Guest printing at KSU Libraries

Guest KCash cards are available for purchase for printing and copying. Both the Sturgis Library (Kennesaw Campus) and the Johnson Library (Marietta Campus) have guest computers for guests to use and print from. See the procedures for printing below.

Purchase a guest card

Guest cards may be purchased at any KCash machine on campus. The Sturgis Library's KCash machine is located in the Learning Commons. The Johnson Library KCash machine is located in the Hive Computer Lab next to the Writing Center. 

Paying with cash

Guest cards cost $2.00. KCash machines will not issue change. If you are paying in cash, any amount inserted over $2.00 will be automatically loaded onto the card as printing money. For example, paying for a guest card with a $5.00 bill will purchase the card and load $3.00 onto the card as printing money. 

The minimum cash amount you must add to a newly-purchased guest card or reload to an existing guest card is $1.00. 

Paying with card or mobile payment methods

Guest cards cost $2.00. The minimum digital amount you must add to a newly-purchased guest card or reload to an existing guest card is $5.00.

Step-by-step instructions for the KCash machine

Purchasing a guest card for the first time with cash: 

1. Go to the machine and select "Purchase."
2. Select "Accept," then "Purchase with Cash."
3. Follow the prompts on the screen. The screen will display the $2 card purchase fee. Any amount over $2 that you insert will display under "Card Amount." This is the amount you will have available to print on the card.
4. If you would like a receipt of the transaction, please select "Yes." Otherwise, select "No."
5. Receive your guest card.

Reloading a guest card with cash:

1. Go the machine and select "Reload," then select "KCash."
2. Swipe your guest card on the swiper to the immediate right of the touch screen. 
3. Select "Accept," then "Purchase with Cash."
4. Follow the prompts on the screen. 
5. If you would like a receipt of the transaction, please select "Yes." Otherwise, select "No."

Purchasing a guest card for the first time with card or mobile payment:

1. Go to the machine and select "Purchase." 
2. Select "Accept," then "Purchase with Card." 
3. A series of amounts ranging from $25 and up will display. To add an amount less than $25, select "Other Amount" at the bottom of the screen. When you have entered the desired amount, select "Continue." The screen will display the $2 card fee, the amount you have chosen to add, and will add them together for the "Grand Total." 
4. Select "Pay Now" and follow the prompts on the screen. Insert or tap your payment method at the slider on the far right.  
5. If you would like a receipt of the transaction, please select "Yes." Otherwise, select "No." 
6. Receive your guest card. 

Reloading a guest card with card or mobile payment:

1. Go to the machine and select "Reload," then select "KCash." 
2. Swipe your guest card on the swiper to the immediate right of the touch screen. 
3. Select "Accept," then "Purchase with Card."
4. A series of amounts ranging from $25 and up will display. To add an amount less than $25, select "Other Amount" at the bottom of the screen. When you have entered the desired amount, select "Continue."
5. Follow the prompts on the screen. 
6. If you would like a receipt of the transaction, please select "Yes." Otherwise, select "No."

Use the Guest Printer

Guests may use any printer that has a card slider attached, not a tap sensor. Each library has 1 or 2 printers with this card slider attached.

There are two guest printers available in Sturgis Library. One is located in between the cabinets on the back wall near the stairwell of the ground floor of the library. Another guest printer is located on the first floor.

The guest printer at Johnson Library is the printer on the right in the Hive Computer Lab.

To print:

1. Send your job to either the black and white (Guest-Print-BW) or color printer (Guest-Print-Color).
2. After sending the document to print, you will receive a Ricoh Printer Popup window on the computer screen. Enter the KCash Guest Card identification number. This number is located on the reverse of the KCash Guest Card and starts with a "G".
3. Go to the guest printer to release the print job. To release the job, you must swipe your KCash Guest Card on the side of the printer. A list of your pending documents will be shown, and you can select the job you wish to release.