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Library Services Ingham and Halifax Libraries and the Tyto Regional Gallery serving the Hinchinbrook community |
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OPENING HOURS |
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Opening Hours for the Hinchinbrook Shire Library Service and the Tyto Regional Gallery |
INGHAM LIBRARY
MONDAY
: 9.30 am to 6.00 pm
73-75 McIllwraith St, INGHAM Phone: 07 47764683 Fax: 07 47763233 |
HALIFAX LIBRARY
MONDAY : 1.00 to
5.00 pm
Macrossan Street, HALIFAX Phone: 07 47764743 |
GALLERY
MONDAY to FRIDAY 9.30am to 5.00pm SATURDAY 10.00AM to 12.00 noon
73-75 McIllwraith St, INGHAM 07 47764613 07 47764725 |
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BORROWING FROM THE LIBRARY |
| Items may be borrowed from
the Ingham and Halifax libraries for a period of up to three weeks.
You must have your borrower card with you when borrowing items. |
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ENTITLEMENTS:
Adults and children may borrow:
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RENEWALS: All items may be renewed once, by telephone or in person, except if reserved by other borrowers. All items may be renewed once, by telephone or in person, except if reserved by other borrowers. |
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RENEW BY
EMAIL - Just click on the
email link  and give your borrower details. We will renew all items that are able to
be renewed. Please remember that if an item is reserved for another patron that we will
not be able to renew this item. In such cases we will reply to your email with that
information. We will reply with your new Date Due. |
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OVERDUE ITEMS: When an item is not returned by the due date, an overdue fee is charged at the rate of 10 cents per item per day after the due date. You may renew items over the phone to avoid fines building up. |
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LOST & DAMAGED BOOKS: The borrower will be invoiced for the cost of damaged and lost items, so please be careful with all library material. |
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RESERVATIONS
& INTER-LIBRARY LOANS: Items
may be reserved when they are on loan to another borrower. There is usually no charge for
a reservation. Items may also be borrowed from other libraries, although some loans from
other libraries do incur a fee. Reserved items and inter-library loans must be collected
from the Library within 14 days of notification. We will notify you via the
telephone or we will send a note if we are unable to contact you.
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SERVICES |  |
| Online
Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).
The days of the card catalogue are almost gone!
Today's catalogue is fully digital, making it easier and faster to find out what material
the library holds. Go to http://www.hinchinbrooklibraries.com.au/
to search our catalogue online from home, the library or anywhere in the
world.
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| Internet
access, available FREE for one hour sessions at the Ingham Library and half
hour sessions at Halifax Library. Take
a look at our Search the Web page. Find
some useful search engines and tips on
searching.
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Word Processing facilities are available for use in the library.
Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint
and Excel are available at the library FREE....you only pay for any
printing you do.USB Flash
drives are required if work needs to be saved. (Floppy dives are no longer
available on our computers).
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Inter-library Loans are
available on request. If the request is made to the State
Library of Queensland or to one of the public libraries
participating in the Queensland Union Catalogue project no charge will be imposed.
The public can access the State Library
Catalogue but requests have t be placed by your local library. Charges may be required though if requests have to be
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The Ingham Library houses the Local History Collection,
includes historic photos of the Herbert River District, news clippings, local history
books and other information. Historical Photographs of the local area as well as
Thuringowa, the Burdekin, Bowen and Charters Towers are also available on CD ROM for
searching and printouts
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| The Kennedy Regiment Library a collection of
books, file, photographs etc concerning the history of the 31st Battalion (The Kennedy
Regiment) and Australian military history generally. |
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| Holiday
Activities
for children
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Community language collections accessible through the State Library of QueenslandThe community language collection consists of approximately 110,000 books in over 55 languages. The collection is designed to meet the needs of those who wish to read a language other than English. Materials from the collection are sent out in bulk to public libraries throughout Queensland. Members of the public wishing to borrow community language materials need to contact their local library. This is a free service.
Access the Internet and Library information in your own language through the Multilingual Bridge The Multilingual Bridge website has been designed to assist public librarians in Queensland provide services to you in various community languages. It is also designed to assist in accessing the State Library of Queensland's multilingual collection of approximately 100,000 books in over 55 languages. |
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| A Display
Area and Community Noticeboard is available for use by the
community. Simply call the librarian and request a time slot for displays (Days or weeks).
To use the community notice board just ask at the counter, showing us your notice and
we'll endeavour to find space. Every effort will be made to accomodate you. You will also
find a display of information booklets and brochures just outside the
main entrance to the Ingham Library and also at the Halifax Library. Feel free to take
these, they are there for your information. |
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| Photocopying
Facilities: An A4 photocopy costs 25 cents and A3 is 50 cents. Colour photocopying
is also available, ask library staff for details.
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Education
Services
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North
Queensland Public Libraries and the State Library of Queensland are
proud to offer, FREE ONLINE TUTORING.
Connect
to real, live tutors who are experts in their fields and
who are proficient at tutoring school students online. They provide
instant help and tutoring in all main subjects
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A Homework Help Club
is provided on a weekly basis during school terms, for students working on
assignments. A computer is set aside for students and Black and White
computer printouts and photocopying is FREE.
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Story
Time for children
Every Wednesday at 9am
Story Time is conducted at the Ingham Library. Enjoy the stories and craft
and make friends at the same time.
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Webzine Can
of Words is an
online civic space for the Hinchinbrook community, encouraging and
supporting the literary and cultural interests of the community and
highlighting local efforts in this field.
Can of Words publishes articles written by residents of the
Hinchinbrook Shire, North Queensland Australia. The focus is on articles
of literary interest but updates from the Arts community and
promotion of the area generally are also included. Teachers are welcome to
submit class work and Students are welcome to submit stories, poems and
other works of art to be placed on the local community webzine. Call us on
47764614 if you have any queries. Submission details can be found on www.hinchinbrooklibraries.com.au/canofwords
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| The State Library of Queensland provides FREE access to sophisticated and in depth online databases for all patrons of Queensland's Public Libraries. . These offer users the opportunity to search numerous newspapers, magazines and academic journals. Most search results provide full text articles that may be printed, saved or emailed. Library staff will provide free demonstration for school staff and students upon appointment, phone 4776 4614. You can also be guided through the use of these databases by collecting a free booklet from either Ingham or Halifax libraries. | |||
