Merredin Regional Library

30/10/2026

𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝑽 𝒕𝒊𝒆-𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚

We're back with another instalment of movie and TV tie-ins available at the Merredin Library!

We’ve got Margaret Atwood’s gripping original novel, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅’𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆, along with its compelling sequel, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. If you love travel memoirs, Bill Bryson’s 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 (also published as A Sunburned Country / Walkabout) captures Australia through his uniquely hilarious lens.

You’ll also find 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔, a captivating story about a lighthouse keeper, his wife, and a mysterious baby found adrift at sea, as well as the story of Alan Turing, offering a fascinating look into the brilliant British mathematician, codebreaker, and computer science pioneer.

If you’ve watched the screen adaptations, now is the time to dive into the books and discover everything you missed!

29/10/2026

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28/10/2026

𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒑 100 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 🏆

Australia’s national broadcaster Radio National counted down the Top 100 Australian books as voted by Australians.

Any book — fiction, non-fiction — written by an Australian or resident of Australia was eligible and the results proved to be a mix of novels (new and classic), cookbooks (!) and children’s lit.

Stay tuned in November to see which of the hundred top books we have in the Merredin Library. Here is a hint – it is more than 20.

26/10/2026

𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 | 𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 3:30𝒑𝒎

Calling all budding coders! Term 4 Coding Club will start next week on Thursday 29 October at 3:30pm.

New to coding? Learn the basics using fun mini-robots that run on Scratch, the exact same beginner-friendly language used in building popular games!

The club runs weekly from 29 October through 10 December. Come every week or just drop in when you can! Why not try one session and see if you love it?

Bring along your own laptop or tablet to program the micro:bits. Don't have a device? Let us know - we may be able to provide one for you!

Call 9041 1222 or email [email protected] to register.

23/10/2026

𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒐 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒂𝒕 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚🎃👻

Join us for our next session of Lego Club on Monday 26 October at 3:30pm!

Lego Club is completely free for ages 5–14. If you’re under 10, feel free to bring a parent or older sibling to join in on the fun!

This week’s Spooktacular Challenge is building as many scary monsters as you can, or create one giant, terrifying creature! How many people can you spook?

20/10/2026

16/10/2026

𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕🥤

Taste in drinks seems to come full circle! We’ve gone from traditional, natural flavours to ultra-sweet artificial ones, and now right back to natural ingredients again.

Who remembers drinking these local favourites?

Back in 1929, Mr A. Hobbs established an aerated water factory right here on Mitchell Street. Running Alongside the town Ice Works, the plant was capable of producing an impressive 35 dozen bottles of cordial every hour!

What was your go-to cordial flavour growing up?

13/10/2026

𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 🏠

Do you know this building and where it used to stand?

If you (or your grandparents!) were born in Merredin during the early 1900s, this might be where your story began. From 1917 to around 1922, this site was home to Nurse Edmondson’s Private Hospital, a local maternity ward.

Do you have a family connection to this spot? Let us know in the comments!

12/10/2026

𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚

Our September and October photographic display celebrates the Spring season, featuring stunning highlights of our local flora and fauna, including Merredin’s breathtaking wildflowers. Dive into history with archival newspaper articles from Septembers and Octobers past to see how our region has transformed over the years.

Plus, join us in honouring Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday with a special tribute alongside a curated selection of our favourite natural history books and DVDs.

What’s your favourite thing about Spring?

09/10/2026

𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 📽️

Can you guess what these are, or where you might have come across them?

For many, these bring back fond memories of Friday and Saturday nights spent in front of the big screen. Gen Xers might even remember testing just how many teenagers could squeeze into the boot of a car to save a few dollars on tickets!

The old Merredin Drive-In opened at the southeast corner of O’Connor Street in 1960, before eventually closing its doors in March 1992. Who remembers the prominent local businessman who first operated it?

Drop your favorite drive-in memories in the comments below!

Photo courtesy of The Australian Museum of Motion Pictures & Television Inc, Roy Mudge and the Merredin Library Memorabilia Collection.