Laptop and Hotspot Request Form is now CLOSED for Spring 2025. Laptops are still available for check out on a walk-in basis at any COS Library/LRC location. Hotspots are no longer available. For questions, please call the Circulation Desk at 559-730-3825 or email library@cos.edu. ​ The Summer 2025 Request Form will open on Monday, May 12th at 8am.

For information on how to access the internet on the COS campus and for information on low-cost internet providers, please visit our Network Access Page. 

For on-campus computer access, please visit one of our computer labs.​

To request a laptop and/or wi-fi hotspot for the semester, fill out the Laptop and Hotspot Request Form (MyGiant Portal Access needed). ​

Devices are first come first serve. 

To borrow a laptop or hotspot students must: 

  1. Be enrolled in the current semester.  
  2. Fill out the user agreement at checkout.  
  3. Present a valid photo ID. 

​Students will be contacted for a pickup appointment when devices are available.​ Students will have up to 2 days to pick up their device once they are contacted by staff. 

All devices MUST be returned by the end of the semester. No renewals will be given. If devices are not returned by the due date, the student will be charged the full cost of the device. (See the list of fees below). 

Please note : Only 1 Wi-Fi hotspot per household. ​

If you have questions, you may contact the COS Library/LRC at library@cos.edu or 559-730-3825. ​​​


Device 

Replacement Cost 



Chromebook 

$350 



DELL Windows Laptop 

$900 



Chromebook or Laptop Charger 

$60 



Wi-Fi Hotspot 

$50 



Webcam 

$60 

Mouse 

$10 

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​*A hotspot is a physical device about the size of a cell phone than enables   Internet access, using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local area network (WLAN) connected to an internet service provider.​ Please see the item in the picture above​​​
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