"We're very aware that a lot of people here either travel for work or they have shift work and things like that, which makes it hard for these people to go to these courses and further their learning.
"Now that we can provide library members with Lynda.com access, this will assist with moving Masterton into a really good space in terms of the digital age."
The library's Digital Services staff member Angela McDonald, who has a background in graphic design, said library users are able to access the service from home too.
"With people that are travelling and working they can log on just using their library membership card and their library PIN number," she said.
"It could be 1am and they could potentially be at home on their laptop logged in learning something.
Ms McDonald said through Lynda.com, a whole range of courses were available to the community.
"Everything from learning how to use Microsoft to learning how to design websites using code, and computer programmes like InDesign and Photoshop too."
Since Lynda.com became accessible to library members last week, staff have already received "quite a bit of feedback".
"It's just about the getting the message out there to people who don't have access to this kind of thing," Ms McDonald said.
"Maybe people that can't afford to do a course at Polytech or people who aren't in a situation where they can travel and be away from home each day.
"Through Lynda.com you can easily get certificates that are internationally recognised, and all for free.
"So it's really good to be able to offer this to everybody in our community."
Library staff are happy to talk to any members interested in utilising the free service.
