The Mount Gambier Public Library provides free internet service to Library patrons and visitors. There are a total of eight computers available for internet access, as well as word processing. Of these eight computers, two of them are for express internet access only, with a maximum booking time of thirty (30) minutes. The remaining six computers may be booked for up to two (2) hours, with a maximum time of two (2) hours per day per person. Programs available include Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and the Ancestry Library Database. Bookings are essential, so please contact the Library to make a booking prior to your arrival.
When
using the Library computers, you are permitted to bring in your own floppy
disk for saving documents, and printing is also available in black and
white. Printing costs are 30 cents per A4 page
.
The Mount Gambier Public Library conducts computer lessons every Wednesday at 2:00pm during school term. All sessions run for 90 minutes and are free! The lessons will alternate between Internet training, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Family History. All the sessions are very basic so even if you have had little or no experience with computers the sessions should be easy to understand and staff are more than happy to step you through the lesson.
As there are only 6 places available for all sessions bookings are essential. Phone 8721 2540 to book your place.
The Mount Gambier Public Library has a black and white photocopier which is available to the public for use. Reduction or enlargement of documents is available so please ask a staff member for assistance.
Photocopying costs are 30 cents per A3 or A4 page.
The Mount Gambier Public Library offers an inter-library loan service to its registered users, free of charge. When a particular item is required which is not available in the Library, a staff member can attempt to locate it for you from other libraries within South Australia. This is done by accessing the PLAIN system (Public Libraries Automated Information Network), enabling staff to search a catalogue of items held by other libraries.
Searches can be undertaken using titles, authors, subjects or a series, and only take a few minutes to complete. The usual time frame allowed for the item to arrive is on average between 1 and 2 weeks, however if you still have not been notified that your item has come in for you after 3 weeks, it would be wise to contact the Library so that staff may enquire as to its whereabouts on your behalf.
In instances where text books or other reference materials may be required, staff can also contact Universities and State Libraries in an effort to locate the item for you. Items requested from Universities or interstate Libraries will attract a fee per item requested, and those loaned from the State Library of South Australia will need to be viewed in the Mount Gambier Public Library only.
Staff
can also undertake subject requests, if you are unable to locate satisfactory
information held by the Mount Gambier Public Library. This may include
a search of encyclopaedias and / or the internet, and standard charges
for photocopies or print-outs will apply.
The Mount Gambier Public Library hosts a wide range of children's activities throughout the year, the majority of which are free to attend. On some occassions, the Public Library has invited special guests to attend story-telling sessions, and these have included the Mount Gambier Theatre Group, visiting Authors of well-known children's books, and Councillors representing the City of Mount Gambier. Many of the sessions are conducted by Library staff, and always involve story-telling, and a craft activity which may be taken home afterwards.
The Mount Gambier Public Library has been involved in events such as Children's Book Week, and the Nestle Write-Around-Australia competitions.
The regular sessions held at the Library, include the Under 5's story-telling and craft session, which is held four (4) times a month, and special activities sessions during the school holidays.
The Mount Gambier Public Library also holds baby bounce sessions. These sessions are held weekly and aim to introduce babies and toddlers to the world of music. The baby bounce sessions are aimed at children from birth up until the age of 2 years.
For more information on what events are coming soon to the Library for children, click on the 'Children's Services' link above, or contact the Mount Gambier Public Library.
