“Montgomery Connects,” Montgomery County’s digital equity program, has distributed over half of the 60,000 laptops it received from a federal grant. The county aims to distribute the remaining 25,000 Chromebooks to low-income families.
Qualified residents can make an appointment to receive a computer on the Montgomery Connects Computer For You webpage. A Montgomery County library card number is required, which can be obtained online. An email address is needed to make an appointment.
For assistance, residents may call the Marylander Online Help Hotline at 301-405-9810, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Help is available in English, Spanish, and other languages upon request.
There is a limit of one computer per resident. Recipients must be Montgomery County residents, do not need to be U.S. citizens, and must not have already received a computer from the county.
Residents must make an appointment online, certify they do not have access to a computer, and appear in person to pick up the computer.
Montgomery Connects received a Federal Emergency Connectivity Fund grant of $22.7 million to distribute 60,000 Chromebooks. The program is operated by the County’s Department of Technology & Enterprise Business Solutions (TEBS).
Appointments to receive a computer can be made at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/computer.
The county also works with partner non-profits to distribute laptops. Non-profits can contact Montgomery Connects at montgomeryconnects@montgomerycountymd.gov to reserve blocks of appointments for large events.
Each person, including children over age 7, must have an appointment to receive a computer. Residents should bring photo identification and proof of address to their pick-up appointment. If the photo ID lacks an address, a piece of mail or online bill showing the address is required. Appointments are available until 6 or 7 p.m. and on many Saturdays.
Current Schedule of Appointments
The schedule for upcoming computer distribution events:
- Tuesday, May 28. 3-7 p.m. Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl., Silver Spring
- Wednesday, May 29. 3-7 p.m. Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd., Rockville
- Thursday, May 30. 2-6 p.m. East County Community Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way., Silver Spring
- Friday, May 31. 3-7 p.m. Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg
- Tuesday, June 4. 4-8 p.m. Germantown Community Recreation Center, 18905 Kingsview Rd., Germantown
- Wednesday, June 5. 3-7 p.m. Executive Office Building (Cafeteria), 101 Monroe St., Rockville
- Thursday, June 6. 2-6 p.m. East County Community Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way., Silver Spring
- Friday, June 7. 3-7 p.m. Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg
- Tuesday, June 11. 3-7 p.m. Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl., Silver Spring
- Wednesday, June 12. 4-8 p.m. Germantown Community Recreation Center, 18905 Kingsview Rd., Germantown
- Thursday, June 13. 3-7 p.m. Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd., Rockville
- Friday, June 14. 3-7 p.m. White Oak Community Recreation Center, 1700 April Ln., Silver Spring
- Saturday, June 15. 11-3 p.m. Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg
- Tuesday, June 18. 3-7 p.m. Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl., Silver Spring
- Thursday, June 20. 4-8 p.m. Germantown Community Recreation Center, 18905 Kingsview Rd, Germantown
- Friday, June 21. 3-7 p.m. East County Community Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way., Silver Spring
- Saturday, June 22. 11-3 p.m. Executive Office Building (Cafeteria), 101 Monroe St., Rockville
- Tuesday, June 25. 3-7 p.m. Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl., Silver Spring
- Wednesday, June 26. 3-7 p.m. Mid-County Community Recreation Center, 2004 Queensguard Rd., Silver Spring
- Friday, June 28. 3-7 p.m. Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg
- Saturday, June 29. 11-3 p.m. Executive Office Building (Cafeteria), 101 Monroe St., Rockville
Appointments open for registration approximately two weeks prior to event dates.
