The Highfields Library has a connection to the Internet and is free for TRC Library members. You are welcome to browse the World Wide Web and use the email services, and if needed, the staff will show you how to obtain your own free email address. Downloading from the Internet is permitted. Before using the library's web workstation, please read our Internet Public Use Policy.
Visitors to the Region are also welcome to use the resources within our libraries. If you are not yet a member, it's easy to fill in our online membership form.
Other Services
Each library has a multimedia computer workstation with CD-ROM drive and printer. These computers are available for public use, however bookings must be made. Multimedia titles available currently include Magic School Bus, Sim City, Living Books, Exploring Nature, Encarta, The Dynamic Rainforest, Prime Notes DPI, Carmen Sandiego, Dinosaurs, Slick, History of the World, Year Book Australia, Ancient Lands, National Geographic, Encyclopaedia Britannica and many others. Printing costs 50 cents per page.
Photocopiers are available for use, at 30 cents per sheet.
Storytelling for preschoolers is held weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:45 am.
Internet and email access is available. Internet lessons are provided by staff free of charge, by appointment.
Unattended Children Policy
Our libraries welcome children of all ages to use its facilities and services. In an effort to ensure the safety and well-being of the children and maintain an atmosphere of constructive library use, the following policy regarding appropriate use of the library by children and their parents/carers has been adopted:
Responsibility for the welfare and the behaviour of children using the library rests with the parent/carer or an assigned chaperone. Though staff will always respond with care and concern, they cannot assume responsibility for children's safety and comfort when they are unattended. Young children under the age of 9 must not be left unattended at any time. Young children accompanied by youth under age 12 are considered unattended.
Young children should be attended and adequately supervised by a parent, guardian, or carer who is a responsible person of at least twelve years of age. Older children may use the library unattended provided they are able to maintain proper library behaviour.
Libraries may have sudden emergencies that cause them to close without advance warning. Parents should advise their children on what to do when the Library closes.
