News and events for our library community
Book – My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Date – Thursday 31st August
Time – 12:30pm
The Margaret River Community Book Club is coordinated by Rachel England-Brassy. The group meets monthly in the junior end of the library and everyone is welcome to attend.
Due to scheduled power shutdowns, the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) online services will be unavailable during these times:
Your local AMR Library Services and catalogue will not be affected by these outages, however some shared online services (eg Zinio) may be temporarily unavailable, and Inter-library Loans cannot be placed during the outages.
Thank you for your patience.
We invite all our community to go into the draw for tickets to the CinefestOZ 2017 Film Festival.
The prizes include:
To enter, simply fill out an entry form and place it in the box provided at either Augusta Library or Margaret River Library.
Winners drawn Tuesday 15th August.
For more information about screenings, visit cinefestoz.com
Is it possible to live completely waste free?
In this multi-award winning festival favourite, partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least garbage. Their light-hearted competition is set against a darker examination of the problem of waste. Even as Grant and Jen start to garner interest in their project, they struggle to find meaning in their miniscule influence on the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”. This film is a fun and inspiring call to individual action that speaks to crowds of all ages.
Join us as we celebrate Plastic Free July at the Library. Cape to Cape Plastic Free presenter, Nirala Hunt, will offer a question and answer session after the film. All welcome to this family friendly movie night. Spaces are limited so please book.
Phone: 9780 5600 Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au
Access to many of our online resources will be interrupted this Sunday 16 July while scheduled maintenance takes place.
The services will be unavailable from 4pm until 6pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the non-profit organisation Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. Rossato-Bennett visits family members who have witnessed the miraculous effects of personalized music on their loved ones, and offers illuminating interviews with experts including renowned neurologist and best-selling author Oliver Sacks (Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain) and musician Bobby McFerrin (“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”). An uplifting cinematic exploration of music and the mind, ALIVE INSIDE’s inspirational and emotional story left audiences humming, clapping and cheering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.
Spaces are limited in the library cinema so please RSVP
Phone: 9780 5600 or Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au
All library patrons are required to follow our Code of Conduct, agreeing to be respectful and responsible.
We are now asking everyone to also be Cybersmart!
This poster (above) explains what it means to be respectful, responsible and cybersmart at the library, and also lets you know what you can expect from library staff.
Did you know that there are 2 separate services provided by the Federal Government, to enable the reporting of cyber-bullying and offensive materials online?
Under 18’s who wish to report cyber-bullying & illegal content, or get help removing offensive online material, should visit the Office of the eSafety Commissioner online.
Adults who wish to report cybercrime incidents which may breach Australian law should visit ACORN (Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network) online. Click here to visit ACORN.
For more online safety resources, click the eSmart logo below.
The Augusta and Margaret River Libraries will both be closing early due to an organisational development meeting on Friday 14th July:
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au