News and events for our library community
Augusta Margaret River Libraries
Will be CLOSED for Easter.
Good Friday 18th of April
Saturday 19th of April
Easter Monday 21st of April
OPEN again on Tuesday 22nd of April at 10am. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Feel free to use the after-hours chute for your returns.
Access to our online resources is available 24/7.
Join our one-hour long Lego Club session to take on new challenges. This free activity has all Lego provided. Best suited to children over 5 years and bookings are essential.
Session One: Tuesday 15 April | 10.30am – 11.30am at Margaret River Library
Session Two: Thursday 17 April | 10.30am – 11.30am at Augusta Library ** Augusta Library session includes crafts
Session Three: Tuesday 22 April | 2.00pm – 3.00pm at Margaret River Library
Go to eventrbite.com.au/shire of augusta margaret river libraries to book your place
Have fun using our Sphero and Roo-ver bots at the library with games and activities to try. You will need to bring your own smartphone or tablet with the Sphero Play and Sphero Edu apps installed, if possible.
Best suited to ages 7 years and over, book in now to get a place as spaces are limited and this free event usually books out!
Thursday 24 April | 1.30pm – 3.00pm at Margaret River Library
Go to eventrbite.com.au/shire of augusta margaret river libraries to book your place
Once again, we are partnering with Margaret River Senior High School to deliver the Young Mentors Program during May 2025.
The program supports older Australians to improve their digital skills by bringing them together with young people in a mentoring capacity, to share digital skills and knowledge.
The one-to-one sessions are fun, informal and tailored to cover topics older people would like to learn. Participants can use their own devices, so the new skills they learn can be put into practice straight away. Some tablets are available if learners want to have a go, but do not have a device.
The Young Mentors program offers a wealth of benefits to all participants. Older people can improve digital literacy, learn essential life skills and develop a deeper sense of community while the young mentors can develop leadership, communication, problem-solving skills… and much more.
The one-on-one sessions will run on Thursdays, May 15, 22, 29 and June 5, 12pm to 1:30pm.
Register your interest by email to Ana: abrawls@amrshire.wa.gov.au or contact the library Ph:08 9780 5600.
The library is an easily accessible venue with space available for carers if necessary.
Join these free Be Connected Online Presentations to develop your digital skills and keep safer online.
Hosted by the eSafety Commissioner, Be Connected presentations cover a range of topics every month for older Australians, including how to use government websites, how to avoid scams, safer online shopping and banking and staying safe on Facebook.
All presentations are live streamed and delivered in an easy-to-understand format with eSafety’s knowledgeable and friendly presenter, future sessions include.
Visit the Be Connected website for upcoming presentation topics and dates, and information about how to register: beconnected.esafety.gov.au/online-safety-presentations
Need help registering? No problem, contact the eservices Librarian on abrawls@amrshire.wa.gov.au or 9780 5600, for assistance on how to book your spot.
There will be no Storytime on Tuesday 11th March due to the Margaret River library closing for a hardware upgrade.
Margaret River library will be open again at 10am Friday 14th March. Baby Rhyme Time will resume Monday 17th March and Storytime on Tuesday 18th March.
We hope to see you and your children at the library soon!
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.
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.
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.
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
We know it’s a busy time and many students have major assignments and exams due soon.
If this is you, take the pressure off and save extra hours in front of your screen by quickly improving your draft through Margaret River Library’s Studiosity service before you submit your final assignment.
Studiosity, also connects you Live with a tutor online to help with your homework or assignments anytime, anywhere, in any topics like Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and more. You can also get help with spelling and grammar in your assignments.
Revising for exams? Double-check your work with a specialist. Log in and connect in real time to chat through your questions and make sure you’re getting it right, before your exam.
Hear from students on how Studiosity improved their study journey.
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!
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au