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Cocoon Gallery Exhibition launch on Saturday 2nd June for Naomi, Jasper and Madelyn Keenan

Posted on 17 May 2018

Win tickets to the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival

Posted on 11 May 2018

To go in the draw to WIN a ticket to the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, just visit the Augusta or Margaret River Library, fill in an entry form and place your competition entry in the box provided. Winners will be drawn on 28^th May.

The Margaret River Library is proud to be a venue partner with the following FREE events

Friday 1 June, 11am – 12pm. Join author Shokoofeh Azar as she shares her experiences of using magical realism to reignite culture and add layers of meaning to her stories.

Saturday 2 June, 10am – 11am. “You got to be in it to win it!” Come along to meet the winners of the Margaret River Press Short Story Competition and the South West Shorts Competition.

FREE events, bookings essential at www.mrrwfestival.com or visit the Arts Margaret River Office

Temporary interruption to online services Sunday 6 May

Posted on 5 May 2018

Online library services, including catalogue access, may be temporarily unavailable between 1pm – 6pm on Sunday 6 May, due to scheduled maintenance.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Romance e-book trial – we’d like your feedback

Posted on 3 May 2018

If you love reading romance, we think you’ll enjoy Romance BookCloud – with over 1800 titles and unlimited simultaneous usage 24/7.

There are romance titles for all tastes, including contemporary, historical, suspense, paranormal and LBGTQ.

Our library service has been given a free 4 month trial of this e-resource.

We invite all our romance-lovers to try the service and let us know what you think. Please note that you do need an active internet connection to access the books. (Don’t forget your membership gives you free access to our wifi if you would like to settle into a comfy chair at the library to read.)

Click here to go to Romance BookCloud.

Please send all feedback to: jporter@amrshire.wa.gov.au

Fantasy author talk by Nicola Sheridan

Posted on 2 May 2018

Boomerang Bag Information Session

Posted on 29 April 2018

Temporary interruption to online services Sunday 29 April

Posted on 28 April 2018

Online library services including catalogue access may be unavailable between 12 noon and 8pm on Sunday 29 April due to scheduled maintenance.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Open Studios Art Event in the Cocoon Gallery for Emerging Artists

Posted on 25 April 2018

As part of the Margaret River Region Open Studios the Cocoon Gallery for Emerging Artists is hosting Barbara Webster: Landscapes. Come along to the library to view her works, watch her paint and pick her brains about her art practice. Barbara will be available to the public during MRROS at the following times: Saturday 10am – 12pm, Tuesday 10am – 12pm, Thursday 1 – 2pm, Friday 1 – 2pm. Grab a coffee loyalty card when you visit Barbara and receive the first cuppa free!

Zinio e-magazines app end-of-life… but the magazines are still available to download!

Posted on 18 April 2018

The Zinio for Libraries app will be discontinued in the near future – but the e-magazines will continue to be available to our patrons via the RBdigital app.

If you have been using the Zinio app, we encourage you to download the RBdigital app to your mobile device to access magazines. Your username and password will remain the same, and you won’t lose any of your previously checkout out content. Remember to select the State Library of WA as your library when setting up the app.

If you haven’t yet explored the huge range of e-magazines that are available to our patrons, click here and look for the RBdigital magazines tab.