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Bathurst Library

Locality: Bathurst, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6333 6281

Address: 70-78 Keppel Street 2795 Bathurst, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/library.html

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25.01.2022 A N N O U N C E M E N T !!! Children's Programs are back in the library face to face from term 4!!! Strict booking conditions and covid restriction compliance apply. See the flier attached, or call us on 6333 6281 for further information.

23.01.2022 October is Mental Health Month. This awareness month encourages all of us to think about our mental health and wellbeing, regardless of whether we may have a lived experience of mental illness or not. So Tell Us..is there a book, podcast, film or anything else that you would recommend for tips, strategies or stories. The Library has some great books available on mental health- but we want to hear what you would recommend!

23.01.2022 Missing our online Storytime already? Kanopy Kids has a great selection of Play School videos including special Storytimes! Free with your library card today. ... https://bathurst.kanopy.com/video/play-school-story-time See more

21.01.2022 Applications for the 2 x Library Assistants and 1 x Programs Assistant at the Library close tonight. Click in the link below for more details.

20.01.2022 Come pick-up your kits Have you booked a craft kit for the Spring School Holidays...? If yes, they are available to pick-up from the Library today Drop in during business hours to pick-up...share your finished crafts with us via our Facebook Messenger. Happy holidays!!!

19.01.2022 Way Back When Wednesday . . . . A view of Keppel Street towards the railway station. Inwood Motors was originally located at the corner of William & Keppel Streets. Braemar, located in Keppel Street, was originally called Keppel House when it was built for ... Dr. Spencer in 1880. It was demolished in 1985. See more

18.01.2022 Continue Storytime at home with Storybox! We recommend listening to this story 'Queen Celine' written and illustrated by Matt Shanks. "Celine Beaufort was an ordinary girl. She did ordinary things, On ordinary days, In ordinary ways. But every now and then, Celine was a Queen, Of a kingdom by the sea".... https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/stories/queen-celine

18.01.2022 It's Thursday...which means it's Crafternoon time!! So let's bring your recycling and ghostly skills to the fore!! Today's activity is from KIDSPOT https://bit.ly/3jzQIsv

17.01.2022 Are you aged between 14-18yrs and love writing? Here is a fun opportunity to be involved in writing a podcast! Following the link below to find out more info.

17.01.2022 Check out this fun (and cute) picture book 'Barney' written by Catherine Jinks and Illustrated by Stephen Michael King. https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/stories/barney

16.01.2022 The NSW Government has outlined details for COVIDSafe events ahead of the festive season, including outdoor religious services, outdoor singing and carols, funerals and arrangements for New Year’s Eve fireworks: https://bit.ly/2KBzSN1 To keep up-to-date with COVID-19 information visit: www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

15.01.2022 Summer Reading Club kicks off next week! Keep the kids reading over the summer with our annual Summer Reading Club! Read and log what books your child reads or complete challenges and activities to win tickets into the overall prize draw. Keep an eye out for registrations details. Open for ages 0- 17 years.

15.01.2022 Way Back When Wednesday . . . . The Dudley Hotel, 25 Stewart Street, was opened In 1884 by George Lamberton as the great Western Family Hotel. Lamberton was a builder who erected the first stage of the hotel. The verandah, which was ... designed by James Hines, was added in 1886. See more

15.01.2022 With school holidays coming up there will be plenty of time for the kids to read. But are they stuck with what to try next? Guess what?! We can help! Check out this children's resource available via our website, and free with your library card! Who Next can provide dozens of recommendations for books to try next based on authors, genres or themes. Give it a go here https://www.whonextguide.com/

14.01.2022 New titles for October available on Borrowbow now! https://bit.ly/2F4r4N7

14.01.2022 Tell us Tuesday...what author would you invite along to dinner and why?

13.01.2022 Bathurst Library Virtual Book Week 2020 #CBCA2020

13.01.2022 If you can't make it to our Storytime at the library, how about Bathurst Library and Story Box Library bring the Storytime to you! https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/login?library_login=true

13.01.2022 Way Back When Wednesday . . . . The Ces English Pavilion was built in 1886 and is located at the Bathurst Showground. It was named after Cec English, in 1967. The Bathurst Showground was designed by James Hines, ... J. J. Copemen and Edward Gell and was built 1878. The site has been used for agricultural purposes and events since settlement in 1815. See more

12.01.2022 ICYMI- The History Council of NSW, Annual History Lecture 2020 presented by Professor Stan Grant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXYrOYN4YR4

11.01.2022 Tell us Tuesday...How do you keep track of all the books you have read / borrowed? We want to know!

09.01.2022 Mt Panorama is heating up for this year's Bathurst 1000! We know that kids and adults alike love their car books. So Tell Us... what is your favourite car related book?

07.01.2022 This title and more, now available on BorrowBox, free with your library card! https://bit.ly/2INHVVZ

07.01.2022 Sophie Dahl’s irresistible and memorable children’s eAudiobook Madame Badobedah is read by the author herself and includes a fully scored song co-written by Dahl and her husband, the Grammy nominated musician, Jamie Cullum. This timeless story celebrating friendship and imagination is perfect listening for the whole family. BorrowBox Access for free with your library card today https://bit.ly/3cSFjBk

06.01.2022 Here's some fun for the school holidays...enter our Book Week Poetry Competition!!! Entries open from 14/9/20 - 12/10/20 for children in Preschool / Primary / High School, with PRIZES in each category up for grabs! Click here to download the template and terms: https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au//Book_Week_Poetry_Comp_.pdf

05.01.2022 Welcome back to Boredom Busting Thursday's!!! This term we will be showcasing our fantastic online resources, all of which can be accessed free via our website with your library card number. Today we are showcasing Britannica's ImageQuest Library....can you find the Pobblebonk? Follow the link here https://quest.eb.com/

04.01.2022 Just one more week until Storytime and Baby Rhyme Time return to the library in-person. Bookings are essential and will open up next week. For further information you can give us a call on 6333 6281.

03.01.2022 Before the Lady Gaga and even before Barbara Streisand there was another version of 'A Star is Born'. Available with Kanopy today. https://bathurst.kanopy.com/video/star-born-0

03.01.2022 There are dozens of new kids books coming into the library over these holidays! Can your kids check off this list of top kids books?

02.01.2022 Fancy a treat over the long weekend? This Not-So-Sweet Caramel Pie comes from ‘Food for all the Saints’, a unique collection of recipes, hints and trivia contributed by All Saints’ College Parents and Friends and published in August 1999 by All Saints’ College, Bathurst.

02.01.2022 Wednesday = Baby Rhyme Time