Parkes Shire Library

03/09/2026

🛹 Parkes Skate Park Social

School holidays = sorted. If you're aged 12–17, come hang out with the Parkes Youth Collective for a FREE Skate Park Social!
📅 Wednesday 30 September
⏰ 11am–2pm
📍 Parkes Skate Park
🎟️ FREE
There’ll be activities, a sausage sizzle and a bottle of water provided.
Grab your mates and come along for a relaxed day at the skate park. 🙌

02/09/2026

HI Mums and Dads
Have your children entered our Book Week competition? Book week is over but our competition doesn't close until 18 September. If you have been to the Parkes Show it could be inspiration for drawings and stories for the competition. Students in K-6 are invited to write a short story or draw a picture with the theme "Symphony of stories".
Submit entries to [email protected] include your child's name, age, school, class, phone and email contact. Lovely prizes to be won.

02/09/2026

We are so excited to welcome Abi Tucker to the Library soon!🧜‍♀️

🌊🧜‍♀️ Dive into some school holiday fun with Abi Tucker! 🐙♻️

Remember Abi Tucker from Play School, McLeod’s Daughters, Heartbreak High and The Secret Life of Us? She’s heading to the Parkes Shire these school holidays with a free puppet show full of music, laughs, mermaids and recycling fun!

🎭 The Mermaid’s Recycled Tail is a fun underwater adventure for families, preschool-aged children and up, exploring recycling and caring for our environment through puppets, songs and storytelling.

Meet Hester, the environmentally conscious puppet, along with a Trash puppet, Compost Monster, Fatberg and Arty Octopus! 🐙

Best of all - the shows are FREE! 🎉

📍 Parkes – Cooke Park Pavilion
📅 Monday, 28 September | ⏰ 11am

📍 Peak Hill Library
📅 Tuesday, 29 September | ⏰ 11am

📍 Trundle Library
📅 Tuesday, 29 September | ⏰ 3pm

🎨 FREE Workshop – Kindergarten to Year 6
📍 Parkes Marramarra Makerspace
📅 Monday, 28 September | ⏰ 2.30pm–3.30pm

⚠️ Bookings are essential and places are limited!

👉 Book your FREE tickets now: https://bit.ly/4xAQhE7

Bring the kids along for a fun-filled adventure and discover how small actions can make a big difference to our environment! 🌊♻️💚

Don’t miss out - book your spot today!

Read the full media release here: https://bit.ly/4zSfcEx

01/09/2026

Ready. Set. Write.

Come to the library on Tuesday afternoons in September and meet other writers. We will start with some writing warm ups together. Students can then work on their own writing project or choose from some fun guided writing prompts.

Book at https://events.humanitix.com/scribble-club

01/09/2026

Join us tomorrow at the Peak Hill Library for Book Club📚
New members most welcome!

01/09/2026

Here are some highlights happening at Parkes Shire Library during September:

👉 School holiday activities for September/October programs open for bookings on Monday, 7 September via Humanitix, featuring a fun lineup focused on sustainability and creativity for school-aged library members!
👉 Everyone is welcome to join us for the Connect the Dots launch on Saturday, 26 September from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Bushman's Dam for music, dancing, games, and great food as we celebrate this new Social Cohesion project!
👉 The first Maker Workshop of many starts on Thursday, 3 September in the Marramarra Makerspace, starting with Gravitrax Engineers on 3 and 10 September, followed by Junk That Jumps on 17 and 24 September featuring LEGO BricQ Motion kits and recycled vehicle builds, for just $5 per session with bookings essential via Humanitix!
👉 Abi Tucker from ABC’s Play School is touring the Parkes Shire with her interactive musical puppet show, The Mermaid’s Tail, visiting the Cooke Park Pavilion in Parkes on Monday 28 September, before heading to the Marramarra Makerspace for a puppet-making workshop at 2:00 PM, Peak Hill on Tuesday 29 September at 10:30 AM, and Trundle on Tuesday 29 September at 2:00 PM, with all bookings essential via Humanitix!
👉 Bring your little ones along to Trundle Library for Trundle Rhyme Time on Friday 11 September for a fun hour of singing, dancing, and stories. Perfect for 0–5 year olds and older siblings are welcome.

Bookings are essential! Please reserve your spot for these events via Humanitix https://events.humanitix.com/host/62411503af051d0b9c087396

See below for more details!
As always, please call the Library on 6861 2309 for more information about programs and events!

31/08/2026

Parkes Library will be closed from 12:00pm today.

31/08/2026

🟢 Maker Workshop - Roll With It: Gravitrax Engineers 🟢

Get ready for two weeks of creativity, problem-solving and hands-on fun in the Marramarra Makerspace!
3 September - Session 1: Experiment with Gravitrax marble runs — test out fast tracks, big drops, and exciting designs.

10 September - Session 2: Design and build your own marble run, creating a DIY marble run

Can you make it faster? Longer? More fun?
Let your imagination roll and see where your track takes you!
https://collections.humanitix.com/maker-workshops

31/08/2026

Storytime will not run tomorrow, Tuesday 1st.

31/08/2026

Students in Years K - 6 are invited to enter our Book Week Writing and Drawing Competition!
HOW TO ENTER:
Write a short story on the theme ‘Symphony of Stories’. Limit of 3 pages OR Draw a picture on the theme ‘Symphony of Stories’.

🏅 Submit your entries to [email protected]
📅 Entries accepted until 18 September 2026