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Do you know a young bibliophile? Atlas Book Lovers Club is calling! 📚😍The ultimate club where kids can chat with amazing...
24/10/2026

Do you know a young bibliophile? Atlas Book Lovers Club is calling! 📚😍

The ultimate club where kids can chat with amazing Australian authors and ask them everything they’ve ever wanted to know about life as a writer.

At this week’s session we’re beaming in author George Ivanoff via Zoom! He’ll introduce his latest book, You Choose MEGA: Prehistoric Peril. In this interactive session, you’ll have the chance to ask George questions and discover the ideas behind his stories.

The Atlas program connects young book lovers in-person at our library and across the state via Zoom to create, share and learn together.

📅 Tuesday 27 October | 4pm–5pm
📍 Newcastle City Library
🧒 Ages 5–15
💰 FREE | Bookings essential
🎟️ Secure your spot now! Visit https://www.trybooking.com/DQWBZ

The Atlas program is an initiative from The State Library of New South Wales and is proudly supported by the John B Foundation.

What better way to learn about free eBooks and new digital skills than while taking in gorgeous ocean views?! Classic Ne...
20/10/2026

What better way to learn about free eBooks and new digital skills than while taking in gorgeous ocean views?! Classic Newy 😉

Join us this Get Online Week for a relaxed morning at Newcastle Ocean Baths where you can discover our online services, collections and more!

Our awesome team will help you explore free eLibrary platforms such as Libby, BorrowBox and uLibrary and how to make the most of the library's digital resources. You'll also check out the Be Connected learning website, where you can continue building your digital confidence and online skills at your own pace.

📆Thursday 22 October | 10:30am – 12pm
🎟 Free | Drop-in anytime
🌊 Newcastle Ocean Baths, 30 Shortland Esplanade, Newcastle East

Our Intergenerational Craft-A-Morning is on this Wednesday at Wallsend Library!Celebrate and say thank you to those spec...
18/10/2026

Our Intergenerational Craft-A-Morning is on this Wednesday at Wallsend Library!

Celebrate and say thank you to those special grandparents and grandparent figures play in your lives with a joyful morning of crafts and morning tea.

Our regular Rock n Rhyme and Baby Book Time programs will run simultaneously for more intergenerational fun and library joy to enjoy!

📆 Wednesday 21 October | 10am – 12:30pm
📍Wallsend Library
🧑👵 All Ages
Free | Drop-in event

NSW Seniors NSW Department of Communities and Justice

The State Library of New South Wales's Atlas program is back for term 4 at Newcastle City Library! Atlas Clubs invite ki...
16/10/2026

The State Library of New South Wales's Atlas program is back for term 4 at Newcastle City Library!

Atlas Clubs invite kids aged 5–15 to explore reading, writing and art through fun after-school sessions designed to encourage curiosity, creativity and connection.

📝 Atlas Young Writers Club
Spark imagination, build writing skills and bring stories to life.
Wednesdays 21 October | 4 November | 18 November | 2 December
4–5pm | Newcastle City Library

📖 Atlas Book Lovers Club
Meet amazing Australian authors and hear where they find inspiration.
Tuesdays 27 October | 24 November
4–5pm | Newcastle City Library

🎨 Atlas Art Club
Explore new techniques, discover stories behind artworks and create together.
Thursdays 29 October | 12 November | 26 November
4–5pm | Newcastle City Library

Free, bookings essential – visit https://bit.ly/AtlasClubsNL to reserve your child’s spot.

Atlas is a State Library of NSW initiative and is proudly supported by the John B Foundation.

16/10/2026

‘You can be serious and comment on moral dilemmas of our times, but also find comedy in everything.’ Andrew O'Hagan on writing contemporary life.

Last night the festival welcomed Andrew O'Hagan all the way from Scotland for a sold-out event at Newcastle City Library. The wide-ranging discussion with Rosemarie Milsom featured a laugh a minute, as O'Hagan shared the stories behind his most ambitious novel to date, Caledonian Road.

Thank you to Andrew and Rosemarie, everyone who joined us for the event, our wonderful volunteers, and festival bookshop, MacLean's Booksellers. This event was presented in partnership with Brisbane Writers Festival and Newcastle Libraries, and supported by the NSW government through Create NSW, as well as Fourth Wave W**e and Allen & Unwin Books.

Video description: A series of clips captured at the event, including the view of Civic Park and City Hall from the library, the entrance to the library, Andrew and Rosemarie in conversation and people getting their books signed by Andrew following the event.

Story Dogs is coming to Newcastle City Library! 🐶📚🥳We’re proud to partner with Story Dogs Australia to provide this uniq...
14/10/2026

Story Dogs is coming to Newcastle City Library! 🐶📚🥳

We’re proud to partner with Story Dogs Australia to provide this unique 4-week program for primary school-aged children to practice reading in a calm, positive space.

In each session, your child reads one-on-one with accredited Story Dogs volunteer Bren and her dog Wilma. There is no pressure to perform and no judgement if they make a mistake, just time, encouragement and a friendly dog happy to listen.

By making reading feel safe and enjoyable, Story Dogs helps children practice at their own pace, grow in confidence and see themselves as readers.

Story Dogs program 1
📆 Tuesdays 20 October to 10 November
⏰ 15-20 minute sessions between 3:30-5:25pm
🧒 Ages 7-9 years | Years 2-3
🎟 FREE, spots limited, 4-week program

Story Dogs program 2
📆 Tuesdays 17 November to 8 December
⏰ 15-20 minute sessions between 3:30-5:25pm
🧒 Ages 7-9 years | Years 2-3
🎟 FREE, spots limited, 4-week program

📍Both programs at Newcastle City Library

Book now at: https://www.trybooking.com/DQPAZ

Love a good author talk?Come along to hear best-selling Australian author Tricia Stringer chat about her latest novel, T...
13/10/2026

Love a good author talk?

Come along to hear best-selling Australian author Tricia Stringer chat about her latest novel, The Paradise Resort, her writing process and the stories that inspire her work.

Copies will be available to purchase through MacLean's Booksellers, with book signing after the talk.

📅 Wednesday 28 October, 6–7pm
📍 Newcastle City Library
🎟 Free | Bookings essential

Book your free spot today: https://www.trybooking.com/DOUYA

🥳 Mayfield Library is back open today and internet access is restored! Thanks for your patience.Find Mayfield Library op...
12/10/2026

🥳 Mayfield Library is back open today and internet access is restored! Thanks for your patience.

Find Mayfield Library opening hours on our website.

📣 Due to an internet outage Mayfield Library is closed today. 📣 The closest alternative branches are New Lambton Library...
11/10/2026

📣 Due to an internet outage Mayfield Library is closed today. 📣 The closest alternative branches are New Lambton Library and Newcastle Library. Thanks for your patience.

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