Ngutungka West Lakes

02/11/2026

📱 Want to get more from your smartphone? Join these free sessions and build your digital confidence.

Get more from your smartphone 📱

Join the free 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 sessions at Ngutungka West Lakes and build your digital skills one step at a time. Learn about apps, settings, storage, updates and more, with plenty of time for questions.

📅 Each Thursday, 10-11am
📍 Ngutungka West Lakes
📱 Bring your own device
✅ Bookings preferred (walk-ins welcome)

More info: https://brnw.ch/21x6OiM

30/10/2026

We are thrilled about this news!
Will you vote for Ngutungka West Lakes and Ngutungka Henley in the 2026 Jim Crawford Award? Link in the comments 👇

The 2026 Jim Crawford Award People’s Choice vote is now open!

Meet this year’s four finalists, showcasing different approaches to library services across South Australia.

📚 City Of Charles Sturt – Ngutungka
🐝 Light Regional Council – Early learning support for families
🤝 City of Adelaide and City of Salisbury, SA, Australia – Social Work in Libraries
🌙 City of Onkaparinga – Library After Dark

Each project brings something different to its community. Now it’s your turn to vote on your favourite.

Votes close Sunday 15 November – so be quick!!

Explore the finalists and vote for your favourite library initiative: https://lga.sa.gov.au/vote-now

30/10/2026

📚🎵👶 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟬-𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.

Held across our Charles Sturt Libraries, these free sessions use stories, songs, music and movement to help little ones learn, explore, build confidence and develop early literacy skills.

👩‍👧‍👦 Parents, grandparents and carers welcome
📅 This year's preschool programs end on Friday 11 December 2026 and recommence on Wednesday 27 January 2027.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂👉: https://brnw.ch/21x6K6c

28/10/2026

📚 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀

Graphic novels are a great way to build confidence, encourage developing readers and make reading fun.

⭐ Here are the graphic novels our local school readers can't get enough of this month:

😆 Big Nate
🍕🌮 Pizza and Taco
👯 Sweet Valley Twins
😈 The Bad Guys
🧁 The Cupcake Diaries
👧👧 The Baby-Sitters Club
👻 Yo-kai Watch
🐊 Investigators
🐾 PAWS

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 👉 https://brnw.ch/21x6GK7

22/10/2026

𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝟰.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝟮𝟮/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: We’ve had to turn all our public PCs, laptops and printers off across all our library branches, including Ngutungka Henley and Ngutungka West Lakes , due to an emergency security update.

Unfortunately, this means library users will not be able to print, book and use our PCs and laptops until noon tomorrow (23/10/2026).

22/10/2026

🌱 Join 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 at Ngutungka West Lakes and pick up practical tips for greener living and reducing waste.
Next session: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰 from 10am.

This month's activities:
👗 Community Clothing Swap
⚡ Community Energy Advisory Sessions
🌱 Local Gardeners’ Meetup & Seed Swap

Learn more and book > LINK IN COMMENTS.

19/10/2026

Got a tech question? Visit a 𝟭𝟬-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 session at our Charles Sturt Libraries (including at 𝗡𝗴𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀).

Drop in for free, one-on-one assistance with computers, smartphones, tablets, email and more.

Our current weekly sessions are on at:
Ngutungka West Lakes Wednesdays 10 - 11am
𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 (𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰) 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: Tuesdays 2 - 3pm (where Hayley is pictured here)
Ngutungka Henley: Mondays 10 - 11am

No bookings required. Just bring your question and our friendly staff will do their best to help.

More info on sessions here: https://brnw.ch/21x6vdE

16/10/2026

🎃 Halloween is coming to our Read and Create session for pre-schoolers. 👻

Come and join us at Ngutungka West Lakes on Tuesday, October 27, 10-10:45am. Our Read and Create session will have a spooky twist, with fun stories and a special Halloween craft. Come dressed spooky if you dare 🙂

There is also another session on at Findon Library, on Friday, October 30, 10-10:45am.

Best of all, they're FREE and no bookings are needed! 🧡

15/10/2026

Libraries SA has made some changes to library holds across South Australia. Find out what’s changing and what it means for you below.

From 20 October 2026, the maximum number of holds that can be placed on physical items will change from 30 to 15.

What does this mean for me?

- If you currently have fewer than 15 holds, no action is required.

- If you currently have more than 15 holds, your existing holds will remain in place. You will not be able to place additional holds until your total number of holds falls below 15.

- Suspended holds count towards the hold limit.

For more information, visit www.libraries.sa.gov.au/15limit

13/10/2026

Each day the 3D printer is busy printing your requests! Today a scorpion and train! What would you like to have printed. To discover more - come and have a chat with us - or go to: https://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/community/library/services/3d-printing-at-ngutungka-west-lakes