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We will be offline on Thursday 19 May while the Library system is upgraded.

Albany Public Library members can instantly read, watch and listen to over 900,000 titles for free thanks to the City of Albany partnership with content platform hoopla.

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the LEGO Competition!

Use this step-by-step guide to set up MyGovID and ServiceWA.

The first ever StoryBox app is here!

Win a Family Pass for four to experience the amazing Brickwrecks exhibition at the Museum of the Great Southern.

This is your opportunity to have your say about what libraries can do for your community!

Albany Public Library is proud to be a collection point for Albany Women's Centre Kare Kits.

ALAC Self Service Micro Library now open!

Mask wearing is now required to enter and use Albany Public Library.

Please note that the rear library carpark will be unavailable from 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Following several months of community engagement, consultation and workshops across the region, the Great Southern Arts, Culture and Heritage Draft Strategy is now available for public comment.

As the school year ends, Albany Summer Reading Club is getting ready to return to Albany Public Library with a new challenge for the summer holidays.

The festive season is here and it's our job to bring the excitement and magic of Christmas to your little ones

Our newest eResource is now live and ready for you to start learning!

The City of Albany has won gold in the Local Government Authority Supporting a Compassionate Community Approach category of the WA Palliative Care Awards.

The City of Albany’s Christmas festivities are double in size this year, combining the community’s traditional pageant with a new Christmas attraction that is sure to engage the whole family.

To ensure our city is accessible to residents living with a disability the City is seeking community representation on the Access and Inclusion Working Group.

Did you know that Albany Public Library now has a Seed Library?

Win a Clever Fox password book!

Exam support and tutors available at the library until 9 October.

Share what you’re reading at home to bring you comfort, inspire and entertain you @australiareads

With the Albany Bicentenary less than five years away, the City of Albany has commenced planning to publish a commemorative book to coincide with the Bicentenary in 2026.

Planning for Albany’s Bicentenary is underway with the City of Albany seeking expressions of interest from local residents to form project reference groups over the next five years.

September 1 - 8 is Adult Learners Week, time to try something new!

The Albany Public Library has seen a surge of interest in online book borrowing, taking advantage of borrowing app Libby to meet local demand.

Schools, community groups, businesses and everyone in between are now invited to register their floats for this year’s Christmas Festival and Pageant.

Albany Public Library is supporting Albany's BIG Sleep Out 2021. From Monday 16th August – Saturday 28th August Albany Public Library will be a collection point for items that will be passed on to Foodbank, Anglicare and PIVOT.