#Corrimal Library

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Children's Book Week celebrated at local libraries

THIS week marks Children’s Book Week with a number of activities organised at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries. Children’s Book Week has been a fixture of Australia’s literary landscape since 1945. Each year the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) highlights the importance of reading by showcasing Australian children’s books, authors, and illustrators. Whether it’s Book Week…

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Corrimal Colliery steam locomotive No18 crossing the Princes Highway at Corrimal in 1962, with the Streets Ice Cream factory behind it (Wollongong City Libraries) Discover more about the Illawarra's history at our Lost Wollongong Facebook group and www.lostwollongong.com #lostwollongong #wollongong #illawarra #welovethegong #mygong #gong #ilovewollongong #lovewollongong #visitwollongong #wollongongpressplay #destinationwollongong #wollongongcity #wollongongharbour #ourgong #grandpacificdrive #lovethegong #ilovethegong #gongspotting #ilovensw #visitnsw #destinationnsw #history #heritage #illawarramercury #southcoastnsw #coalcoast #coalcoastnsw @lostwollongong @visitnsw @wollongongmuseumtrail @shellharbourhistoryinphotos @visitwollongong @visitshellharbour @wollongongcity @wollongonglibraries @shellharbourcitylibraries (at Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFDY0c5gW9R/?igshid=1l4ot6a6vm8jn

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Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries offering personalised mail service to Santa

Picture: Wollongong City Council HELENSBURGH, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries are offering a personalised mail service for its littlest members to help make wishes come true this festive season. From Thursday November 16 until Saturday December 9, you can drop off your letter to Santa by visiting your local library. All seven Wollongong library locations have installed a mailbox and will be…

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Share your thoughts on the future of local libraries

Corrimal Library FOR many people, libraries are the heart and soul of the community serving as vital accessible spaces that bring people together. Wollongong City Council is considering what actions could be taken to make libraries places where people can discover, learn, and connect. People are being called to share their feedback on the draft Library Strategy 2024-2028. In the northern…

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Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries' winter book sale underway

YOUR local library is getting in early with a spring clean of books which have been retired from their collections with a Winter sale. A pre-loved book can be purchased by visiting Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries until Friday July 15. Books for adults, young people and children are on sale, all for 50 cents each and can be purchased with cash or card. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon…

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Local artist will design artwork for Corrimal 'book box'

WOLLONGONG City Council is on the hunt for a local community artist to create an engaging artwork for a new Street Library (also known as a Book Box) at Corrimal. The new Street Library will be installed later this year at Luke’s Place Playground in Corrimal Memorial Park. The successful artist will be commissioned to design an original artwork that will be scaled and/or cropped to size, and…

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Free Rapid Antigen Test kits now available at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries

WITH a spike in reported COVID-19 cases recorded in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region, Wollongong Local Government Area (LGA) residents can now pick up free Rapid Antigen Test kits (RATs) from their local library. The RATs are provided by NSW Health and are being distributed through Wollongong City Libraries. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said the RATs will be available at Wollongong City…

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Post your letter to Santa at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries' mailboxes

Post your letter to Santa at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries’ mailboxes

SANTA’S helpers at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries are collecting and delivering letters to the North Pole from now until December 10. If you’ve spent the year being nice, now’s the time to write your Christmas wish list (with your parent’s help) and drop it off at your favourite library. Wollongong City Council’s trusted librarians will safely deliver your letter to Santa ahead of…

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Bookings required as Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries reopen

Bookings required as Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries reopen

LIBRARIES at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal will reopen tomorrow (Tuesday, June 2) in line with an updated NSW Public Health Order.

The three northern public libraries will operate to pre-Coronavirus hours and be open from Monday to Saturday. However, as with other Wollongong City Council facilities – like Corrimal pool – people will need to book ahead for a visit, by calling the library…

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Preparations underway for re-opening of Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries

Preparations underway for re-opening of Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries

NOW is the time to bring back your library books, magazines, DVDs and CDs.

While Wollongong City Libraries aren’t opening their doors – yet – preparation is underway for their reopening.

Part of this work includes a call-out for people to drop their library materials back through the external return chutes at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries.

As staff are expecting an influx of…

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Film festival visits Thirroul and Corrimal

Film festival visits Thirroul and Corrimal

To celebrate the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages, a film festival featuring Indigenous voices from around the world will be held at Corrimal and Thirroul libraries next month.

The first week of the festival in July coincides with NAIDOC Week and features Australian Indigenous content, with the second week highlighting movies that tell Indigenous stories from across the…

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New public toilets planned for Austinmer Beach and at Stanwell Park

New public toilets planned for Austinmer Beach and at Stanwell Park

PLANS are underway to upgrade or build new public toilets at Austinmer Beach, Baird Park Stanwell Park south and at Corrimal Library.

Wollongong City Council will be reviewing its 104 Council-owned public toilet facilities with its draft Public Toilet Strategy 2019-2029.

The draft strategy looks at issues such as opening hours, the use of pop-up urinals in popular night time areas, involving the…

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Spring school holiday activities at local libraries

Spring school holiday activities at local libraries

THE spring school holidays have taken off and there’s lots of fun to be had at northern suburbs’ libraries. Wollongong Council is offering a school holiday program once again at Helensburgh, Thirroul and Corrimal libraries. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said libraries, youth services and the art gallery in the city have been running activities for many school holidays now, and they…