Ballarat Libraries

Ballarat Libraries Ballarat Libraries have branches in Ballarat Central, Sebastopol & Wendouree.

Who says bookish dress-ups are just for kids? Manly medics, brazen billionaires, virile Vikings… our large-print romance...
01/09/2026

Who says bookish dress-ups are just for kids? Manly medics, brazen billionaires, virile Vikings… our large-print romance collection will leave you breathless!🔥🪭 Which Mills & Boon trope are you reading?

Curious about our Maker Space tech? To celebrate Adult Learners Week (1 - 8 September), we are bringing our creative tec...
31/08/2026

Curious about our Maker Space tech? To celebrate Adult Learners Week (1 - 8 September), we are bringing our creative technologies out on display for everyone to discover, play and create with. Our Maker Space team will be on hand to demonstrate the 3D printer and scanner, Cricut machines, badge maker and virtual reality headsets.

📅 Tuesday 1 September and Thursday 3 September

⏰ 10am-12pm

📍 Ballarat Library

🎟️ No bookings required

✨ This Friday: Blak & Bright Writers Festival at Ballarat Library ✨Brooke Blurton, Zac James and Julie Janson examine th...
31/08/2026

✨ This Friday: Blak & Bright Writers Festival at Ballarat Library ✨

Brooke Blurton, Zac James and Julie Janson examine the ways memory shapes identity, relationships and belonging, considering what we inherit from previous generations and what we choose to pass on. Chaired by Claire G. Coleman.

📅 Friday 4 September
⏰ 6.30pm
📍 Ballarat Library
🎟️ Book now: https://events.humanitix.com/bbwf26-the-memory-tense

It’s absolute chaos at Wendouree Library this week, with more Pets of Ballarat Libraries popping by!Who would you most l...
30/08/2026

It’s absolute chaos at Wendouree Library this week, with more Pets of Ballarat Libraries popping by!

Who would you most like to visit the library with?

We’ve had so much fun celebrating a Symphony of Stories for CBCA Children’s Book Week! Thanks to all who joined in the d...
29/08/2026

We’ve had so much fun celebrating a Symphony of Stories for CBCA Children’s Book Week! Thanks to all who joined in the dress up and storytelling fun.

The Children's Book Council of Australia

Bookmark of the week 🔖What a find! A pressed fern was found between the pages of a book (History of Australasia by D. Bl...
28/08/2026

Bookmark of the week 🔖

What a find! A pressed fern was found between the pages of a book (History of Australasia by D. Blair) at Ballarat Research Hub at Eureka.

The book was originally gifted to Robert Clark from his son. Yes, that’s the Robert Clark that the Conservatory at Ballarat Botanical Gardens was named after! It was built in his honour as part of the two million dollar bequest of his grandson Bob Clark. Could the fern we found be from these same gardens? Pressing ferns was quite the craze during Victorian times!

For more on our Australian Research Collection, visit BRHAE: https://eurekacentreballarat.com.au/research/ -research

🏳️‍🌈💜 Wear It Purple! 💜🏳️‍🌈Today we’re celebrating Wear It Purple, a day created to ensure every LGBTQIA+ young person k...
28/08/2026

🏳️‍🌈💜 Wear It Purple! 💜🏳️‍🌈

Today we’re celebrating Wear It Purple, a day created to ensure every LGBTQIA+ young person knows they are seen, supported and never alone.

We are joining thousands of schools, workplaces and community groups across the country in acknowledging the importance of creating safer and more inclusive environments for LGBTQIA+ young people across Australia.

Join us for an informative presentation on emergency preparedness with Tyson Whelan, Emergency Broadcast Coordinator (Vi...
27/08/2026

Join us for an informative presentation on emergency preparedness with Tyson Whelan, Emergency Broadcast Coordinator (Vic/Tas) for the ABC.

Learn practical tips to plan for severe weather, power and internet outages and other unexpected events.

Gain the knowledge and confidence you need to stay informed, connected and safe when it matters most.

This event is brought to you by ABC Friends Ballarat, ABC Alumni and Ballarat Libraries.

📅 Tuesday 15 September

⏰ 12.30pm - 1.30pm

📍 Ballarat Library

🎟️ Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/preparing-for-emergencies-spring-2026-ballarat-library

26/08/2026

📣 Service announcement: Buninyong Outreach 📣
Library Outreach will not run at Buninyong today, Thursday 27 August.

We’re so excited to be hosting The Memory Tense, the event for the Blak & Bright Writers Festival to be held outside met...
26/08/2026

We’re so excited to be hosting The Memory Tense, the event for the Blak & Bright Writers Festival to be held outside metropolitan Melbourne.

In 2026, Blak & Bright Writers Festival centres First Nations understandings of time as continuous and relational. Through this year’s festival theme, audiences will engage with stories and conversations that challenge linear notions of past, present and future.

In this special event at Ballarat Library, Brooke Blurton, Zac James and Julie Janson examine the ways memory shapes identity, relationships and belonging, considering what we inherit from previous generations and what we choose to pass on.

Chaired by Claire G. Coleman.

📅 Friday 4 September

⏰ 6.30pm

📍 Ballarat Library

🎟️ Book now: https://events.humanitix.com/bbwf26-the-memory-tense

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178 Doveton Street Nth
Ballarat Central, VIC
3350

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