Shire of Augusta Margaret River Libraries

The Cocoon Gallery for Emerging Artists Welcomes Jan Harwood

Join us at the Margaret River Library to celebrate the launch of Jan’s art exhibition.

Thursday March 27th, 5pm- 6pm

Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Jan for catering purposes. Email: janharwood@iinet.net.au or Phone: 0427 574 583. All welcome.

In this exhibition Jan has sought and found her happy place. She has created mixed media works with a focus on the Cyanotype printing technique which uses the sun and elements of leaves and flowers from the local environment.

Jan has dabbled with art over the years but more recently in retirement, she has found time to really explore more fully her favourite mediums and creative processes.

In working towards this exhibition Jan has discarded perfectionism and found expression through her appreciation of the patterns, form, texture and intricate beauty of nature. This exhibition finds her refining printmaking techniques and style to represent this.

“When a leaf drops from the tree in the forest, it is not done nor ‘over’. It continues to evolve and change the structure of its presence.” The works she presents in ‘Reflection’ is her interpretation of that evolution.

The exhibition can be viewed in the entry to the Margaret River Library Cocoon Gallery space until the end of April. Artworks can be purchased through the artist.

NOTE: The Library is closed for 3 days while the book sorter is replaced from Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th March.

Margaret River Library will be closed for a hardware upgrade

A thousand apologies for the inconvenience

Margaret River library will be closed for 3 days from the 11th to 13th of March so that our beloved old sorter can be replaced 🙂

We will be open again on Friday the 14th of March at 10am with our new sorter in action.

Library assistant Dale Kelly using the old sorter

Our extensive electronic collection (eBooks, eAudio, comics, magazines, newspapers and games) will still be available while we’re closed. For all our latest news and events, visit amribraries.com

Our returns chute will be in use and the Augusta library will be open as usual.

Changes to Opening Hours – Labour Day

Margaret River Library

will be CLOSED on Monday, 3rd of March for the public holiday, so no baby rhyme time that day.

We OPEN again on Tuesday 4th at 10am. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Feel free to use the after-hours chute for your returns. Don’t forget, access to our online services is available 24/7 at our Library eResources page. For all our latest news and events visit amrlibraries.com

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Happy 20th Birthday Better Beginnings!!

The Better Beginnings early literacy program recognizes parents as a child’s first teacher. Our goal is to inspire a love of reading and learning for all Western Australian children by encouraging families to read, talk, sing, write and play together every day.

Developed and managed by the State Library of Western Australia, Better Beginnings is delivered in partnership with public libraries, community health centres and schools. The program is funded via a tri-partite alliance between the Government of Western Australia (including Royalties for Regions), Western Australian local governments and Rio Tinto.

During this week the Shire Libraries will be celebrating the Better Beginnings 20th Birthday at Margaret River Library for Baby Rhyme Time on Monday 17 February at 2pm and Storytime on Tuesday 18 February at 10.30am. Thanks to all at Augusta Library who took part in our Toddler Tales celebrations last Thursday!

We hope to see you at one of our Library children’s activities soon!

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Margaret River Library

Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au