Gunnedah Shire Library

19/06/2026

Looking for something to read this weekend?

Come to the library!

19/06/2026

📖 SPOTLIGHT: NEW BOOKS 📖

Here are some new additions to our collection that you might enjoy!
(Scroll through books for links and descriptions.)

Follow the links to our online catalogue to reserve.
http://webopac.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au/libero/WebOpac.cls

18/06/2026

📚 LIBRARY LINKS 📚
FIONA SILLS

❄ Spotlight: WINTER IS COMING!

If the days seem to be getting shorter and the nights longer, that’s because the Winter Solstice is coming!
Celebrated on June 21, the Winter solstice (in the Southern hemisphere) marks the point at which the south pole faces farthest away from the sun, and is the astronomical calendar’s first day of Winter. It is the day that the period between dawn and dusk is shortest.
Good news, as it means that our days will start to become longer.

Our Make It! session on 24 June will be making Key Holders. These fun little houses are the perfect thing to keep your keys (or whatever else you might want to hang from them) safe. The cost is $3.00 per person and is open to everyone 7 years and over.
Book now to avoid the rush!

🧘‍♀️ Spotlight: SUN SALUTATION

June 21 is also the International Day of Yoga, so why not salute the sun as it reaches its lowest point and have a look at the yoga, Pilates and exercise books in the Health and Fitness section of our collection.

We have a range of titles that guide you through poses and breathing, with warm-up and cool-down exercises, showing the muscle groups involved and ensuring that you work safely and obtain the results you want – whether that is increased flexibility, a more balanced life or to build muscle tone.

“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.” – Vera Nazarian

16/06/2026

Just a reminder..

The library is closed tomorrow for staff training! 🛑

The following Council facilities will be closed on Thursday, 18 June, 2026 for staff training.

🚫 Council's Administration Building
🚫 Gunnedah Waste Management Depot
🚫 Gunnedah Shire Library
🚫 GoCo

The facilities will reopen on Friday, 19 June, 2026.

16/06/2026

😎 There were some cool cucumbers at the Gunnedah Shire Library today! 😎

'When Cucumber lost his cool' was the main story read at our Singalong and Storytime session.
A lot of fun was had singing, listening to stories and colouring in.
Singalong and Storytime is on again next Tuesday at 10.30am.
See you then! 🎶📕

14/06/2026

What's on @ the Library 15-20 June 2026

Monday 15th
❓ Brain Training @ the Library 10.30-11.30am
(No afternoon session, due to SETs talk)
❓ Brain Training @ Oaktree 11.00am-12.00pm
🔶 Seniors Engagement Talk 12.00pm-1.00pm - State Emergency Service

Tuesday 16th
🎶 Singalong & Storytime 10.30am
(For this session of Singalong & Storytime we will be joined by the residents of Sunnyfield, so this will be a large group.)
📘 Bookends Literacy Assist 3.00-5.00pm

Wednesday 17th
🚐 Housebound deliveries
📖 Book Buddies 10.30am
🧩 Junior Brain Games 3.30-4.30pm

Thursday 18th
❌ LIBRARY CLOSED FOR TRAINING

Friday 19th
🥰 No programmes or events - but the library is still a cool place to be!

Saturday 20th
☕ Knit & Natter, Colour & Chatter 9.30am-12pm

For more information on any of these events, phone the library on 6740 2190.

12/06/2026

📖 SPOTLIGHT: NEW BOOKS 📖

Here are some new additions to our collection that you might enjoy!
(Scroll through books for links and descriptions.)

Follow the links to our online catalogue to reserve.
http://webopac.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au/libero/WebOpac.cls

11/06/2026

📚 LIBRARY LINKS 📚
FIONA SILLS

🌪 Spotlight: SAFETY FIRST!

Our speaker for June’s Senior Engagement Talk on Monday 15th will be the State Emergency Service, who will be discussing staying safe this storm season, and preparing for disasters.

The talk will start at 12.00pm and is FREE to attend.

Interested in exercising your brain and meeting new people?
There are vacancies at our 3.30pm Brain Training session at the library, and 11.00am at Oaktree Retirement Village. They are open to everyone over 18 years, with puzzles, quizzes, memory games and lots of laughter.

Come along and give it a try, you’ve nothing to lose!

🥘 Spotlight: WINTER BELLY WARMERS

Want to try some new recipes this winter?
Look no further than the Cooking section at your friendly, local library!

Whether you want to try your hand at baking, are searching for warming soups and stews, or seeking alternate versions of your favourite dishes, you will find something to whet even the pickiest of appetites.

Browse books by Donna Hay, Matthew Evans, Maggie Beer, Jamie Oliver, Kim McCosker, and the pinnacle of Australian cookery – The Australian Women’s Weekly.

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” – Benjamin Franklin

10/06/2026

CELEBRATE! ❤️🖤💛

This NAIDOC Week, celebrate culture through music.

Explore a curated collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists on Hoopla Digital.
Proudly listen to First Nation voices sharing stories, language and identity through song.

View the collection: https://www.hoopladigital.com.au/collection/25346

Download the hoopla app today and start listening!

07/06/2026

What's on @ the Library 8-13 June 2026

Monday 8th
🚫 LIBRARY CLOSED

Tuesday 9th
🎶 Singalong & Storytime 10.30am
📘 Bookends Literacy Assist 3.00-5.00pm

Wednesday 10th
📚 Shopbound deliveries
📖 Book Buddies 10.30am
🧩 Lundie House Brain Training 11.30am-12.30pm
🎨 Make It! - Monster Pots 3.30-4.30pm

Thursday 11th
📖 Book Buddies 10.30am
📘 Bookends Literacy Assist 3.00-5.00pm
💥 Comic Hub 3.30-5.00pm

Friday 12th
👩 No programmes or events - but the library is still a fun place to be!

Saturday 13th
🫖 Knit & Natter, Colour & Chatter 9.30am-12pm

For more information on any of these events, phone the library on 6740 2190.