Three Bexley Libraries Go Wireless
Bexley's Library Service now offers free Wireless Internet access at three
of its libraries: Central Library, Bexleyheath; Sidcup Library, Hadlow Road;
and Welling Library, Bellegrove Road.
Wi-Fi, or 'wireless fidelity', allows the connection of Wi-Fi enabled mobile
devices such as notebook computers, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs)
and mobile phones to the Internet via a wireless network.
Rolling out Wi-Fi services is part of the London Borough of Bexley's Vision
to provide its customers with state-of-the-art facilities and access to information.
Increasing Wi-Fi services also fits into the Government's e-services agenda,
which aims to ensuring that every citizen in the UK has access to e-services
via the internet.
Wi-Fi facilities provide flexibility and choice. Bexley Library Service customers
with wireless enabled laptops or devices can now access the virtual world and
surf the web for business, study and leisure with greater ease than ever before.
Customers can also be assured that accessing the internet via Wi-Fi facilities
in Bexley's libraries is safely filtered, just like all the public computers
in libraries.
Using the Wi-Fi facilities avoids the need to book a library computer and
is completely free of charge. Customers can access the Wi-Fi network while
using other library facilities and services, such as borrowing books, selecting
a DVD and reading the newspapers, making a visit to a library a more enjoyable
experience all-round.
If you wish to know how to connect to the Wi-Fi system, please ask a member
of the Library staff.
