Joining the library online just got easier
We have set up a new way to complete your online registration, so you can access all of these great services and resources quicker:
Erindale and Civic Libraries will be closed to the public from Sunday 16 January to 31 January inclusive. These arrangements are to help provide continuity of service while managing the impact of COVID-19, and will be reviewed at the end of January.
Our other public libraries are operating regular hours, except for evenings.
The ACT Heritage Library currently has interim opening hours and will be closed to the public on Mondays and Fridays.
Wearing a face mask is mandatory when visiting the library.
You can visit the library for as long as you want during opening hours.
Thank you for your patience.
Holiday hours
We hope you have a happy and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you at the library in 2022. Please click through for our opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period.
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How many of our 2021 most popular items have you read, listened to or watched? Crime, mystery and thrillers are popular, as are science fiction movies. There's also just one author who has written all of the top 5 most popular junior fiction books.
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Woden
We're pleased to share a look at the new community spaces at Woden Library. The Life Lab offers a flexible space for learning activities, speakers, and movement. The Haven is for quiet relaxation, study and reading. The Gathering is for collaboration, and the Hive includes a recording and rehearsal studio and podcast suite. Bookings for these spaces will open from early 2022.
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We're thrilled to join our friends in Victoria for their Big Summer Read program! It runs throughout December 2021 and January 2022. Being a part of the fun is super easy, download the Beanstack Tracker app and register. Track your progress with the app and earn digital badges as rewards for reaching reading milestones. We've got some reading recommendations too.
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We're excited to be part of Untapped: The Australian Literary Heritage Project. It offers eBook access to more than 150 titles which have been out of print. They're all written by Australian literary giants and popular authors. You can browse and borrow these titles using your Libraries ACT membership and the Libby app or Overdrive website.
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Throughout November we have online programs galore. There are two sessions with speech pathologists about children's language development, and lots of author talks. All will be streamed online. Please click through to browse details including: Tobias Madden, Laura Greaves, and Jacquie Byron.
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Tune in live on Tuesday 19 October at 7 pm to hear Canberra author Chris Hammer discuss his new, stand-alone thriller, Treasure & Dirt. It throws you into the dangerous world of opal thieves, religious fanatics, billionaires and a horrific crime all within the opening pages!
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Tune in live on Saturday 9 October at 2 pm to hear Tom Keneally discuss his recently released novel, Corporal Hitler's Pistol. "How did Corporal Hitler's Luger from the First World War end up being the weapon that killed an IRA turncoat in Kempsey, New South Wales, in 1933?"
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