Devonport Library in Devonport, Tasmania | Government organisation

Devonport Library

Locality: Devonport, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6478 4230

Address: 137 Rooke Street 7310 Devonport, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.libraries.tas.gov.au

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24.01.2022 Roundabout (1961) The purpose of traffic roundabouts and how they should be used for best effect. Features wonderful early footage of Hobart’s Railway Roundabout and Brooker Highway. Produced by the Dept of Film Production Tasmania.... Made for the TasmanianTransport Department. Please be advised that this footage may contain words and descriptions that may be culturally sensitive, which reflect the attitude of the period in which the film was produced, and which may be considered inappropriate today. Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: Film - Roundabout 16mm Black & white release print (black and white, sound) - 8m 25s - (Reference: AB869/1/2295) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKIVZnJMMfg

23.01.2022 Chris Carter’s latest in the Robert Hunter series is one big thrill ride. Written In Blood may not be as good as his previous novels, I believe The Caller and The Death Sculpture to be his best. But if you are looking for something that is fast paced, full of bodies and appreciate gore, then this one is for you. My only problem with Chris Carter is that he only writes one book a year. I wish he would just become as prolific as James Patterson. - Rachel

23.01.2022 Please note the Devonport, Ulverstone and Latrobe Libraries will be closed on Friday 27 November for the Devonport Show Day Public Holiday.

21.01.2022 Last Saturday we celebrated "Australia Reads" with a special Storytime session in the grassed area in the sun outside the library.

21.01.2022 CREATE CRAZY ANIMAL MASKS @ DEVONPORT LIBRARY Tuesday 29 September 10:30am - 11:30am Let your imagination go wild - decorate cardboard face masks to make the craziest animal possible. Bookings are essential. Click the link for bookings: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/create-crazy-animal-masks-d

19.01.2022 JUGGLING @ ULVERSTONE LIBRARY Friday 2 October 3:30pm - 4:30pm Children can learn to juggle. We will show you how. Join us at Ulverstone Library as we learn the basics of juggling 3 balls. Practice practice! Bookings are essential. Click the link to book your place:... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/learn-to-juggle-ulverstone- See more

19.01.2022 CONNECTING TO OTHERS @ DEVONPORT LIBRARY Thursday 10 December 1:30pm 3:30pm Learn how to keep in touch with others using free video calling platforms. This session will show you the basics regarding Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, Facetime, and Messenger. By the end of the session, you will have the skills and resources you need to keep practicing. Bookings are essential @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/128972533319/ or call 6478 4230

18.01.2022 PAPER PLANE MAKING AND FLYING @ DEVONPORT LIBRARY Wednesday 30 September 10:30am - 11:30am Use your engineering skills to make the best paper plane possible, then head over to Providore Place and test it out. Bookings are essential. Click the link to book your place:... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/paper-plane-making-and-flyi See more

18.01.2022 Wednesday Wonders Who can be the first to tell us what this is?

15.01.2022 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their 1954 Australian tour, travelling by motorcade around Devonport. (Supplied: Devonport Regional Gallery, Robinson Collection)

15.01.2022 BEAMAFILM KIDS FILM CLUB @ DEVONPORT LIBRARY Thursday 1 October 2:00pm - 4:00pm Come along to our free kids film club. Today's film is Horrid Henry - The Movie (rated PG). Bookings are essential. Click the link to book your place:... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/beamafilm-kids-film-club-de See more

07.01.2022 Our Devonport Library Book Club welcomed some special guests today - the Governor General of Australia, General the Honourable David Hurley and Mrs Linda Hurley. Their Excellencies shared some of their most memorable reads with us.

06.01.2022 Beautifully illustrated novel about Freddy’s relationship with her on/off girlfriend Laura Dean. Freddy loves Laura Dean but she keeps finding Laura in other girls’ arms and getting her heart broken again and again. During the relationship Freddy becomes a worse and worse friend to Doodle, her best friend, as she becomes more consumed by Laura’s orbit. I really enjoyed seeing a fictional gay relationship where the focus wasn’t on the sexual orientation of the couple but on the relationship’s effect on the main character. I finished it in one reading and would definitely recommend this to others. Crystal

05.01.2022 The Tasmanian Archives (a part of Libraries Tasmania), and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), are partnering to collect Tasmanians' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are reaching out across Tasmania to collect photographs, writing and a variety of objects to ensure that a selection of stories and experiences associated with this extraordinary event are preserved into the future. What has life been like for you? How has social isolation affected the people you kno...w? How is your community changing and adapting now and for the long-term? Your contributions will help capture this moment to help future generations understand the Tasmanian experience of the pandemic. Send your submission to: [email protected]

04.01.2022 Who doesn’t enjoy a good horror story? Nothing too gory but something that gives you the shivers and the creeps? There is nothing better on a wet weekend to sit down and read a story to thoroughly entertain you, and this one did for me. Snuggled under a blanket listening to the rain, I was fully absorbed with scarecrows that move in the dark and the so-called smiling man. Eleven year old Ollie is dealing with the death of her mother. After another horrendous day at school she... comes across a woman trying to throw a book into the local creek. Ollie (who hates the thought of the sacrilege) snatches the book, goes home, and reads about a young woman who falls in love with a man who makes a deal with the smiling man. The book is a diary warning her relatives to watch out for this spectre and to find small spaces. Ollie goes on a school excursion the next day to a farm, sees the woman who tried to drown the diary and the graves of the people she has been reading about. On the way home from the farm the bus breaks down and Ollie is warned not only by the driver of the bus but also her digital watch, to run. As dusk falls, Ollie leaves with a couple of friends into the woods, with the warning not only from the driver but also from the diary to keep to small spaces. The adventure then begins.This story reminded me to R L Stines Goosebumps series, but this book had a lot more empathy for its characters. It touches upon grief, bullying, parental reversal roles and acceptance. This book is aimed at Young Adults, but I believe 12yo plus would enjoy this story, it’s a great one to read just before Halloween. - Rachel See more

03.01.2022 Coming up tomorrow is - Storytime 10.30 am in Devonport After 10am Rock and Rhyme Please note: to ensure we comply with all public health requirements, these events will be ticketed and you will have to book a place for your family to attend. In order to manage this process, tickets will be available from 3pm today. Sorry, but booking requests prior to this time will not be accepted.... You will be able book via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/devonport-library-7794529429 or call us after 3pm today. See more

02.01.2022 Treat to Eat - collecting donation items in the paranaple centre Many elderly residents in the community have been self-isolating and doing it tough throughout ...the COVID crisis, so this year, as part of the Seniors Week calendar, Council are asking the community to donate if they can, non-perishable food items or toiletries. These items will be gifted to Seniors through local service providers during Seniors Week. Throughout September the designated drop off points are: - Spreyton IGA - Foodworks East Devonport - Devonport Library - Devonport City Council Customer Service Level 2, paranaple centre Are you part of a community group, or a sporting organisation wanting to participate? Please contact Council on [email protected] Read the Media Release on Treat to Eat here: https://www.devonport.tas.gov.au/treat-to-eat/ Image: A representative from Council and Devonport Library at the Treat to Eat box on the Ground Floor (at the Library opening) of the paranaple centre, 137 Rooke Street Devonport.