For those in Hawksbury dreaming of digitising old family photos in stunning detail or ready to launch their very own podcast but missing the gear – it’s time to get excited.
A brand-new Technology Hub is coming to Hawkesbury Library- free to members.
Hawkesbury Library Service is due to start building works at the Central Library in Windsor early this month to transform its computer room into a modern Technology Hub, providing Hawkesbury Library members better access to IT facilities, improving technological, digital and production opportunities for all ages.
Backed by $200,000 in grant funding from the NSW Government under the Public Library Infrastructure Grant program, this project will see a complete redesign of the existing computer room at the Central Library.
The current printing room will be transformed into an archive room and will include a powerful flatbed scanner that can be used for book scanning and additional functionality that will include transparency unit scans for negatives and slides and a video, cassette and DVD to digital converter.
The computer room will be remodelled to introduce a production room. It will be soundproof and will include a four-person podcasting kit that will include headphones and microphones. The computer room will be updated with new furniture, have easy access to the photocopier and house eight public computers.
All the rooms will be able to be booked by the public.
These changes to infrastructure will offer the community new collaboration and learning opportunities, and access to professional archiving, production and printing services. Hawkesbury Library members will have easier access to the library’s high-quality collections, enhanced connectivity and contemporary library functions such as podcast creation.
