Shellharbour City Libraries has a new Print from Anywhere service. Photos: Shellharbour City Council..
Shellharbour City Libraries has rolled out a simple but innovative service that makes printing easier than ever, allowing users to send documents to library printers from anywhere.
It’s part of a series of new high-tech services and user-friendly experiences that show today’s libraries as being about more than just borrowing books.
Shellharbour City Libraries community and culture executive director Kate Jessop said its new ‘Print from Anywhere’ technology meant library members could print documents directly from their personal devices to the library’s printers — whether at home, on the go, or even at the library itself — making it a more convenient and tech-savvy printing option.
“Whether they are in the library, at home or on the go, we’re making printing easier and more accessible than ever,” Kate said.
She said print jobs were held in a queue for 24 hours and could be picked up at any of the library branches after payment.
The service is available at Shellharbour City, Warilla, Oak Flats and Albion Park during opening hours, with costs ranging from 20 cents for an A4 black and white printout to $2 for an A3 colour print.
Other features Shellharbour City Libraries has adopted to make technological strides to improve user experience include a new-look website for the community to more easily explore what the libraries have to offer.
Shellharbour City Mayor Chris Homer said visitors could browse an eye-catching display of the latest “must reads”, keep up to date with what’s trending in the libraries and discover some of the events the libraries host.
“We’re thrilled to launch this new platform which allows residents and visitors to fully explore everything our libraries offer or even take a peek inside before they visit,” Cr Homer said.
“The website enhances how our community can interact with library programs, books, digital content and more.”
Shellharbour City Libraries’ new website is expected to help make navigating its services easier.
Its “What’s On” calendar section features events for all ages, from cooking classes, tech help talks, chess and game clubs, to activities for kids including crafts, story time and STEM programs (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Alongside those are a wide range of digital and onsite creative workshops and events, highlighted by regular visits by featured authors.
For those who prefer to get their hands dirty, a ‘Seed Library’ was established, with members able to learn how to cultivate plants and food at home by accessing seeds.
The Seed Library works by borrowing up to two packets of seeds, growing the seeds in your own garden, then when it’s time to harvest, saving some seeds to then return to the Seed Library to continue the growing cycle.
Library users can find 42 types of seeds, including vegetables, herbs and flowers that are easy to grow and suitable for the region.
Cr Homer said helping people to learn to garden was part of enabling them to ease the cost-of-living pressures by going back to practices popular with earlier generations.
To further assist with that, it also runs Green Living programs such as Green Thumb.
You can visit the new Shellharbour City Libraries website or access Print from Anywhere.
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