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What Happened During The Reading Hour....

Pageturners Book Club took part in the Reading Hour by talking about The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan. An epic novel spanning generations and continents.    

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Guess Who Is Coming to Forbes Reading Down Town Day?

Only 3 more sleeps until the Reading Down Town Day in Forbes. Our Library mascot Freeda the Reader is very excited to be meeting everyone at Forbes Library. Freeda loves reading and she knows you do...

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Welcome Flowers for Rossanne at Canowindra Library

  Rossanne helps a library patron at Canowindra             Rossanne  surprised with flowers                 Saying it with flowers….Canowindra Library’s new Branch Officer Rossanne enjoyed a surprise...

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Sliding Doors: The Library Foyer is Open

              Sliding doors….our first set of sliding doors are opening at 9am on weekdays – an hour before our scheduled open time. We thought you’d like an escape from these cool mornings in the...

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Foyer Door Trial Update & Opening Hours Reminder

                Well …we tried the open foyer door for awhile and its seems it didn’t really work. Everyone thought the whole Library was open! So apologies if we confused you… and back to the drawing...

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Spring into Storytime at Cowra

                                            After reading Rose’s Garden at September’s Storytime, the children made flowers and planted them in the garden at … Read more...

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Visitors Tour Blayney Library

                Thank you to Bathurst and Oberon Accessible Living Options group and their carers – about 25 people – for visiting the library to check out the library and the Viv Kable museum. Ruth...

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History Week: WWI Blog

      It’s History Week and this year’s theme is The Great War. Researchers at Orange City Library are hard at work delving into the stories of the WWI servicemen and women from the area and posting...

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Cowra Library Staff are ready to supply customers with summer reading materials. Come in to the cool Library and dip into the pool filled with adventure stories, OR check out the digital media display...

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Local Author Kim Kelly at Readers Festival

                Kim Kelly is the author of four novels of Australian historical fiction – Black Diamonds, This Red Earth, The Blue Mile, and Paper Daisies – and, under the name Kim Swivel, she … Read...

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Au Revoir Jan Richards

We say bon voyage and au revoir to our Central West Libraries Manager Jan Richards after 26 years at the helm. There were speeches from the Mayor Cr Reg Kidd, CEO Dave Waddell, Director of Community...

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Australian Reading Hour

During November, we’re inviting Australians of all ages and from all walks of life to share and celebrate the joys of reading. Whether you’re picking up a book for the first time or your head is...

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Orange City Library Christmas Hours

Time to stock up on your reading, listening and watching items for the holidays. Orange City Library Christmas Opening Hours: Thurs 24 Dec 9am – 2pm Fri 25 Dec Public Holiday Sat 26 Dec Closed Sun 27...

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Happy New Year 2021

Wishing you a happy and safe New Year from all at Central West Libraries. See you in 2021! The post Happy New Year 2021 first appeared on Central West Libraries.

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Literacy Programs Return to Central West Libraries

We are re-invigorating our libraries with real life events. First up will be our baby, toddler and pre-school programs – Ten Minutes a Day; 1,2 Books; and Storytime. Music For Little Ears, Inklings...

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One Library One Book - Small Mercies

We are excited to announce the One Library One Book choice for this year is Small Mercies by Richard Anderson. “A fine-grained study of a marriage and a land in crisis…A wonderful book.” Author Jock...

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RBdigital changes to the Libby App

The new Libby App is here! We have changed how you access RBdigital audiobooks, ebooks and magazines. To access items on our new platform you will need to download the ‘Libby’ App to your device. The...

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Central West Libraries App

There is a new gateway to our events and online resources! Download the Central West Libraries App from the App Store or the Google Play Store. You will need your library card and your password/PIN. If...

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Blayney Library Closed for 1 Week

Blayney Library will be temporarily temporary closed due to construction work taking place.  It will be closed from Monday 7th June to Monday 14th June (Queen’s Birthday holiday) and re-opening Tuesday...

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Queen's Birthday Holiday Monday

Please note Central West Libraries will be closed for the Queen’s Birthday on Monday 14 June. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday 15 June including Blayney Library which has been closed for some...

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