News and events for our library community
Augusta Library will be closed on Thursday 11 September 2025.
Regrettably Toddler Tales has been cancelled.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Feel free to use the after-hours chute for your returns any time and you can follow our latest news and events starting at amrlibraries.com
Access to our online resources for e-books and e-audio books and many more links starts on the library e-resources page of our website.
Emily will be hosting the second meeting of the Growth Shelf at the Margaret River Library and would like new members to attend. It is a space for readers (or listeners) to get together and discuss all things personal growth.
Thursday 11th September at 4.30pm
You can expect:
This is a free community group. You can just show up or for more information contact the organizer, Emily by email: wellnessEA@proton.me
The library is an easily accessible venue and light refreshments will be provided.
These FREE and easily accessible workshops aim to show how Legal Aid WA can help young people. Session times for the workshops are:
Parents and caregivers 12pm
Older students (grades 9 and over) and young adults: 1.30pm
Younger students (grades 4-8): 3.30pm
RSVP to SWAN for the session that suits you. Email info@swanautism.org.au or Phone: 0499 819 038
Augusta Library will be closed for the afternoon from 1pm – 4pm on Tuesday 26 August. Sorry for the inconvenience.
We will be open in the morning from 10am – 12pm though and normal hours resume on Wednesday when we open at 10am.
Feel free to use the after-hours chute for your returns any time and you can follow our latest news and events starting at amrlibraries.com
Access to our online resources for e-books and e-audio books and many more links starts on the library e-resources page of our website.
A new reading group based in Margaret River, dedicated to the genre of Self Development, will be meeting at the Library for the first time next week. It is a space for readers (or listeners) to get together and discuss all things personal growth.
Thursday 28th August at 4.30pm
You can expect:
This is a free community group. You can just show up or for more information contact the organizer, Emily by email: wellnessEA@proton.me
The library is an easily accessible venue and light refreshments will be provided.
Michael Brissenden was a journalist and foreign correspondent with the ABC for thirty-five years. He’s worked across the globe in various roles including as the political editor for ABC TV’s 7.30 and as a reporter with the ABC’s Four Corners. He has published three previous books.
During this book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the author, and enjoy a bookish discussion. Hosted by David Allan-Petale – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby.
For a two-week period (12th to 26th of August), Smoke, as an eBook and an audiobook, will be provided to all participating libraries for free on the Libby app, with unlimited simultaneous loans.
The reader who asks the best question during the live event will also be sent a signed copy of the book by the author!
The Zoom link will be emailed to all attendees on the day of the event. This month’s featured title should be available to borrow in digital format, with no waitlists or holds! If not, you can request your library buys this title.
If you need help assistance with Libby or any other eResources, please contact the library on 08 9780 5600
We are very excited to announce that Sara Foster, author of a multitude of popular thriller fiction titles, including ‘The Hush’ and ‘When She Was Gone’, will be in conversation with Ana Brawls at the Margaret River Library.
Come along to hear about Sara’s journey from book editor to bestselling author, her writing processes, inspirations, and successes as a prominent WA author.
Your entry becomes a ticket in a lucky door prize with a chance to win a signed copy of one of her recent books. Light refreshments will be available after the talk.
Please RSVP to Eventbrite so we save you a seat. or email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600
The Kinetic: Poetry in Motion
Our lives pulse with rhythms of motion, invisible forces that shape us. Trace these energies, whether it’s a tender touch or a life-changing leap, through poetic expression, reflection, and gentle writing prompts. A dynamic and welcoming workshop for those who wish to explore movement as metaphor.
This free, 2 hour workshop is presented by Lakshmi Kanchi. Lakshmi is the inaugural Poet in residence at the Wetlands Centre Cockburn and Chair and project manager of WA Poets Inc. bringing the 2025 Perth Poetry Festival on the road to Margaret River in August.
Please RSVP as spaces are limited. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600
Thursday 14 August, 5pm – 6.30pm
Between River & Sea brings together five powerful and distinct voices for an evening of poetry shaped by place, identity and connection. From whispered memory to thunderous truth, these poets speak across cultures, landscapes and lived experience, flowing between the intimate and the universal.
Join us at the Margaret River Library for a night of shared words and vibrant presence.
This is poetry that listens, stirs and stays with you, spoken where waters meet.
Presenting poets: Arunima Nair, Rachel Is, Ana Brawls, Roe Kanchi, Jaya Penelope
Please RSVP to Eventbrite so we save you a seat.
Alternatively, phone 9780 5600 or email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au
Due to a Shire-wide staff meeting on the morning of Wednesday, 2nd of July,
The Augusta and Margaret River Libraries will be opening 3 hours later than usual, at 1pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Please feel free to use the after-hours returns chute.
click here to explore our online services – which are available 24/7!
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au