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We have some awesome prizes on offer for our 2021 Children's Book Week Competition!

Miss the library newsletter this month? Find the link here.

The Library is exploring an online picture book collection in LOTE (languages other than English) online for kids.

The six seasons of the Noongar calendar will be displayed on the Alison Hartman Gardens and Town Square banners this month in recognition of Reconciliation Week that runs from 27 May to 3 June.

Albany’s community groups, sporting clubs and other volunteer committees are being given the chance to tell the City what training they need to support their groups to thrive with a bespoke survey.

W.J. Kite, local author and winner of the Armadale Writers Award 2020, invites young writers to enter the Writing Tournament. It is open to anyone aged 8-16 years and has a Hollywood screenwriter finalist judge and great prizes. You can find out full details at www.wjkite.com. Tournament entries close 28th September 2021.

This year’s Australian of the Year Award winners have hand selected a number of objects that reveal meaningful stories about their lives and experiences which are on display at the Albany Public Library.

Together art, culture and heritage create a sense of identity for our community and now a Great Southern Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy is being created to harness our regions individuality.

A harrowing and poignant photographic exhibition documenting the impact of WWI on Australia’s grieving women and its returned soldiers is opening in Albany this weekend.

The hunt for the Scribblers Festival Golden Feather has begun! After a two-year hiatus, Scribblers Festival's Golden Feather Hunt returns with five Golden Feathers hidden between the pages of books at local libraries across Western Australia, spanning all the way from the Great Southern to the Kimberley.

It's back to school next week! Start planning a smart way to travel and remember to use the designated drop off and pick up bays appropriately.

Read all about the awesome reading done by our Summer Reading Club!

We all have one; a favourite coffee shop, a restaurant that never disappoints or a reliable lawn mowing service – they are our small businesses and the City is showing its commitment to them by signing the Small Business Friendly Local Government Charter.

Albany Town Hall will host its own festival from next week to celebrate the refurbishment of the 133-year-old iconic building into the region’s flagship arts and community events venue.

Albany Town Hall will host its own festival from next week to celebrate the refurbishment of the 133-year-old iconic building into the region’s flagship arts and community events venue.

Young locals with a passion to spread their wings have an opportunity to experience a day in the life of an Air Force officer through a partnership between the Royal Australian Air Force and the City of Albany.

Whether you have a cuppa over the fence or a chat as you put your wheelie bins out each week, the City of Albany are inviting residents to get to know their neighbours on Sunday 28 March.

Whether it’s community events, sustainable initiatives, new infrastructure or ways to develop our community, the City of Albany is encouraging residents to have their say on the future of their city.

Say hello to Bean and Bop, your new helpful assistants on the self-checkout kiosks.

Albany Public Library hosts two creative writing groups: SCIFANTHOR (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror) and Creative Writing.

Due to the current closure of the Albany History Collection, Albany Public Library members will be able to access Ancestry online until 31st July 2020.

The National Anzac Centre wants to recruit new troops to its League of Local Legends program and is now expanding its membership so residents within the shires of Plantagenet, Denmark and Jerramungup can sign up and enjoy the benefits.

Albany Public Library is proud to launch a self service library at the Beryl Grant Community Centre in Lockyer.

You can now stream over 30,000 films from one of the most unique collections in the world - including award-winning documentaries, indie and foreign films, must-see classics and blockbuster movies.

Easily manage your Library account using the Spydus Mobile app on Apple iOS and Android devices.