News and events for our library community
Margaret River Library will be closing early at 12pm on Friday 6th December for an all Shire staff event.
We will be open again on Saturday 7th at 10am. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Feel free to use the after-hours chute for your returns and access to our online services is available at amrlibraries.com
From today until December 12th, we would like your feedback to better understand how our Digital Mentors can help you.
If you missed some of our recent sessions like, ChatGPT, Scams, and Virtual Reality, this is your chance to request more.
Click on the link to answer the 3-question survey.
(Or copy and paste that address into your browser https://culturecounts.cc/s/4yWn5S )
Below are the library Digital Mentors Ana Brawls and Greg Skyles with current learner Divvy at last weeks’ Celebration of our Age Expo.
Thanks to fundings from GoodThings and FOLA we are able to keep delivering our Digital Training Program.
Teens aged 12 years old and over are invited to join us for the final Book Chat Club of the year at Margaret River Library on Monday 25th November at 4pm.
At our Book Chat Club meetings we talk about the books we have read and give reviews and recommendations to other club members. We also have a fun book related craft or activity during the meeting with all materials provided.
Book Chat Club is free with snacks provided and bookings are not required, simply head to the library at 4pm.
Or put your name down for 1-on-1 tech help with your own device to go in the draw to win a prize.
Guests will have the opportunity to explore some of the library technology on display like iPads, Virtual Reality or Sphero Robots.
Ask Library staff a quick tech question on the day about your own device. Some popular questions are:
The Library team are ready for you. Friday 15th November,11.30am – 1.30pm at the Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART. No need to book, just come along to the Expo and look for our stand.
The Expo celebrates Seniors Week and positive healthy ageing. Nala Bardip Mia – Margaret River HEART is an easily accessible venue and you will find plenty of other activities to join on the day. To view the full Expo program visit www.amrshire.wa.gov.au/FOOA
This interactive story time session is for older adults to share their life stories and memories. We will start with a heart warming story called ‘Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge’ by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas and presented by Leisa Prangnell. We welcome everyone, particularly those living with dementia and their families, including children.
Please RSVP to Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600
The Library is an easily accessible venue and space can be made for support carers. This event is in honour of Seniors Week and is a satellite event for the Festival of Our Age: Celebrating Positive Healthy Ageing.
Just Home Margaret River are holding an information session at the Library. Come along to hear about what the group is achieving, their plans for the future and how members of our community might be able to help.
If you can’t attend the session you can contact Just Home for more information. Email: office@justhome.org.au or visit the website: https://justhome.org.au
Just Home is a grassroots movement for housing justice. Their goal is for everyone in Augusta Margaret River to have access to appropriate, accessible, low cost, secure and sustainable housing.
Lynnie has been living in the South West for the past 42 years, after a childhood in California. She graduated from Edith Cowan University in Visual Arts and has been painting ever since. Lynnie’s work is influenced by the many years she spent working at sea, in the Mediterranean and other exotic places in the world. With her paintings, she wants to focus on how beautiful and precious our oceans are and the need to treat them with respect and sustainability.
The subject of little boats can also be viewed as a metaphor, representing transition or movement, the journey our lives can take in sunny times and cloudy.
Each of the artworks are for sale through the artist and the exhibition remains on display at the Augusta Library into 2025. The Augusta Library is an easily accessible venue and the exhibition can be viewed when the library is open: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 4pm.
To celebrate Get Online Week, we are hosting an important workshop to help our community stay safe online.
Delivered in partnership with Justine Esmonde from NBN, this workshop is suitable for all ages and abilities, and it is designed to enable you to navigate the online world with more confidence.
Topics covered include:
Bookings necessary. Please contact the Margaret River Library on Ph: 9780 5600 or Email amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au to book your spot. The library is an easily accessible venue.
To celebrate Get Online Week, we are hosting a very special workshop.
Wednesday, October 16th 1pm to 2 pm – Tips on how to use ChatGPT
Scott Robinson from thebox in Busselton will bring his expertise to the Margaret River Library for a fun and interactive session suitable for all ages.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and explore how ChatGPT can deliver different results. Expect to laugh and learn in this live demonstration with audience participation.
The workshop will cover:
Bookings necessary. Please contact the Margaret River Library on Ph: 9780 5600 or Email amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au to book your spot. The library is an easily accessible venue.
Margaret River Library will be open from 10am to 12pm only on Friday 18th October. We will be closed from 12pm to enable the library team to attend staff training. We apologise for any inconvenience.
The Library opens again on Saturday 19th at 10am.
Feel free to use our after-hours chute for your returns and access to the library online services is available at amrlibraries.com
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au