News and events for our library community
Kids aged 10 to 14 years old are invited to join us at Margaret River Library for Book Chat Club on Monday 28th 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, but bookings are required. Please phone Rachael on 9780 5602 or email rdrummond@amrshire.wa.gov.au to book your child’s place.
Margaret River Library will be closed all day on Friday 25th June for electrical works. Open again on Saturday 26th June, 10am – 3pm
We apologise for any inconvenience. Feel free to use the after-hours chute for your returns. Access to our online services is available at amrlibraries.com
** The library is open to over 60’s on Wednesday mornings 10am – 12pm and open to all ages from 12 – 5.30pm.
Join us for a one hour jazz performance with old favourites like Frank Sinatra’s ‘Singing in the Rain’. Serge sings jazz classics beautifully and is a master of the saxophone so we are in for a treat. Space is limited so please RSVP to reserve your seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600
Our Early Childhood Education collection has been updated, with new resources suitable for teachers and parents alike.
There is a wide range of topics to chose from, including outdoor learning, sensory activities, special educational needs and computer skills in the early years. You can also find books on emotional intelligence and resilience.
Please click on the image to browse other titles in the collection.
Author Don Briggs offers a glimpse into the history of the WA timber trade including the periods of exploration, the settlement at King George Sound, the Swan River Colony, the forests of the South West and the people who made it happen. His research reveals lots of local places and names with lovely old images as well.
Don is the author of ‘Pioneers of the Western Australian Timber Industry’ and the biographical work ‘The Busettis of Cowaramup’. Both titles are in stock at the Margaret River and Augusta Libraries.
Please RSVP as space is limited. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600
The WA Local Government Association is inviting you to nominate your favourite Local Government happy place. If you participate, you could win a Canon EOS DSLR Camera AND star in a Happy Place TV commercial!
Just take a photo (or shoot some video footage) of your happy place, and upload it with some words about why this place is important to you.
Click here to submit your entry. Entries close 30 June 2021.
Join us for Toddler Tales this Thursday 10th June, 10.30am at Augusta Library.
Toddler Tales is aimed at children 18 to 36 months old and involves a story, rhymes, songs, craft and morning tea.
Bookings are required as spaces are limited, phone Rachael on 9780 5602 to reserve your child’s place
Books are food for the mind and soul for anyone who loves to read.
The Footpath Library was developed to provide free access to books for everyone, and especially for those who may be experiencing particular hardship in their lives right now.
The Footpath Library provides free access to e-books and e-audiobooks without requiring you to provide identification or proof of address.
The library offers thousands of popular titles for children, teens and adults – plus a special selection of wellbeing titles aimed particularly at teens.
To access this service, please email sarahchristiner@footpathlibrary.org and request your free log-in details.
Click here to explore the range of titles online now.
Held on the last Monday of each month, Book Chat Club is a place for ten to fourteen year olds to chat about their favourite books and reading.
Bookings are required, please phone 9780 5600 or email rdrummond@amrshire.wa.gov.au as spaces are limited.
Happy Reading!
The next Book Chat Club Meeting is Monday 31st May at 4.15pm
We’re inviting all our community members to help with the development of the new Shire website.
Participants can go into a draw to win one of two $100 gift vouchers to spend at a local business of their choice.
You can help us by completing 2 online testing activities:
Activity A – Website home page testing (takes 5-7 minutes to complete)
Activity B – Website navigation testing (10 minutes)
Click here to start the test activities.
Thanks for your help! 🙂
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au