Kinimathatakinta / George Town Library

23/10/2026

Children's Week starts tomorrow on 24 October!

This week promotes awareness of children's rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The theme for 2026 is based on UNCRC Article 30: 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Libraries are a safe place where children and families can engage and learn. We love seeing children come for Rock and Rhyme, find joy in books and be part of our children focused activities.

Did you know a child can have a library membership from the day they're born? With a membership they can access:

🌏 LOTE4Kids – a digital collection of over 4,500 picture books (eBooks and audiobooks) in 70+ languages.

📚 Little Explorers book packs – packs contain five books on an early learning topic for children aged 4–8 years.

💬 VOX Books – read a picture book and listen at the same time. Each print book is fitted with a special reader on the inside cover that plays a read-a-long.

If you want to learn more about the UNCRC, check out these books in the Libraries Tasmania catalogue:
• I Have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres, pictures by Aurélia Fronty and translated by Helen Mixter
• Every Child a Song by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Marc Martin

20/10/2026

Win an iPad during Get Online Week!

One lucky Get Online Week participant will receive a free iPad.
You can enter by:
• browsing our new ‘What’s On’ website
• meeting with one of our Digital Mentors
• attending a Get Online Week event
• chatting with our staff about our eLibrary collection of online books,
newspapers and magazines.

To enter the competition go to: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/MVTMpaLE0Y
The competition is open for entries from 12 October and closes at 5:00 pm on 30 October.

Learn more about Get Online Week here: libraries.tas.gov.au/get-online-week

20/10/2026

Notice to community that the rear Hub carpark (behind the Graham Fairless Centre) will be closed for the morning of Wednesday, 21st October due to building works. Alternate carparking is available in front of the library.
George Town Council
George Town Child and Family Learning Centre

19/10/2026

The spring school holidays are over!

Thank you to everyone who came to one of our activities.

Over the last two weeks we had lots of fun. Participants have personalised library bags, created whirling wonders, enjoyed tie-dye activities, and eaten mountains of popcorn while watching movies

The fun continues after the school holidays as we offer Gaming for Youth on Monday afternoons, LEGO Club on Thursdays, as well as Rock & Rhyme on Wednesdays for children and young people.

Book here: www.libraries.tas.gov.au/whats-on/

We hope to see you at the library during the school term. (Don't forget you can visit on the weekend!)

19/10/2026

Rock and Rhyme is back this week after a break over the school holidays. 🎶

Come along to this fun, free 30 minute lap-sit session for parents, carers and their babies.

Everyone’s welcome, singing skills aren’t necessary!

Wednesday
10:30 am
Kinimathatakinta/George Town Library

Join us in the Library for Rock & Rhyme, a fun, free 30 minute session including songs, action rhymes and stories.

18/10/2026

The Kinimathatakinta/George Town Community Hub acknowledges the recent passing of Aunty Vicki West, a highly respected Tasmanian First Nations artist and valued member of our community.

We were privileged to work with Aunty Vicki on a number of significant cultural community art projects and programs, many of which are proudly displayed throughout our building.

We extend our deepest condolences to her family and community during this difficult time.

13/10/2026

National Carers Week started on Sunday 11 October. It's a time to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of the more than 3 million Australians who provide unpaid care to a family member or friend.

Did you know that carers are able to access the Home Library Service? If you don't have time to make it to the library while providing daily care, volunteer couriers can deliver library books, DVDs and more to you.

Contact your local library to register, or join online: https://bit.ly/4dGfGBq

Carers Tasmania

11/10/2026

This week is Anti-Poverty Week (Sunday 11 October – Saturday 17 October), with the aim of helping Australians understand poverty and take action collectively to end it.

Signing up for a library membership is free and gives you access to lots of free resources including books, movies, video games, magazines and our online eLibrary.

Use your library membership to check out these titles on poverty to help grow your understanding of the topic:

📚 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘹: 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘵 by Keetie Roelen (non-fiction) – exposes the realities of poverty and reveals why policies don't work. It is a radical rethink of current efforts to tackle poverty, what it means and how we break the cycle.

📚 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 by Tom Percival (junior fiction) – Will has the wrong shoes, he's always known it but doesn't know how to change it. Navigating the difficulties of home and school when you feel you stick out is tough, but finding confidence with the help and empathy of friends can be all you need to see the way.

📚 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 by Matthew Hooper (adult fiction) – set between the wars in the foothills of Mount Kosciusko, this is a story of fourteen-year-old Beth. Beth’s brother and father have gone missing in a freak winter storm. Tensions flare in this novel that captures rural poverty and human capacity with true soul.

09/10/2026

The first week of the school holiday activities has been crafty!

Children, young people and their families enjoyed using the Cricut machine to personalise library bags on Tuesday. Wednesday's activity saw participants creating vibrant and colourful Whirling Wonder crafts.

There’s still a week of fun left! Explore free activities and events at libraries around Tasmania, everyone is welcome.

Next week, Kinimathatakinta/George Town Library will be running:

Popcorn and Flicks
Wednesday October 14
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ages 6 - 10 years

Bookings via the link below
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2001275062585?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/10/2026

Exeter, Beaconsfield and Kinimathatakinta/George Town Libraries will be closed on Thursday 8 October for the public holiday.

Remember, you can visit the Libraries Tasmania website anytime, anywhere to place holds and enjoy a wide range of online resources, including books, newspapers, audiobooks, movies, magazines and more: libraries.tas.gov.au/elibrary