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Create, Play, Learn

Welcome to Bayside Libraries creative space, Create Play Learn. Customers of the Library have access to 3D printers, audio and visual equipment, cricuts as well as other hardware and software tools that they can use for free to create pretty much anything they can imagine. (Some machines require additional materials which may be purchased for a fee.)

Beaumaris Library offers sound editing equipment, 3D printing, cricuts and digitsation equipment.

Brighton Library offers 3D printing and digitsation equipment.

Sandringham Library offers 3D printing and digitsation equipment.

Come and see what we have to offer!

Preserve Your Memories

Bayside Libraries offer digitisation equipment for public use, free at our libraries! In our Create, Play, Learn spaces you can convert

VHS tapes
vinyl records,
cassette tapes
CDs
DVDs
slides
negatives
reel-to-reel films

Find out more about Digitisation

Cricut Maker 3

A Cricut Maker 3 is available for use at Beaumaris Library. You can use this machine to create paper crafts, vinyl decals, iron-on tote bags or t-shirts, and much more! Please bring your own paper or vinyl, mats are supplied by the library. You can either bring your own laptop, or book into our Create Play Learn computer to access Cricut Design Space, the software used to power the machine. If you are interested in using the Cricut machine please email createplaylearn@bayside.vic.gov.au

Alienware Computers

The Alienware computers are avaliable to use at Beaumaris and Brighton Libraries. They are intended for using software that requires a high-specification machine; they should not be used for word processing, web browsing, etc.

The software available on the Alienware computers are: