Burra Community Library in Burra, South Australia, Australia | Library

Burra Community Library

Locality: Burra, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8892 2038

Address: 7 Bridge Terrace 5417 Burra, SA, Australia

Website: http://onecard.network/burra

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25.01.2022 Remember that skill you’ve always wanted to learn? With a few days stuck in lockdown, now is the PERFECT time to learn itNO EXCUSES! With our amazing Lynda video courses you can learn skills in photography, design, business, marketing, IT, time management, building confidence, public speaking, writing, budgeting, meditation, music, animationthe list goes on and on! Visit www.lynda.com and use the search box at the top of the page to see the incredible range of courses. When you’re ready to learn, visit https://www.lynda.com/portal/sip?org=libraries.sa.gov.au and log in with your library barcode number and PIN. If you’re not yet a library member, visit www.libraries.sa.gov.au/join to join.

25.01.2022 Burra Community Library Knitting Group is meeting in the library tomorrow, Friday 28th from 10am. Join in and knit or crochet for local charities or just come along, see what others in your community are making. Light afternoon tea provided.

25.01.2022 Only 2 places left in our Kokedama Workshop for Thursday 27th August 2-3pm. Let us know if you would like to join us. Cost is $10 which includes instruction, bonsai soil, sphagnum moss, string and light afternoon tea. Please bring a plant of your choice e.g. small fern, peace lily, succulent. The October 22nd Workshop is now booked out. Thank you for your interest, we look forward to seeing everyone at the sessions.

24.01.2022 Kokedama Workshop returns. Book now to secure your spot.

23.01.2022 Temporary Library Closure 16/09/20 Apologies for the late notice. We have just been advised this afternoon that the Burra Library & the Burra Community School will be closed to the public tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 16th September, from 4pm. There will be no access to the school grounds.... McMahon Services will be on site to inspect the Copperhouse building for asbestos. The school and library will be back to normal, opening the following morning, Thursday 17th from 8.30am -6pm as per usual. Please click on the email link below to read about further temporary closure during the school holidays. Thank you for your patience.

21.01.2022 *** BOOK PACK GIVEAWAY *** This September, iconic children’s book publisher Puffin commemorates its milestone 80th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re offering a ...blockbuster giveaway including 17 books, from old favourites to new classics, as well as an exclusive Puffin water bottle. Kids of all ages will love this incredible book pack! Plus, to keep the 80th birthday celebrations going, Puffin water bottles will be available with any two Puffin books purchased at participating bookstores while stocks last. Thanks to Penguin Random House for the giveaway pack! For your chance to win this book pack 1) Like this post 2) Comment below, which is your favourite book in the pack? Entries close at 5.00pm on Thursday 10 September 2020 and the lucky random winner will be announced on this main post by 5.00pm Friday 11 September. GOOD LUCK! This competition is open to SA residents only and only one entry per person is permitted. Check the T&C’s at http://bit.ly/2GB0ERw

20.01.2022 Macrame with Marie Broad at the library

17.01.2022 Kokedama progress!

16.01.2022 Looking forward to our upcoming plant swap, in the library. Thursday 3rd December. 2-3pm All welcome. This is a free event & light refreshments will be provided.

15.01.2022 Correction! Change of date to school library closure this week. Select the link below for details. Apologies for any incovenience.

11.01.2022 You may have noticed a change in the due date for items you currently have on loan. As of the 25/11/20, Public Libraries SA have thoughtfully extended the loan period for books and audiobooks to 6 weeks, to cover the Christmas holiday period. You can also renew your loans anytime in the 'My Account' section of the free Libraries SA App. https://www.libraries.sa.gov.au/client//sapubliclibraries/|||1|||0|||true#heading-33

10.01.2022 Following the SA Government’s announcement of ‘Circuit Breaker Restrictions’ (lockdown period) commencing 19 November 2020 from midnight for a 6-day period, we will be temporarily closed. Due dates on borrowed items will be extended to ensure they do not occur within any lockdown period. We look forward to seeing you at the end of lockdown. In the meantime, our digital collections are always available online and cover eBooks and Audiobooks, Digital Magazines and Digital Newspapers, Online Learning (Lynda.com) & Family History (Ancestry Library Edition). Get started at https://www.libraries.sa.gov.au/digital

09.01.2022 Select the link to read our latest news and offers.

08.01.2022 Join us to learn Macrame' at the library

08.01.2022 Happening now. Join us if you would like to learn how Maureen uses pattern wool to make these interesting socks. Until 12pm.

08.01.2022 Click on the link below to read about our November news & offerings. Book your place for our next Kokedama.

07.01.2022 Book Fair starts next Monday 19th in the library. See our email below for details.

06.01.2022 Don't forget our Macrame' in the library with Marie Broad is happening tomorrow from 1-2pm for those people who have confirmed their spot. Our plant swap is also happening tomorrow from 2-3pm. Meet.swap.grow@Burra Library, bring a cutting, seed or vegetable and take home something new for your garden. Free, everyone is welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.

05.01.2022 Thanks to Allen and Unwen, an exciting author talk for SA’s public libraries is going to be held online via Zoom with Chris Hammer for his book Treasure & Dirt, on Wednesday 10th November from 6pm. Onkaparinga Library are hosting this event of behalf of the Public Libraries SA network and it is available to all SA library customers. If you would like to register to view this author talk go to https://www.tinyurl.com/AuthorCH

03.01.2022 Win a pair of gorgeous hand knitted socks! Maureen Wright will be knitting from one of these amazing balls of patterned sock wool (colour may vary) at the library, Monday 7th September, between 11-12 noon. Call in, have a look, write your name on a lucky square and the soft, warm socks could be yours free. Stay for coffee and a chat to see the pattern develop before your eyes as Maureen knits a plain sock.

03.01.2022 Welcome back after lock down. The library is open again from 8.30-6pm, Monday - Friday.

01.01.2022 Join us to meet.swap.grow@BurraLibrary today. Bring your excess plant cuttings, seeds or vegetables to exchange with others & take home something new for your garden. Share garden tips & ideas. 2-3pm this afternoon. Free. Our last meet for this year will be December 3rd from 2-3pm.

01.01.2022 Kokedama workshop