Spotlight: Events Calling all Harry Potter fans! It’s time to brush up on your reading of this well loved fantasy series and book a place at one of the library’s Harry Potter Trivia evenings during November. The under 12 event took place on Tuesday, but there are still spots available for the 12+ and adults trivia nights, to be held at the library from 6-8pm on the 17th and 24th of November. So jump aboard…

Gunnedah Shire library subscribes to several eResources/databases that are available to its members free of charge using their library card. A full list of eResources is available on the library’s website. Just click on the resource you want to access and log-in using your library card number. Not a member of the library yet? Just come in, fill out the simple application form, show some proof of address, and you’ll not only be able to access…

Calling all Harry Potter fans!It’s time to brush up on your reading of this favourite set of books , as the library is holding two Harry Potter Trivia evenings in November. One for under 12 years, to be held on Tuesday 10 November 2020, at the library from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm and one for the over 12 years old to be held on Tuesday 17 November, at the same place and time. So…

Lots of things are happening at the library this week! Libraries are no longer just book place but also people spaces, and we have plenty of events every week. This week we have Junior Brain Games after school activity again. This programme runs every Wednesday afternoon from 3.30pm to 4.30pm and includes such activities as join the dots, find the objects, mazes, word games, memory activity, reading and comprehension, and sometimes some handicrafts such as origami.…

The library is a place where there’s always something going on! It’s not just a place to borrow and return books, but it’s a place where you can do some research, work on your projects, and meet like minded people. On Wednesday morning the Family History group meets at the library, so if you would like to investigate your family tree or learn a bit about Gunnedah, but aren’t sure where to start, come along…

After the Covid 19 shut down, the library has started its popular Junior Brain Games after school activity again. This programme runs every Wednesday afternoon from 3.30pm to 4.30pm and includes such activities as join the dots, find the objects, mazes, word games, memory activity, reading and comprehension, and sometimes some handicrafts such as origami. The programme is aimed at children eight to twelve years and targets different brain activities, such as creativity, number skills,…

Last week, lots of children enjoyed Crafty Creations at Gunnedah Library! Ladybirds, cup cake container flowers, and bunches of Australian wildflowers were only some of the things created by older children! If you would like your child to participate, Crafty Creations is held during the school holidays on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. There are limited numbers due to the Covid protocols, so please ring 67402190 to secure a place. There’s…

Parents please note we are taking bookings for the library’s school holiday programme which starts next week. There are two sessions each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10.30am to 11.00am for children up to seven years – this includes stories and a handicraft. It’s free so just come along and enjoy yourself. In the afternoon we cater for children from eight to twelve years with Crafty Creations – a light hearted look at what children…

School holidays are coming up, and with it, the question of what can the children do during their two weeks off school? Gunnedah library has a school holiday programme organised for from Toddlers to children up to twelve years old, so there’s something for everyone.Children up to seven years old are catered for on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 10.30am to 11.00am with stories and handicraft. Bookings aren’t necessary for this programme, although social…

Calling all artists, craftspeople, writers and colouring in fans! You still have time to enter a creation in the Cultural Precinct’s Spring into September exhibition. There’s colouring in for three age groups, including seniors/young at heart, and the Library is also running a writing competition - write a poem, a limerick, a short story, an essay. Entries are due on Friday 18 Septembers, and winners in all categories of the colouring in and writing competition…