Boroondara Library Service

Boroondara Library Service Visit us: www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries
Events: www.eventbrite.com.au/o/boroondara-libraries-3074435448
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Boroondara Library Service provides access to information, community and heritage resources in a variety of hardcopy and digital formats, as well as cultural, learning and social experiences for adults and children. Our five branches - located at Ashburton, Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn, and Kew - offer spaces for study, interaction and reflection, as well as access to PCs and wifi. Our collection

s include material in Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian and Korean. We also hold significant local history records and photographs from Boroondara and Victoria. Discover more at www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries

This page is monitored during Council business hours, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday, not including Public Holidays. For information about expected community behaviour on our social media channels, visit our social media terms of use webpage: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/social-media-terms-use

27/05/2026

Join us for a special collaging session in celebration of Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 Express your identity through collage with likeminded art and craft lovers!

This workshop will help you to discover your creativity and demonstrate how collage is an easy, fun medium!

📆 Monday 1 June
⏰ 7 pm - 8 pm
📍Camberwell Library
🔗 Bookings: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/queer-collaging-pride-month

01/05/2026

✂️ Get ready to cut, stick and create! In this fun collage workshop, kids will make a handmade card for Mother’s Day or for someone special they love.

📍Camberwell Library
📆 Wednesday 6 May
⏰ 3.30 pm - 4.15 pm
🔗 Bookings: https://ow.ly/eiv850YT42u

20/04/2026

We caught up with author Penny Tangey about her first cosy crime novel 'What Rhymes with Murder?'

You can hear more from Penny about the craft of writing, moving from writing for children into novels for adults, and the popularity of the cosy crime genre at her upcoming author talk.

📅 Monday 27 April
🕖 7pm to 8pm
📍Kew Court House
🎫 Register: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/crime-kew-court-house-author-penny-tangey

13/04/2026

Take Boroondara Library Service with you everywhere you go!

You can use our ✨ new ✨app to:
🌟 Manage your loans and reservations
📚 Find your next read with our reading lists
💳 Store a digital version of your library card
🎟️ Discover what's on, and much more!

🔗 Download the app today: www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries-app

Our libraries will be closed for the public holidays on:🔹 Friday 3 April🔹 Saturday 4 April🔹 Sunday 5 April🔹 Sunday 6 Apr...
31/03/2026

Our libraries will be closed for the public holidays on:
🔹 Friday 3 April
🔹 Saturday 4 April
🔹 Sunday 5 April
🔹 Sunday 6 April

📱You can still access thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, and more using our digital library: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/services/libraries-boroondara/digital-library

📚Have physical items to return? Our return chutes will be open all weekend

Join us for a 40 minute session exploring mental health and wellbeing. The session aims to empower people to connect wit...
27/03/2026

Join us for a 40 minute session exploring mental health and wellbeing. The session aims to empower people to connect with the right support through Access Health and Community.

🔸Wednesday 1 April, 1pm at Camberwell Library
🔸Thursday 9 April, 3pm at Hawthorn Library
🔸Tuesday 5 May, 9:30am at Balwyn Library
🔸Wednesday 13 May, 1:30pm at Ashburton Library

Register here: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events?search_api_fulltext=cultural+connections&field_para_occurrence_start=&field_para_occurrence_finish=

24/03/2026

This year’s Cultural Diversity Week theme is ‘Culture Connects Us All - I Have a Story to Tell’.

Head to your local branch and tell us about your favourite books from around the world or what you love about Cultural Diversity Week for a free badge! (limited number available)

We invite you to listen, learn and deepen your understanding of the diverse voices that shape our community through our Cultural Diversity Week booklist: https://boroondara.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SVL(CULTURAL_DIVERSITYWEEK26)&SORTS=SQL_RANDOM&QRYTEXT=Books%20about%20cultural%20diversity

Raaza Jamshed’s debut novel What Kept You? is a coming-of-age story set in a world marked by political turmoil and the t...
23/03/2026

Raaza Jamshed’s debut novel What Kept You? is a coming-of-age story set in a world marked by political turmoil and the threat of violence. During Cultural Diversity Week, join a special live online conversation between Raaza Jamshed and Amani Haydar (author of The Mother Wound) as they explore the themes of survival, metamorphosis and the radical freedom of choosing one’s own ending.

📅 Tuesday 24 March

🕡 7pm to 8pm

🎫 Register here: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/events/what-kept-you-conversation-raaza-jamshed-and-amani-haydar

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