Library Services

Borrowing

A library card is necessary to borrow at all of the Scenic Rim Region's libraries. Ten items may be borrowed at any one time for a period of four weeks. Loans may be extended if necessary. If items are not overdue they can be renewed on-line, by phone or by visiting any SRRC library. Items not available at the time of your visit may be reserved. A $1.60

charge per reminder notice is payable for overdue items.

Special Materials and Services

The Scenic Rim region's libraries not only stock a wide variety of books, but also a large selection of large print books, picture books and local studies materials. Members are encouraged to use other services including audio CDs and DVDs, CD-ROMs, the internet, word processing and photocopying. Fun events such as craft sessions and storytelling for children are held at some branches. A housebound service is also

available to anyone in the Scenic Rim region who is genuinely in need of it. Contact Council's library staff for further information regarding the housebound service.

EBSCO Publishing

EBSCO Publishing offers a broad range of full text and bibliographic databases designed to meet the reference needs of all library types worldwide. This database is made available through the State Library of

Queensland, OPAL (Online Public Access in Libraries) project.

Other resources offered offsite by the State Library of Queensland

Queenslanders have access to a number of authoritative, subscription-only databases that are not available through Google or other free search engines.

Onsite access at your public library or State Library

Onsite access is easy - visit your local Queensland public library or the State Library of Queensland and connect using one of the onsite computers.

Offsite access

To access these databases away from the library - from any computer connected to the internet (eg home or office) - you must be a Queensland resident and:

own a State Library e-services card (register for an e-services card allowing five days to receive your card);
OR
be a member of a Queensland public library with a QPL account (register for a QPL account - immediate access after email verification)

Click here to connect to these databases.

Need Help?

If you do not find the information you are looking for on this page, or if you require any further information, need advice regarding your PIN, have a borrower enquiry, or have any difficulties using this service, please phone Beaudesert library staff on (07) 5540 5142.

Library Statistics

Council compiles and publishes the library statistics monthly for the community's information. The library keeps extensive statistics which are used for various purposes. Click here to view recent statistics.

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