News and events for our library community
Celebrate Seniors Week with morning tea at the Margaret River Library. Entertainment includes the Montessori School Choir, general knowledge quiz, lucky door prizes, aromatherapy hand massages and Kim Fuller will be on hand to talk to guests one-on-one about staying fit and healthy at home. This is a free community event and the library is an easily accessible venue. Please RSVP for catering to email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or ph: 9780 5600.
Discover deadly will be running workshops to teach snake identification, safety around snakes and correct first aid treatment for snake bite. Venomous and non venomous snakes will be on display with the opportunity to cuddle a python. Sessions are professional, informative, safe and fun. They are designed for teachers, carers, outdoor workers and business owners who might encounter snakes in their work day. Sessions go for 1.5 hrs and seats are limited so RSVP is essential to Ph: 9780 5600 or email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au
The Snake Awareness Day is presented by staff from Discover Deadly on behalf of the Shire of Augusta Margaret River
What to Grow and How to Preserve It focuses on all you need to know about planting food for the summer growing season, including enriching your patch through the use of worm tunnels. In addition, Session 5 will provide you with demonstrations, recipes and tastings of a variety of ways to enjoy and preserve your summer fruit and vegetables.
RSVP to Eventbrite HERE or contact the library if that is all too hard. Ph: 9780 5600 or email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au
When you next visit the library take a few minutes to look at our New Books Display. You might come across something you’ve been looking for, or a book you did not even know you wanted.
If you are a fiction reader, some of the current highlights include: “A boy and his dog at the end of the world” by C. A. Fletcher. With well thought lines, Fletcher evokes a world where not many of us are left. A phenomenally crafted tale of survival, kindness and a very empty planet.
“The beekeeper of Aleppo” by Christy Lefteri, is not the story of one single refugee, but many stories blended into one to draw a deep picture of the real struggles lived by those who try to escape a war torn country in order to survive. At times heart breaking and others heart-warming, this a tale of contemporary significance.
You will also find new books by Ben Elton, Chloe Benjamin and Sally Rooney.
Take a journey with “Great Western Railway Gallery” book, get adventurous but not too reckless in the kitchen with “Healthy Greek Cooking”, or toss the diet out the window with Pamela Clark’s” Cake & Co”.
Penny Olsen and Lynette Russell shed a light on the importance indigenous Australians had in helping European settlers find and catalogue our unique fauna in “Australia’s first naturalists”.
This New Books edition is an eclectic sample of our collection, and we hope you find something special for you. Just remember to place a hold on the item you would like to read, or ask one of our staff if you need help.
Happy reading!
Award winning author Josh Langley will take participants on a storytelling journey based on his books: ‘Being You is Enough’ and ‘It’s OK to Feel the Way You Do’. Afterwards, Nature Conservation Margaret River Region’s Drew McKenzie will guide a beautiful wildflower walk. Afternoon tea and children’s activities included. RSVP to this FREE event to Jessica Black Ph: 9780 5276 or Email: jblack@amrshire.wa.gov.au
Details: The wildflower walk will take a leisurely pace, returning to Rosa Brook Hall in under an hour. Please bring your own hat, water bottle and comfortable footwear. Children’s activities include a natural potion station (BYO smock/apron) and a storytelling tent.
If you are over 10 years old and love books, come to Book Chat at Margaret River Library this Monday 26th August at 4.30pm for recommended reads and fun book related activities.
Saturday 31st August, 2 – 3pm at the Margaret River Library. RSVP to reserve your seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600
Light refreshments will be provided after the talk and Margaret River Bookshop will be on hand with books for sale.
Have you received your new bin? Want to find out more about waste reduction and our new three bin service? We kick start this year’s Low Impact Living Program with a two-part information session hosted by Jackie Dickson – Shire of Augusta Margaret River Waste Education and Projects Officer and sustainability, waste reduction wizard Nirala Hunt. In part one of this session Jackie will talk us through how to navigate our three-bin service including what to put where and why and where our stuff goes once we pop it in the bin. In the second half of this session, Shopping for the Planet, Nirala will look at shopping choices and how we can make changes to our consumption patterns that have benefits not only for our hip pocket, but also assist us as a society to reduce the amount of waste we create. If this sounds like your cup of tea, we would love to see you there.
Alternatively, contact the library E: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or P: 9780 5600.
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au