Headland’s writers Festival comes to the library with this exciting exhibition of artworks by well know authors. Juvenilia is work produced by an author or artist while they were a child. This exhibition showcases the juvenilia of Australian children’s authors and illustrators and their early attempts at storytelling.  Featured authors include Andy Griffiths, Alison Lester, Graeme Base, Ursula Dubosarsky, Danny Katz, Dub Leffler, Oliver Phommavanh, Aimee Chan, Chris Kennett, Kylie Howarth, Trent Roberts, Dianne Wolfer, Asphyxia, Susanne Gervay, Tim Harris, Hazel Edwards, Jeremy Lachlan, Craig Sheather, Mandy Foot Bega Library:  Friday 20 October – Friday 2 November -  Opening Event  Saturday 21 October, 12.00pm

  Grow, Share, Connect and save a rare bean Join in a community wide project led by the Bega Valley Seed Savers in conjunction with the Bega Valley Shire Library to bring back a rare bean and enjoy growing delicious beans in the process. Together, we are on a mission to increase numbers of the Cupidon bean, which is scarce in Australia, by sharing with other seed saving groups around the country. Click Read MORE to find our  more information

  An emotive and poignant exhibition, Convict Tokens, which explores the enduring connection between the convicts who made these tiny mementoes and those they left behind, is being hosted at the Tura Marrang Library until 5 November. The exhibition showcases 40 of the National Museum of Australia’s collection of 315 convict tokens; the world’s largest. Engraved onto metal discs with illustrations and text, love tokens were made by convicts around the time of their sentencing and were given to friends and loved ones as farewell mementoes. Although tiny, these tokens are rich in meaning and are a powerful link to Australia’s convict past. Convicts’ lives are well documented by official government records, however, these tokens record personal and emotional responses to an uncertain future. Bega Valley Shire Library Acting Library Services Coordinator, Linda Albertson said Council was privileged to be chosen to host this remarkable exhibition. "The convict tokens are truly extraordin...

Reader Room is an initiative by Standards Australia which provides limited, no-fee access to the entire catalogue of Australian Standards for non-commercial purposes. The platform is not intended for regular users who need access to standards as part of their work (people still need to  purchase Standards ) or for corporate users who will still be able to subscribe to Australian Standard via SAI Global or Techstreet. Users of  Reader Room  will be provided with  three tokens annually  which will allow them to access available individual standards for 24 hours at a time, at no cost. Within the Reader Room platform, you can search for a standard using the designation (e.g., AS 1234), title (e.g., Automatic fire sprinkler systems) or keywords (e.g., fire) There is a demonstration video, which you can  access here . 

Love, jealousy and mortality Now showing at Bermagui Library: Kai will perform the sonnets from memory across a series of four one hour performances. He will intersperse the performances with brief discussions, to introduce the audience to the themes of the next set of sonnets and prepare them to understand unfamiliar Elizabethan English words and concepts. Held over 4 consecutive Saturdays we explore Shakespeare’s Sonnets with poet Dr Kai Jensen. This is a free event.   Book Online or phone 6499 2340 Bermagui Library - Community Hall, Sat 21 and 28 Oct, Sat 4 and 11 Nov Attend the performance only or stay for the discussion.   Discussion 11.30pm – 12.30pm. 

Bermagui Library will close for renovations from 1pm on Saturday 16 September and a temporary office will be set up at the Bermagui Community Centre to provide a reduced service from Monday 25 September. Council’s acting Library Services Coordinator, Linda Albertson said the library is expected to fully reopen on Monday 11 December, with a contemporary reception and entrance and a dedicated area for creative endeavours.  Click Read More. For more information, and answers to some frequently asked questions, click here.

Coming up at Bega Valley Shire libraries September - November 2023 Spring is here and the school holidays are just around the corner. Bega Valley Shire libraries are running an action packed program of great events, including plenty of fun children’s activities. Drop by your local library to pick up a handy program brochure. Click read more to find out more or browse the full list of events at  https://begavalley.events.mylibrary.digital/  You can also jump directly to the school holiday events by clicking  here