News and events for our library community
Kids aged 10 years old are invited to join us at Margaret River Library for Book Chat Club on Monday 25th July at 4.15pm.
At our monthly Book Chat Club meetings we talk about the books we have read and give reviews and recommendations to other club members.
Book Chat Club is free with snacks provided. Please phone Rachael on 9780 5602 or email rdrummond@amrshire.wa.gov.au to book a place.
Due to a full Shire staff meeting, on Friday 22 July:
The Margaret River Library will be CLOSED from 12.30pm
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Please feel free to use the after-hours returns chute.
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Banjo, Nelle CC and Evan have done some drawings that led to creating wood artworks that will be on display in the Cocoon Gallery for emerging artists which is in the entry to the Library.
Everyone is invited to help celebrate the launch of the exhibition on Saturday 9th July at 2pm or visit the library during open hours to browse their work.
The exhibition continues until the end of August.
Banjo and Nelle CC are both students and Evan, proud dad and would be writer – has assisted with many installations. A highlight was assisting Chris Booth’s collaboration with Vivian Brockman’s “Waljin Beela” at The Farm Margaret River.
Join our hour long Lego Club to take on new challenges, with all Lego provided. Best suited to children over 5 years old and bookings are essential.
To book visit https://legoclubmrlibrary11-7-22.eventbrite.com.au or call 9780 5600
To book visit https://legoclubmrlibrary14-7-22.eventbrite.com.au or call 9780 5600
To book visit https://legoclubauglibrary7-7-22.eventbrite.com.au or call 9780 5600
Augusta Lego Club also features crafts for all ages 3 and above.
Please only book one session per child to allow as many people as possible the chance to attend.
** Limited spaces available, book now to avoid disappointment.
All school holiday activities are FREE at the Shire Libraries, however bookings are essential and children must be accompanied by an adult for each session.
Come to the library to collect a free craft pack to take home and make yourself. Packs are designed for children over 5 years old and may require some cutting, pasting and sticking at home.
Choices available include:
Get in quick before they are all gone! Packs are available at both Augusta and Margaret River Libraries.
Calling all Minecraft players! Librarycraft is a free Minecraft Java Edition server for 7 to 17 year olds in Western Australia. You can take part in monthly competitions, play Survival or Creative, and get stuck into mini games!
Brought to you by many awesome WA public libraries, including the Shire of Augusta Margaret River Library Service.
Check it out at librarycraft.net
Regular Baby Rhyme Time, Storytime and Toddler Tales sessions take a break over school holidays. Sessions resume during school term, commencing Monday 18 July.
Learn about prehistoric animals and make a Meganeura (giant dragonfly) followed by a dinosaur hunt for a chance to win giveaways
Create a Line drawing ‘Pop Art style’ of Prehistoric creatures followed by a dinosaur hunt for a chance to win giveaways
Presented by Arts Margaret River these FREE holiday activities will entertain and educate the kids. NUMBERS LIMITED – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. A parent or guardian is required to be in attendance during the session. RSVP using this link: Book prehistoric animals activities
Please ensure you book the correct session to suit your child’s age. Only book one session per child to allow as many people as possible the chance to attend. For more information contact Arts Margaret River on 9758 7316 or email info@artsmargaretriver.com.
The aim of the prehistoric animals activities is to provide a fun and educational activity to engage children and at the same time promote the Erth Prehistoric World shows that are coming to Margaret River HEART in early August.
Kids aged 10 years old are invited to join us at Margaret River Library for Book Chat Club on Monday 27th June at 4.15pm.
At our monthly Book Chat Club meetings we talk about the books we have read and give reviews and recommendations to other club members.
Book Chat Club is free with snacks provided. Please phone Claire on 9780 5602 to book a place.
The Margaret River Library wishes to advise that both Baby Rhymetime and Storytime are cancelled for this week: Monday 21 June & Tuesday 22 June.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. We hope to see you next week!
RSVP using Eventbrite here, call the library 9780 5600, or email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au
For many years, Ros wrote a weekly column for The West Australian which garnered her a wide, devoted readership. A collection of her columns ‘Was it Something I Said?’ was a best seller by UWA Publishing in 2014. In 2021, Ros’s 300-word flash fiction piece How To Leave Your Childhood Behind was awarded winner of Britain’s annual STAUNCH prize against a prominent UK and US shortlist.
Since 2017 Ros has been heavily involved in Aged Care Advocacy and has been an ambassador for Alzheimer’s WA. She has been the sole carer for her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and has written this fiction novel ‘How to shame the devil’, while spending time in and around nursing homes.
‘Clever, entertaining, beautifully crafted, disturbing and full of humanity. An original take on the #MeToo phenomenon, with the wonderful Ros Thomas at her most witty and compelling.’ – Will Yeoman, The West Australian
All welcome to this free event.
The Margaret River Bookshop will be on hand with copies of ‘How to shame the Devil’ and light refreshments will be provided after the talk.
Still Life by Sarah Winman, is a book that spans four decades, and in its majority is set in Florence. The book explores the importance of art, strangers that become family, and the love that holds them together.
In her review of the book, author Lauren Fox said historical fiction hits closest to the bone when it illuminates what we know to be true. Named by many reviewers as beautiful prose that becomes poetry the book is already popular among readers on our shores.
You can reserve the paperback copy on our catalogue with your library card here. Or, read it now on CloudLibrary
The Margaret River Library wishes to advise that both Baby Rhymetime and Storytime are cancelled for this week: Monday 13 June & Tuesday 14 June.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. We hope to see you next week!
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au