page_title: Sutherland Shire Libraries
section_title: Services
hierarchical_section_title: Sutherland Shire Libraries / Services
caption_attribution_description: English: A "Wrap with Love" blanket on display at Engadine public library
context_page_description: Sutherland Shire Libraries is an Australian public library system which serves the Sutherland Shire, in Sydney, New South Wales. It was officially established in 1953. As of June 2016, the library had 76,389 registered members, and a collection of 367,049 items. There are eight branches in the system, named after the suburbs in which they are located.
context_section_description: The library offers reader's advisory services, book clubs, author talks, and interlibrary loans.  Storytimes are available for young children, and the library supports the Premier's Reading Challenge.  The library runs activities for Children's Book Week in August, and coding and robotics workshops are offered for children.  LEGO construction clubs are offered in Sylvania and Engadine.  For older people, home library services, knitting clubs, and technology classes are offered.  International English Language Testing System (IELTS) online courses are provided.  The library provides lectures about Higher School Certificate topics, a study skills online resource, and lists of related texts for HSC English topics.  Quiet study spaces are also provided for HSC students.  All branches except Bundeena have internet-connected computers available for hire.  Most branches have four hours of free Wi-Fi access, with a login using a library card.  Photocopying is available at all branches, and some offer scanning and fax services.  A monthly meeting is held at Sutherland Library's makerspace. Energy-monitor devices for households have also been available to borrow from the libraries.
  The Library website's homepage had 320,883 hits in 2014–15, and 346,920 in 2015–16.
caption: A Wrap with Love knitting club display at Engadine Library.
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