Shire of Manjimup Libraries & Art Gallery

31/05/2026

🚨 Library Closed - Western Australia Day Public Holiday 🚨

Manjimup Public Library will be closed on Monday 1 June for the Western Australia Day Public Holiday. Resuming normal operating hours on Tuesday 2 June 2026 📚

Items can be returned through our after-hours chute, and our digital library is always open!

28/05/2026

📚✨ What a wonderful day of reading, literacy and community! ✨📚

Yesterday, all of our libraries joined the National Simultaneous Storytime celebration, an event which has children and families across Australia all read the same story on the same day.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the day so fun, from our wonderful families and enthusiastic little readers to the family centre staff and childcare educators who partnered with us. 💛

Events like these are a beautiful reminder of the joy that reading together can bring. 📖

We hope everyone loved listening to "𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫" and sharing in the magic of storytelling together.
We can’t wait for next year’s special story to be announced!

Manjimup Family Centre Little Taddies Pemberton Northcliffe Family and Community Centre

26/05/2026

Still need a copy of this year's National Simultaneous Storytime? Check out Story Box Library to read along to "Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller". https://storyboxhub.com/stories/read-along-luna-roo-the-kangaroo-baller

📚⚽🦘 Just 2 days to go until National Simultaneous Storytime 2026!

This Wednesday at 12:00pm AEST, millions of children, families, libraries, schools and early learning centres across Australia will come together to read Luna Roo: The Kangaroo Baller by Adam
Jackson and Adrian Lloyd, illustrated by Jake Minton and published by Little Book Press

This year’s NSS is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet (over 2 million readers and counting!) with exclusive Story Box Library content, resources from Twinkl Australia , Copyright Agency's Reading Australia, Vision Australia, CleverPatch, Little Book Press, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, AssistiveWare and Key Word Sign.

Plus for the first time ever, the official NSS recording - featuring a reading from the Luna Roo authors, drawing demonstration by Jake Minton and hosted by one of Australia’s leading voices in football broadcasting Niav Owens - will be heading to SBS On Demand following the event.

📩 Registered participants will receive:

✔️ The official NSS event link
✔️ A PDF copy of the book to read on the day
✔️ Links to the resources

Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time to join Australia’s biggest shared reading experience.

Register today 👉 https://buff.ly/czOuZ2b

26/05/2026

📢 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 – 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐩 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 & 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲

Manjimup Library will be closed from 𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐲 for flooring works in the Art Gallery. While initially expected to be low impact, the grinding equipment required is significantly louder than anticipated and will be operating throughout the day during this period.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back from 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟗 𝐌𝐚𝐲! 📚✨

In the meantime, library items can continue to be returned via the after-hours chute, and National Simultaneous Storytime activities will proceed as planned at the Manjimup Family Centre.

Thank you for your understanding while these works are completed.

21/05/2026

We're looking forward to National Simultaneous Storytime. We can't wait to read this story with everyone 🤩
Thanks again to Manjimup Family Centre for partnering with us again this year!

We are proud to partner with Manjimup Public Library to present or National Simultaneous Storytime 2026 event.
The special book this year is 'Luna Roo The Kangaroo Baller', by Adam Jackson, Adrian Lloyd and Jake A Minton.

We hope you can join us at this special event on Wednesday 27 May, held in the playgroup room.
We'll be open from 9.30am for a play beforehand.

21/05/2026

📚 A huge thank you to Rachael Johns Author for visiting Manjimup Public Library!

It was wonderful to hear Rachael share stories about her writing journey, what inspired her to explore both general and romance fiction, along with an exciting glimpse of what lies ahead. ✨

Thanks also to everyone who attended and helped make the afternoon so special with thoughtful and engaging questions. It was fantastic to see such enthusiasm for books, writing and storytelling in our community. 💕

We hope everyone left feeling inspired!

Don't forget to checkout Rachael's books from your local 🤩

14/05/2026

Walpole Library was delighted to welcome visiting author Dr Fiona Evans, who spoke about her new novel The Track.

Inspired by a woman’s journey walking the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia, the book explores themes of resilience, self-discovery, and connection to the landscape. Thank you, Dr Evans, for sharing your insights and stories with us — it was a wonderful and inspiring event.

13/05/2026

We were delighted to host the Kearnan students at the Gallery.
We are looking forward to seeing some of their work in future Lester Prize Youth Awards! 😁

13/05/2026

📚Do you want to come to Manjimup Library's Author Talk with Rachael Johns on Thursday 21 May, 2–3pm? Don't forget to register!

🎟 Free event – bookings essential
📞 9771 6940
📧 [email protected]

13/05/2026

🎨 Final days to visit!

The 2025 Lester Prize Finalists exhibition at the Manjimup Art Gallery closes this Saturday 16 May.

Featuring incredible works from emerging and established artists across Australia, this is your last chance to see one of the country’s most celebrated portrait exhibitions right here in Manjimup.

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this exhibition before it closes.