Technology

Technology & Maker Spaces

The Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Library isn't just a place - it's a service!

We are committed to providing our patrons with the technology they need - when & where they need it - to help our community thrive!

360 Camera

Our 360 Degree Digital Camera is perfect for complete 360 degree imaging! You can take 360 pictures for your website, create a virtual "See Inside" tour of your facilities, and bring your events to life with spherical videos!

Our 360 camera is a Ricoh Theta S. This camera will be available for our patrons to use in the near future.

If you would like a virtual tour or 360 degree pictures taken for your facility, please contact the Library.

Click here for more information about 360 imaging, virtual tours, and Google Street View.

Take a virtual tour of our Library!

Check out these Google Street View tours!

Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands

South Africa

Machu Picchu

US NAtional Parks & Historic Sites

See inside...

ARt Project

NASA

OCEANS

Loire Castles, FRance

Children's Lit & Learn Center

Funding for these stations provided by the Friends of the Library.

The Library offers two AWE Literacy Stations in our Children's Room.

The Bilingual-Spanish Early Literacy Station is designed specifically for our youngest patrons ages 2-8 and features over 4,000 localized learning activities. The fun, interactive and engaging content spans all seven curricular areas: math, science, & nature, social studies & geography, reading, art & music, writing & computer skills, and reference.
The AfterSchool Edge is designed for elementary school children ages 6-12. With 70+ top-rated educational multi-curricular titles designed for elementary-age children, it is ideal for enrichment, intervention, homework help, and skill reinforcement.

Digital & Downloadable Content

Need help with our digital resources? Appointments for one-on-one assistance are available! Contact us to set up an appointment or for assistance.

D.I.Y. Carts

Our D.I.Y. carts will have everything you need to facilitate your creativity! There will be an assortment of craft supplies from colored pencils to paint to duct tape. You can create anything you want - whether you want to make a scrapbook page, a duct tape wallet, or spend some time free-creating! In a joint partnership with the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council, these carts will be made available to the public at the Library and the Carnegie Center.

The Library's D.I.Y. cart also includes a Button-Maker, a Cricut machine, a digital photo printer, a laminating machine, a Polaroid camera, and a poster printer.

These carts are available to the public anytime the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Library and the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Arts Council are open for business.

These carts were funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services — Library Services and Technology Act Grants to States Program.

GLASS Accessible Technology

The Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Library has accessible technology to assist patrons at the library. We have a video magnifier, a text-to-speech converter, a high contrast keyboard, and portable magnifying devices, courtesy of GLASS (Georgia Library for Accessible Services).

For a list of software applications (apps) for mobile devices or phones that can be used by consumers who are visually impaired to read books, newspapers, magazines, or other print material, please see the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)'s Reference Guide for Accessible Mobile Reading Apps.

Innovation Hub (Maker Space)

Our Innovation Hub consists of a Sprout by HP and a Dremel Idea Builder 3D Printer. The Sprout will allow users to design to their heart’s content and make a 3-D scan of their design, which users can then print on the Dremel 3D Printer.

Bring your own item to scan and print, create a new design, or check out one of our preloaded designs!

Your first 3D object is free. The cost for additional objects is:

$1.00 base charge per item printed, plus $0.10 per gram

If this will be your first time using our Innovation Hub, please contact us to schedule an appointment. Otherwise, please call ahead so we can make sure the hub is ready for your use!

This unit was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services — Library Services and Technology Act Grants to States Program.

Movie-Maker & Digital Design Unit

Our Movie-Maker & Digital Design Unit consists of ten (10) laptops, a green screen & lighting kit, a digital projector, a wireless internet jetpack, and a digital camcorder. A poster printer is also available for public use at the Library.

The software on the laptops includes:

Clip Studio Paint Pro: an all-in-one tool for creating, designing, illustrating, & publishing manga and comics.
MotionArtist: an animation tool
Poser Pro 11: a 3D character art and animation tool
PowerDirector: a video-editing tool

The ten (10) laptops, digital projector, and wireless internet jetpack can also be a stand-alone unit if you just need computing power and internet access.

Laptops are fully equipped with the Windows 10 operating system and Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2013.

These units are completely portable. We have a sturdy travel case for the laptops and a handy travel bag for the green screen & lighting kit, digital projector, and digital camcorder.

These units can be checked out by institutions such as businesses, organizations, and agencies. To check out any of these units, your institution will need to have an Institutional Card in good standing. For more information, please contact the Library.

These units were funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services — Library Services and Technology Act Grants to States Program and the Georgia Public Library Service.