Fremantle Library

06/10/2026

What's On this October in the Fremantle Library and beyond? Swipe to find out!

Totally Lit Festival Events | 2-16 OCT | Fremantle Library and surrounds
VR Come and Try Session | Wed | 7 OCT | 2-3pm | Fremantle Library
Monster Mania | Thur | 8 OCT | 9am-12pm | Fremantle Library
Buster in the Koort | Wed | 7 OCT | 9.30-11.30am | Walyalup Koort
Buster and Mobile Library with Imagined Futures | Fri | 9 OCT | 10.30am-12.30pm | Bruce Lee Park

School term groups:
‍Travel Writers' Group | 1st Tue of the month | 4.30-6pm | Fremantle Library
Silent Writing Group | 1st & 3rd Wed of the month | 9.15-11.30am | Fremantle Library
WA Poets Workshopping Group | 4th Wed of the month | 10am-12.30pm | Fremantle Library
Readers Group | 2nd Tue of the month | 4.30-6pm | Fremantle Library
English Conversation Group | Every Fri during school term | 2-3.30pm | Fremantle Library
Hilton Creatives Afterschool Kids Club | Every Tue | 3.30-4.30pm | Fremantle PCYC
Rhyme Time | Every Tue | 9.30-10am | Fremantle Library
Buster | Every Wed | 9-11.30am | Walyalup Fremantle Art Centre
Stay & Play | Every Thur | 10am-12pm | Fremantle PCYC
Buster | Every Fri | 9-11.30am | Fremantle Library

🔗 For more info and tickets click the link in our bio or head to events.humanitix.com/host/freolibrary

25/09/2026

Thank you to all the amazing local poets ✒️ who submitted their work to our competition, we loved reading them all! After much consideration, we have selected Michael's poem "The Circle Mark" as our winner. 🏅This poem gave us a powerful impression of memory, lineage, and maturation. Come down to Fremantle Library to read the full poem. 📜

23/09/2026

PSA!

We will be closing early this Saturday 26 September 2026, due to the Grand Final activations and expected crowds in Fremantle.

Open: 9am-12pm

We apologise for any inconvenience and hope everyone enjoys the festivities safely!

Any issues, please call us on 1300 693 736.

Send a message to learn more

19/09/2026

Join us and today, tell your silliest jokes and sing your most uproarious sea shanties! Either way join us in the library to find gleaming reading gems.

10/09/2026

Life throws a lot at us, but books always have our back — offering inspiration, relief, or a much-needed escape.

For R U OK? Day, our team is sharing the books that helped them unwind, reconnect, or find perspective through different seasons of life:

Featured reads:
• A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Out of the Blue by Anthony Field with Greg Truman
• SoXiety by Tamlyn Teow
• Quilt Step by Step by DK Publishing
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

What’s one book that has made a real difference in your life? Drop it in the comments.

Borrow or place a hold on one of these books via our link in bio, or drop by the library this week to pick up a copy!

07/09/2026

Here’s what’s happening at Fremantle Library and our local hubs this month! Share this with a mum friend, someone you’d like to start a new hobby with, or a mate you’ve been meaning to catch up with during the week.

We’ve packed the calendar with one-off workshops alongside our regular weekly kids' clubs, play sessions, and writing groups across Fremantle Library, Fremantle PCYC, and The Meeting Place.

September highlights include:
• (NEW!) Teen Stitch Club: Wednesdays, 9–23 Sep | Fremantle Library
• Gwenyth Ewens Art Award 2026 Exhibition: 25 Sep & 29 Sep–1 Oct | Fremantle Library
• Bush Forever Story & Craft: 30 Sep | Free | Fremantle Library
Swipe through the slides for the full monthly schedule, or book your free tickets via the link below: Events.Humanitix.com/Host/FreoLibrary

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28/08/2026

Looking for your next cozy hyper fixation? 🪡

Our free 3-week course runs Wednesdays from September 9 to 23 at Fremantle Library!

🧵 Ages 10–17
🗓️ Wednesdays, 4–5.45pm

Spots are limited, snag a spot here! https://events.humanitix.com/teen-sewing-group

22/08/2026

📖 Children's Book Week starts today! Emma's recommendation 🧗 'Rockhopping by Trace Balla' is an exciting and adventurous picture book, (that you can find on our shelves now 👀)

📍Join the Book Week fun this Friday 28 August at Freo Library with our dress up and costume parade at 10am.

18/08/2026

We are delighted to host Patrick Marlborough, author or Nock Loose 🏹and founder and editor of The Yeah Nah Review and Wharf Rat Press, for a conversation with journalist, producer and broadcaster Danielle Raffaele.

Light refreshments will be provided and copies of Nock Loose available for purchase ☕🍪 📙

📅 WEDNESDAY, 2 September, doors at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start.
📍Fremantle Library
🎟️FREE, booking essential

Get your FREE ticket by visiting events.humanitix.com/host/freolibrary

10/08/2026

🔬 Science week is coming up next week and we will have special guests Little Green Steps join us at the Freo Toy Library to provide two workshops. 🪹 Nesting Native Birds on Monday the 17th after school, and 🌱 Compost in a Bottle on Thursday the 20th.

Space is limited so please visit 🔗events.humanitix.com/host/freotoylibrary now to secure your spot!