Alice Springs Public Library

Alice Springs Public Library A cultural and learning hub for the Alice Springs community.

Alice Springs Town CouncilMONDAY 8 JUNE 2026PUBLIC HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS 👀Please be advised of the following opening hou...
06/06/2026

Alice Springs Town Council
MONDAY 8 JUNE 2026
PUBLIC HOLIDAY OPENING HOURS 👀

Please be advised of the following opening hours for Council services for the public holiday tomorrow.

❎Alice Springs Animal Shelter: CLOSED
✅Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre: Open 9am – 3pm
❎Alice Springs Public Library: CLOSED
❎Civic Centre: CLOSED
✅Regional Waste Management Facility & Re-Discovery Centre: Open 8am – 4pm
❎Works Depot: CLOSED
✅Kerbside Rubbish Collection: As normal

We encourage residents to plan ahead and check details before attending facilities.

We hope you are enjoying a safe and happy long weekend.

Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday.

For more general information please visit: www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au

For emergencies, please contact 000.
For urgent Council-related matters after hours, call 8950 0500.

🖤 Commemorating Marjane Satrapi (1969–2026)Today we honour the life and legacy of Marjane Satrapi, the French‑Iranian ar...
05/06/2026

🖤 Commemorating Marjane Satrapi (1969–2026)
Today we honour the life and legacy of Marjane Satrapi, the French‑Iranian artist, writer, and filmmaker whose groundbreaking memoir Persepolis reshaped how the world understands Iran, girlhood, resistance, and the power of storytelling.

Satrapi passed away in Paris at the age of 56, with tributes flowing from across the world recognising her as “a leading figure in French culture and an artist devoted to freedom”

Her later works, including Chicken with Plums, Embroideries, Radioactive, and Woman, Life, Freedom, continued her lifelong commitment to amplifying truth, challenging oppression, and centering women’s voices.

Satrapi’s influence reaches far beyond the page. She showed generations of readers — including many here in Alice Springs — that comics can be literature, that art can be activism, and that personal stories can change how we see the world.

📚 Explore her works at the library — and revisit the stories that continue to inspire readers across the globe.

04/06/2026

We’re not saying we’re slow at typing… but this video might suggest otherwise 😅

Watch us painfully type out a comment on the New Library Consultation page while you sit there thinking, “I could’ve done that in half the time.”

Go on then - prove it. We challenge you to beat our typing speed ⌨️💨

The survey takes just a few clicks, with a quick 1–5 rating and space to share your thoughts - no essay required (unless you really want to impress).

📅 Closes Friday 5 June 2026

Have your say and help shape the future of your town:
https://ow.ly/tHvX50Z7qm0

Endurance. 📚🏁The Finke Desert Race isn’t just told on the track - it lives in stories, film and across the Alice Springs...
03/06/2026

Endurance. 📚🏁
The Finke Desert Race isn’t just told on the track - it lives in stories, film and across the Alice Springs Public Library collection.

Alongside Endurance by Toby Price Racing our special Alice Springs Collection features a range of Finke Desert Race materials - including iconic DVDs that capture decades of racing, people and memories.

And you can experience it on the big screen! 🎬
Finke: There and Back will be screening at the Night Markets ft. Finke Desert Race at the Deckchair Cinema (Reflection Pond – near Alice Plaza).

As we celebrate 50 years of the Finke Desert Race, we’re also supporting the Tracks and Trails Survey - a chance for everyone to share their Finke story.

Whether you’ve raced, spectated, attended the Night Markets, or simply have a favourite memory - we want to hear from you.

https://ow.ly/hMnZ50Z6Zvl

Your story is part of the Finke story. 🏁✨
You never know where it might end up… 🎬🍿

Come experience some of the magic and be part of the Finke spirit at the Night Markets ft. Finke Desert Race this Thursday 4 June 🏁✨

Today would have marked Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry’s 90th birthday! Best known for his epic western Lo...
02/06/2026

Today would have marked Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry’s 90th birthday! Best known for his epic western Lonesome Dove and his moving tragicomedy Terms of Endearment, McMurtry had a long and varied literary career that moved through multiple genres. From cowboy camps to rural highschools to the drawing-rooms of urban socialites, he examined the human condition with empathy, wit, grit and a refreshing lack of sentimentality. At the library, you can explore his writing through the Lonesome Dove quartet, the Houston novels, the Thalia trilogy, and the Berrybender Narratives—all available to borrow. Drop in, browse the shelves, and take home a great McMurtry read today!

🥽 Looking for something different to do on a Wednesday afternoon?Join us for VR-fternoons at Alice Springs Public Librar...
02/06/2026

🥽 Looking for something different to do on a Wednesday afternoon?

Join us for VR-fternoons at Alice Springs Public Library and explore incredible virtual worlds. Travel to faraway places, learn something new, or just have fun with immersive VR experiences.

📅 Every Wednesday
⏰ 3:30pm–4:30pm
📍 Alice Springs Public Library
👥 Open to ages 8+

Whether you're a student, parent, grandparent, gamer, or complete beginner, everyone is welcome to give VR a try!

May 28th would have been Patrick White’s 114th birthday. The only Australian author to have yet won the Nobel Prize for ...
01/06/2026

May 28th would have been Patrick White’s 114th birthday. The only Australian author to have yet won the Nobel Prize for Literature, White stands tall as one of Australia’s greatest literary voices. His powerful novels, including Eye of the Storm, The Tree of Man and The Vivisector, continue to shape Australian literature and storytelling. Why not mark the occasion by picking up one of his works from the library?

📚✨ TODAY’S THE DAY! ✨📚National Simultaneous Storytime is happening this morning at the Alice Springs Public Library! Joi...
26/05/2026

📚✨ TODAY’S THE DAY! ✨📚

National Simultaneous Storytime is happening this morning at the Alice Springs Public Library! Join us at 11.30am for a fun community reading of Luna Roo – The Kangaroo Baller or join our live stream 👉https://vimeo.com/event/5958759?fl=so&fe=fs 🦘📚⚽

Bring the little ones along for stories, smiles, and a chance to celebrate reading together with libraries and schools all around Australia.

Planning to head into town early? The National Reconciliation Week BBQ will also be happening on the Council Lawns from 10am–12pm 🌭✨

We can’t wait to see you there!

26/05/2026

We wish to advise the community that the Alice Springs Public Library will be closed to the public for the remainder of today. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

📚⚽ National Simultaneous Storytime - 1 DAY TO GO! ⚽📚Join us tomorrow at 11.30am at the Alice Springs Public Library as w...
26/05/2026

📚⚽ National Simultaneous Storytime - 1 DAY TO GO! ⚽📚

Join us tomorrow at 11.30am at the Alice Springs Public Library as we read The Truck Cat together as part of this special Australia-wide event! 🐾📖

Why not make a morning of it? Pop over to the Council Lawns for the National Reconciliation Week BBQ from 10am–12pm 🌭🤝

We can’t wait to see you there!

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Alice Springs, NT
0870

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
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