Wireless Internet Access at the
Wissahickon Valley Public Library in Blue Bell

     We are pleased to announce that the Wissahickon Valley Public Library in Blue Bell now offers Wireless Internet Access to laptop computer users.  This service is available from when we open in the morning until 8:45pm.

     To use this service you will need a MCLINC library card and a password.  If you already have a password for logging into the MCLINC catalog, you can now use the same password to access the wireless access network.

     To login, connect to the wireless network and then open your web browser.  The Library’s Guidelines for Using the Internet should display.   After reading the Guidelines, enter your library card number (all 14 digits – no spaces) and password and click on “Submit”.

     If you do not have a password for your library card account, you may obtain one in any of  the following ways:

1.  Using Your Laptop Computer:

a.       Connect to the wireless network, and open your web browser.  The Library’s Guidelines for Using the Internet should display. After reading the Guidelines, go to the very bottom of the page and click on the “Try Free for 15 Minutes” link.

b.      Go to the Library's website at www.wvpl.org and click on the "Online Catalog" link.  Now, from the MCLINC catalog page, click on the Patron Account tab in the right corner, and look for the message below the brown band that says “If you have a library card but do not yet have a password, click  here to create a password” and follow the instructions

c.       At the end of your free 15 minute session you can use you library barcode and password to login again

2.  Using a Library Catalog Computer:

-         Click on the Patron Account button in the upper-right corner of the screen, look for the message below the brown band that says “If you have a library card but do not yet have a password, click here to create a password” and follow the instructions

3.  Present your library card at the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk and we can create your password for you.

     If you do not have a library card you may use the wireless network for 15 minutes a day.  Follow the instructions under 1.a., from Using Your Laptop Computer shown above.