Douglas Libraries

30/05/2026

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 few 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤s 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦!

🥳Three Under 8s days, a National Simultaneous Storytime and a Diwan Rainforest Reads Storytime at Jungle Kids Playgroup.
Phew! 🥳

🤩Big thanks to Mossman State School, Port Douglas State School and Miallo State School for inviting us to your Under 8’s days!
A great week of fun, laughter, learning and play🤩

Mossman State School Port Douglas State School Miallo State School Douglas Shire Council State Library of Queensland

27/05/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬

🎶𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐈𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲🎶

🎶Come along and enjoy a fun, gentle introduction to music and movement with your little one.
This session is the first of a series of five, especially designed for 2-5-year-olds, creating a warm and relaxed space where you can bond, play, and explore sounds together🎶

🎶We look forward to seeing you.

🥁Mossman Library
🥁10am
🥁Friday 29th May

Douglas Shire Council Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub Mossman State School Kindylinq Wonga

25/05/2026

⚽🦘𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 🦘⚽

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 recommences on Wednesday after five fabulous weeks of music with Lynda.

⚽Mossman Library will kick off by celebrating National Simultaneous Storytime and reading this year's picture book- '𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙖 𝙍𝙤𝙤- 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙤 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧'🦘⚽

🦘 Wednesday 27th May
🦘 Mossman Library
🦘 10am
🦘Children of all ages welcome

Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub Kindylinq Wonga Mossman Support Services

20/05/2026

🪇BABY BEATS WITH LYNDA 🪇

🪇For the past five weeks, local music teacher-Lynda Irvine-has been a special guest at Mossman Library's Baby Rhyme Time sessions🪇

🥁Lynda has facilitated musical experiences for 0-to-2-year children and their carers- allowing children to explore their creativity through beats, rhythms, instruments and games🥁

🎼Lynda will return to Mossman Library for STORYTIME BEATS- beginning on Friday 29th May at 10am. This is series of five weekly music sessions for 2- 5-year-olds on Friday mornings. We look forward to seeing you join the fun🎼

Music 4 All Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub Kindylinq Wonga Mossman Support Services Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre

18/05/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎
𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦

𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐢𝐭𝐤𝐞𝐧 is a writer based in Kuranda and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 is a work of literary fiction grounded in lived experience. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 was shortlisted for the Vogel / Australian Literary Award in 2006, and it has taken nearly two decades to complete. Jeremy moved from Sydney to Far North Queensland just over a year ago, and FNQ is now his home. It was only after relocating here, and spending time in the quiet of the rainforest, that he was able to return to the manuscript and finally complete it.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 explores men on the edge, addiction, masculinity, class, and survival, and the often-unseen humanity and poetry that exists inside those lives. Rather than offering a neat redemptive arc, the work focuses on endurance, recognition, and ethical witnessing.

"I’d like to speak about the long journey of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦, writing from lived worlds, and how place, particularly Far North Queensland, shapes reflection, storytelling, and the responsibility of representing marginalised experiences with care."

17/05/2026

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄

📚Every year, a picture book is created by an Australian author and illustrator. Millions gather in schools, libraries, homes, preschools and bookshops to read the same story, at the same time, out loud, together.

📚In 2026, that picture book is 🦘Luna Roo- the Kangaroo Baller🦘 a full-throttle, tail-thumping, goal-scoring, underdog story that brings the excitement off the pitch – and the page – and into an unmissable storytime event⚽

📚Please join us for Simultaneous Storytime @🦘⚽

⚽Mossman Library
⚽Wednesday 27th May
⚽10am

Port Douglas Community Kindergarten Mossman State School Kindylinq Wonga Miallo State School St Augustine's Primary School, Mossman Douglas Community Early Childhood Hub

13/05/2026

PORT DOUGLAS LIBRARY CLOSED
Thursday 14th May

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

Due to a scheduled Ergon Energy power outage, the Port Douglas Administration Office and Port Douglas Library will be closed on: Thursday 14 May 2026

The outage will affect the Port Douglas Community Hall during this time.

12/05/2026

♻️🎲 Roll, recycle, repeat!
There’s a new game in town—and it’s making cleaning up way more fun! 😄

Our Douglas Libraries team recently gave the Clean Up Carpet a spin, and let’s just say… it’s a winner! 🏆

From recycling and rubbish to compost and even worm food 🐛, every roll of the dice is a chance to learn something new.
The best part? Kids across Douglas will soon get to join in the fun at upcoming library events! 🙌

👀 Keep an eye out—it’s a colourful, hands-on way for kids to learn, play and make a difference… one roll at a time!

05/05/2026

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲

We’ve loved looking back on the library’s 20th anniversary. Monday 27 April marked two decades since the much loved facility opened its doors, replacing the original 1977 Mill Street library.

Parts of that original building remain today, but the major 2006 upgrade transformed the space into the modern community hub we all enjoy.

You might spot some familiar faces in this video!

01/05/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎
𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦

𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐢𝐭𝐤𝐞𝐧 is a writer based in Kuranda and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 is a work of literary fiction grounded in lived experience. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 was shortlisted for the Vogel / Australian Literary Award in 2006, and it has taken nearly two decades to complete. Jeremy moved from Sydney to Far North Queensland just over a year ago, and FNQ is now his home. It was only after relocating here, and spending time in the quiet of the rainforest, that he was able to return to the manuscript and finally complete it.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦 explores men on the edge, addiction, masculinity, class, and survival, and the often-unseen humanity and poetry that exists inside those lives. Rather than offering a neat redemptive arc, the work focuses on endurance, recognition, and ethical witnessing.

"I’d like to speak about the long journey of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘬𝘦, writing from lived worlds, and how place, particularly Far North Queensland, shapes reflection, storytelling, and the responsibility of representing marginalised experiences with care."