Printing & Lamination

*Please note: MERIT will be closed August 10-25.  All printing and lamination will be unavailable during this time. 

MERIT offers a variety of standard printing options from our GoPrint stations, available to:

  • UW-Madison faculty, staff, and students
  • UW-System faculty and staff
  • PreK-12 community
  • Guests of the UW-Madison School of Education

MERIT accepts Wiscard, departmental card, or guest print cards for all printing and laminating services.

Standard print fees below (by type):

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Black & White (B&W) printing

  • Letter (8.5×11) – $0.07/side
  • Tabloid (11×17) – $0.14/side

Color printing

  • Letter (8.5×11) – $0.60/side
  • Tabloid (11×17) – $1.50/side

Glossy printing

  • Letter (8.5×11) – Add $0.05/side
  • Tabloid (11×17) – Add $0.14/side

Cardstock printing

  • Letter (8.5×11) – Add $0.06/side

Other special services:

Hot-roll lamination

Only public lamination service on-campus!

  • Self-serve (staff available to assist at our public service desk) **Plan ahead: Allow 20 min for hot-roller warm-up before laminating**
  • Maximum width = 24″ (inches)
  • Cost = $0.15 per linear foot

Poster printing

MERIT offers wide-format poster printing to students, staff, faculty, and our community users. Orders must be placed online for pickup.

  • Poster printing is NOT self-serve
  • Cost = $4.00 per square foot

*All special service printing stops 1-hour before MERIT library closes.