Hibberd Library Weipa

23/08/2026

🎵📚 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗝𝗜𝗦! 📚🎵

Okay, we're starting nice and easy… 😉

Can you work out today's book from the clues?

🐷 🏠 💨

🤔 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀?

Drop your guess in the comments below! 👇

𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟: 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗬 💚

22/08/2026

📚✨ 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡! ✨📚

Have you read a book from Hibberd Library that you absolutely loved? We want to hear about it! 💬📖

Whether it made you laugh, cry, gasp, learn something new or completely lose track of time… tell us why you recommend it!

🎉 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥:
📖 Choose a book borrowed from Hibberd Library
✍️ Write your review or recommendation
🏛️ Submit your review in person at Hibberd Library

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
👤 Your name
📱 A contact number
🎂 Your age

🏆 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗡!

Your book review could even help inspire other readers! Selected submissions may be featured in future Hibberd Library social media campaigns.

So, what are you waiting for? Pick up a book, get reading and tell us what you think! 📚💫

📍 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
📅 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟰𝗽𝗺

By submitting your review, you give Hibberd Library permission to use your submission in future promotional and social media content.

22/08/2026

🎉 𝗪𝗘𝗜𝗣𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗢 – 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 🤠

Weipa is getting ready for a big weekend of rodeo action, and our services will be closing early on Friday 21 August.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:

🏢 𝗪𝗧𝗔 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 & 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
Closed from 3pm Friday 21 August - Saturday 22 August
Reopening Monday 24 August

🏋️ 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗣 𝗚𝘆𝗺
Kiosk closes at 3pm Friday 21 August
Re-staffed from Monday 24 August
After-hours access remains available to members.

🏊 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗽𝗮 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲
Closed from 3pm Friday 21 August
Open Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 August during winter hours.

🤠 Heading to the Rodeo? Have a fantastic weekend, Weipa! And remember to plan ahead for any services you may need before the early closures.

21/08/2026

🎵📚 🎵📚 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡’𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 📚🎵📚🎵

It’s time to celebrate the magic of books, stories, characters and all the wonderful worlds waiting to be discovered!

This year’s theme is 𝗦𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 🎶📖

And to celebrate, Hibberd Library is bringing you a little 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝗷𝗶 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲!

Over the coming days, we’ll be testing your book knowledge with different levels — from 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆 to 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱. 👀

Think you know your children's books?

Let the guessing begin! 🎵👇

19/08/2026

💥🔬 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗝𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞! 🧪🚀

Come join us for an afternoon of explosive science 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗷𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸! 🌋💥
Get ready to experiment, create, discover and maybe make a little mess along the way! 😆

It’s science… but definitely not boring science! 🧪✨

📍 𝗞𝘂𝗺𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗷𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
📅 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝟯:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺

Bring the kids, bring your curiosity and get ready to make some science happen! 💥

19/08/2026

Verity ... IYKYK

The ultimate reader contradiction.
Me: “This book ruined me.”
Also me: “You HAVE to read it.” 😂

18/08/2026

🔬🧪✨ 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

This week's STEAM activity is 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘!

🧬 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
Did you know…? 🍌
Humans share around 60% of their DNA with bananas!
Don't worry… this doesn't mean you're secretly a banana. 😂

📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆
🕒 𝟯:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 – 𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆

STEAM is a FREE after-school program where children can explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths through exciting hands-on activities.

No bookings required – come along and get curious! 🌟

16/08/2026

🔬🧪 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 🧪🔬

Hibberd Library is celebrating 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 from 𝟭𝟱–𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁! 🌏✨

Science is everywhere — from the animals we share our planet with, to the stars above us, the human body, space, nature and all the weird and wonderful things in between! 🐙🪐🧠🌱

📚 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀!
Check out our science collection and borrow a book about 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.

🤯 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?
Keep an eye out in the library for some fun 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 that might just make you say “𝘞𝘈𝘐𝘛… 𝘞𝘏𝘈𝘛?!”

🧪 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 — 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠!
Join us 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟯:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 for a 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 at Hibberd Library!

Come along, get hands-on, ask questions, experiment and discover something new! 🔬✨

📍 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
🕒 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 𝟯:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺
💙 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘

Because science isn't just something you learn — it's something you explore! 🚀🔍🧬

11/08/2026

⚙️🦾 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲? 🦾⚙️

This week at STEAM, we're taking on 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯!

Put your engineering skills to the test as you design and build your very own 𝗰𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘄, then see if it has what it takes to complete the challenge! It's all about thinking creatively, solving problems and improving your design as you go.

📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆
🕒 𝟯:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 – 𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆

STEAM is a FREE after-school program where children can explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths through exciting hands-on activities.

No bookings required 🌟