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02/06/2026

🌟 Enjoy Peace of Mind with Stay On Your Feet® 🌟

A simple trip or fall can have a big impact, but there are easy steps you can take to stay safer, stronger and more confident at home and out in the community.

Join us at Withers Library for a free Stay On Your Feet® presentation created for older adults, families and carers. Learn practical tips to help maintain your independence and wellbeing as you age.

Topics include:
🦶 Preventing slips, trips and falls
💪 Improving balance and strength
🏡 Making your home safer
👟 Choosing supportive footwear
👀 Looking after your eyesight and health

📅 Friday 12 June
⏰ 12pm – 1pm
📍 Withers Community Library
💲 Free

This is a welcoming and informative session with helpful advice you can start using straight away.

Come along, learn something new and stay connected with your community 😊

Find out more via the link below 👇
https://vist.ly/569j2

29/05/2026

🌟 Stay Active, Stay Strong, Stay Connected 🌟

Looking for a gentle and enjoyable way to keep moving? Join Betty at the Withers Community Library for a FREE Seated Strength Training session designed especially for seniors.

Using resistance bands and fun, low-impact activities, this class helps improve strength, balance and mobility — all from the comfort and safety of a chair. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to meet others in the community and enjoy a friendly social afternoon.

📅 Wednesday 10 June
⏰ 1pm – 2pm
📍 Withers Library, Hudson Road, South Bunbury
💲 Free to attend

No experience needed, just come along, have fun and enjoy moving your body in a supportive environment.

We’d love to see you there! 😊

Find out more via the link below 👇
https://vist.ly/55ucg

28/05/2026

Bunbury Public Libraries will be closed on Monday, 1 June, for the WA Day public holiday.
Bunbury Library will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, 2 June, while Withers Library will reopen on Wednesday.

If you wish to return items while we are closed, the after-hours chute at the Bunbury Library will be open.

26/05/2026

✒️ COUNTDOWN TO AWARDS
Entries for The Wordsmith Awards open in one week! In partnership with Curtin University, this new writing competition is designed to celebrate and support writers across the South West.

Open to adults aged 18 and over, the competition invites participants to respond to the theme, ‘Escape’. Writers are encouraged to interpret the theme in their own way in any fictional genre.
Entries open on Monday, 1 June. The competition is free to enter and offers a top prize of $1000!

Whether you’re an emerging or experienced writer, this is your opportunity to share your work and be part of a new literary initiative for the region. Writers of all experience levels are encouraged to enter.
Learn all about the Wordsmith Awards ➡️ https://vist.ly/55g5n

25/05/2026

🦘 NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME 🦘
On Wednesday 27 May 2026, millions of children, parents, teachers, and library lovers across Australia and beyond will come together to read Luna Roo at the same time, celebrating the joy of reading, literacy and community as part of National Simultaneous Storytime.

Published by Little Book Press, the story follows the spirited kangaroo Luna and her friends as they chase their football dreams across the outback.

Library staff will be reading Luna Roo in our regular children’s programs throughout the week:
🦘 Rhymetime - Wednesday at the Bunbury Library
🦘 Sing-Along Story Time - Thursday at the Withers Library
🦘Story Time - Friday at the Bunbury Library

Join in online at home with Story Box Library, which for the first time is making the story available with captions in 11 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Greek, Italian, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali, and Spanish, alongside English, Read-Along and Auslan.
Learn more ➡️ https://vist.ly/55czp

21/05/2026

Every little bit counts 🌿
We have two great workshops lined up for anyone eager to learn about eco-friendly living!

🥗 Composting Made Easy 🥗
This Saturday, learn how to turn your green waste into soil-enriching compost while saving money and improving your gardening game.
🗓️ 23 May, 10am-12pm
➡️ https://vist.ly/54yfk

🧷 Managing Waste With Your Baby 🧷
Next Tuesday, we've got bin hacks, eco baby swaps and free cloth nappy sample packs for families looking to reduce their waste impact. Great for new parents - bubs welcome!
🗓️ 26 May, 10am-12pm
➡️ https://vist.ly/54yfj

18/05/2026

Calling all writers! Do you want to develop your skills?
Designed for beginner writers, this three-hour workshop aims to develop storytelling skills in any genre. From memoirs to short story fiction, throughout this workshop, you will practise techniques aimed at improving your writing confidence and competence.
📆 Saturday 6 June
⏰ 9.30am - 12.30pm
📍 Bunbury Public Library - Parkfield Street, Bunbury
🎫 $5 per person
With presenter Barry Morley OAM, the workshop examines:
• How to develop your short story. Thoughts on subjects and themes
• Building rounded, more complex characters
• How and when your characters should speak in a short story
• Setting – It’s not just about describing scenery
• Short story structure
• Variances in Point of View – new eyes to tell your story
• Critiquing and being critiqued
• Memoir structure
• Publishing - Getting your story out there

Spaces are limited, booking is essential ➡️ https://vist.ly/54i5b

✒️ As part of the Bunbury Libraries' inaugural writing competition for adults, this workshop offers participants the opportunity to develop their ideas and strengthen their submissions to the Wordsmith Awards. Writers of all experience levels are encouraged to enter. Participating in this workshop doesn't require you to submit an entry to the competition.
To check the competition criteria and other information, visit https://vist.ly/54i5d

15/05/2026

Our Book Sale ends TOMORROW!
⏰ 9am - 1pm
📍 Bunbury Public Library, Parkfield Street
Browse the selection of pre-loved and brand‑new items at bargain prices. Nothing over $5!
✅ Cash and EFTPOS available
✅ All proceeds are reinvested into the library for future books and resources
Bring a bag, box or even a trailer and stock up your bookshelf 📚📚📚

09/05/2026

Dementia Australia: Activities at Home 🧩
Join a practical session to assist carers looking after someone at home in planning engaging activities that promote independence and wellbeing, and focus on what the person with dementia can still do.
📆 Wednesday 20 May
⏰ 10am - 12.30pm
📍Bunbury Public Library
Learn more ➡️ https://vist.ly/53kgb

Dementia Australia’s facilitators have specialist dementia knowledge, skills and experience. This session is delivered interactively, and you will be encouraged to share your experiences alongside other participants, giving you an opportunity to develop new support networks.

Suitable for family carers and family members of people living with dementia. This session is not suitable for professionals employed in the health or aged care sectors.

05/05/2026

You're invited to a special author talk with Lorraine Carlson, who will share the inspiration behind her book. 'Lamorna' traces a family history spanning continents and generations, and the walls of what is now known as the King Cottage Museum.
📆 Saturday 30 May
⏰10.30am - 11.30am
📍Bunbury Public Library – Parkfield Street, Bunbury

Join a heartwarming and fascinating journey into local history, family heritage, and the stories that shaped one of Bunbury’s most cherished homes.
During the talk, Lorraine will share stories of:
• The King family - early settlers who travelled from England to Western Australia.
• Henry King - the brickmaker who built the original home at 77 Forrest Avenue, South Bunbury.
• The Carlson family - who purchased the home in 1923 for their sons’ schooling.
• Generations of families - gold prospectors, builders, politicians, surveyors, pioneer pastoralists, graziers, and modern descendants—whose lives all intertwined with Lamorna.

Learn more ➡️ https://vist.ly/4227t

Address

2 Parkfield Street
Bunbury, WA
6230

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+61897927190

Website

https://www.bunbury.wa.gov.au/libraries

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