Kalamunda Libraries

Kalamunda Libraries Official page of the City of Kalamunda Library Service. https://library.kalamunda.wa.gov.au/

Our aim is to provide and promote equitable opportunity for meeting the informational needs of the people of the City of Kalamunda in a friendly and helpful environment. OUR STORY
The City of Kalamunda Library Service has provided more than 62 years of continuous library service. It has been a vital part of the community since it began in 1958, and its history illustrates how it has responded to t

he needs of local people. On 3 October 1958 the district's first public library opened in a small transportable building at Recreation Reserve (now Kostera Oval). This consisted of two timber and fibro huts which were purchased from Allawah Grove a former migrant hostel in Guildford, to be used as temporary premises for a library.

• 1963 - New Public Library at Kalamunda opened on Railway Road.
• 1977 - ‘Friends of the Library’ and housebound delivery service established.
• 1978 - Mobile Library service established.
• 1980 - Forrestfield Library officially opened.
• 1982 - Lesmurdie Community Library opened, first joint-use library to be built in WA.
• 1984 - Local History Collection established.
• 1987 - Major extensions to the Kalamunda Library.
• 1988 - High Wycombe Library officially opened.
• 1988 - Stained glass window completed and handed over to the Shire of Kalamunda.
• 1991 - Automation arrived and the card catalogue departed.
• 1997 - High Wycombe Library extended.
• 2009 - Catalogue went online.
• 2015 - page launched.
• 2017 - Kalamunda Library refurbished with Self-Check technology.
• 2018 - Celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Library Services.
• 2020 – Implementation of New Library Management System & Online Catalogue
• 2021 - Here we are today! We now have a fabulous eLibrary too and continue to host many and varied events & programmes catering for all community members.
• 2021 - Coming Soon – ‘Library Services Mobile App’


Are you interested in joining the Library? www.kalamunda.wa.gov.au/community/libraries/membership

Want to download the latest eBooks or search the library catalogue and/or the Local History Pictorial Collection?

Discover & Create @ Forrestfield Library Join us tomorrow at 10am for a very special Discover and Create session!Annette...
22/05/2026

Discover & Create @ Forrestfield Library

Join us tomorrow at 10am for a very special Discover and Create session!
Annette from Curtin University is visiting to read a story and help us learn all about money and budgeting for kids. Afterwards we will be making the cutest ever little piggy bank from recycled materials to help you get started on your saving goals! 🐷💰

Discover & Create runs every Saturday during school term 10am-11am. Ages 4 and up, parental supervision required.

Celebrating Connection, Community & Reconciliation at High Wycombe Library 🎉 (Public Libraries WA Good News Story)
19/05/2026

Celebrating Connection, Community & Reconciliation at High Wycombe Library 🎉 (Public Libraries WA Good News Story)

✨📚 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 – 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! Bonjour! 👋Get ready, get set—it’s French Storytime fun!Let’s enjoy sto...
19/05/2026

✨📚 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 – 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

Bonjour! 👋
Get ready, get set—it’s French Storytime fun!

Let’s enjoy stories, songs, and play,
And learn some French along the way!
Clap your hands and join the fun,
An exciting Storytime for everyone!

Des histoires, des chansons et des jeux,
Apprenons le français, c’est amusant !
Tape des mains et viens jouer,
Une heure du conte pour tous les bébés !

📍 High Wycombe Library
🗓️ Monday, 8 June 2026
🕚 11:00am – 12:00pm
🎉 Come along for stories, smiles, and a celebration of language and culture! 🌍📖
✅ No bookings required – just drop in!
📞 Phone High Wycombe Library: 9257 9974

Discover & Create @ Forrestfield Library Buzzzzz on in to Discover and Create tomorrow!We’re celebrating bees with seed ...
15/05/2026

Discover & Create @ Forrestfield Library

Buzzzzz on in to Discover and Create tomorrow!

We’re celebrating bees with seed bomb making and creating clay beehive models, as we count down to World Bee Day on 20th May!

All kids and families welcome — come discover, create, and explore with us!

Discover & Create takes place every Saturday 10am - 11am during school term.
Ages 4 and up, adult supervision required.

𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 - 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻George and Phyllis Morrison were early Forrestfield residents who are rem...
13/05/2026

𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 - 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻

George and Phyllis Morrison were early Forrestfield residents who are remembered for running the Caltex Service Station on Hale Road.

They moved to Forrestfield during the Depression, settling on Hale Road in 1932. Hale Road was just a track at the time, and George remembered that residents had to go out and fill up the potholes themselves. George and Phyllis’s first home was built out of a pine motor car case. One night they visited a friend a few houses down, leaving their son asleep at home, and while they were out their house caught fire – their son escaped unharmed, but they lost their home and everything they had brought out from England.

The Morrisons ran several businesses in Forrestfield, the most notable of which was the Caltex Service Station and workshop in Forrestfield. This has since been demolished, and Hale Road now runs through the location of the property.

George served two terms as a Councillor for the Darling Range Roads Board and Shire of Kalamunda between 1953 and 1964. He was also a member of the volunteer fire brigade for many years.

Pictured: Morrison’s garage sometime prior to 1967; the workshop; George and Phyllis; and their home.

Circadian Web book launch at High Wycombe Library this evening!
13/05/2026

Circadian Web book launch at High Wycombe Library this evening!

📢 JP Service & High Wycombe UpdateFollowing our previous notice, we’re pleased to let you know that JP services will be ...
13/05/2026

📢 JP Service & High Wycombe Update

Following our previous notice, we’re pleased to let you know that JP services will be available at High Wycombe Library on the following dates:
📅 Thursday 14 May
📅 Thursday 21 May
⏰ 3.00pm – 5.00pm
We’d like to thank Shireen Watson JP, who will be kindly stepping in while our regular JP is on leave.
No bookings required—just drop in during the session times ✅

Justice of the Peace @ High Wycombe LibraryWe wish to advise that the JP service will not be available at High Wycombe L...
06/05/2026

Justice of the Peace @ High Wycombe Library

We wish to advise that the JP service will not be available at High Wycombe Library between the 7th and 21st May. The JP will return to High Wycombe on the 28th May.

If required, patrons can access a JP service at Forrestfield Library, Mondays 12-4pm and Thursdays 12-2pm and 3pm - 6pm.

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 @ 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 @ 𝟏𝟐 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧Join us at Forrestfield Library for a FR...
05/05/2026

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 @ 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 @ 𝟏𝟐 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧

Join us at Forrestfield Library for a FREE live webinar screening celebrating the second annual Humpback Whale Day (the first Humpday of May) — and bring a friend along!

Discover why humpback whales migrate to Australia and learn how we can help protect them. This engaging, all‑ages online event is presented by the Australian National Maritime Museum and CSIRO, and hosted by renowned whale scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta.

Enjoy LIVE interviews with special guests from around Australia, plus a whale‑of‑a‑time highlight: a live cross to CSIRO scientist Dr Ben Arthur aboard the research vessel RV Investigator.

No bookings required — just come along and enjoy this free event! 🐋
Have questions? Phone Forrestfield Library on 9257 9975.

𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 — 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜.

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Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
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