Glenorchy Library

20/10/2026

Due to ongoing repair works following water damage, meeting rooms at the New Norfolk Library are currently unavailable until further notice.

The good news is that the library remains open for:
📚 Holds collection
♻️ Returns
🖨️ Printing
💻 Computer access

Thank you for your patience and understanding while these important repairs are completed. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to our meeting spaces as soon as possible.

19/10/2026

📰 Still paying for newspapers and magazines?

Stop by Glenorchy Library this afternoon and learn how to access them online for FREE with your Libraries Tasmania membership!

📍 Glenorchy Library
⏰ Today, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Discover a whole world of digital reading at your fingertips! 📱💻📚

Find out about Borrowbox ePress, available on your computer, tablet or phone. You will be amazed at the range available.

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

13/10/2026

💻 Need a hand with your phone, tablet or computer?

Drop in to Tech Yeah! Free Digital Help at Glenorchy Library and get one-on-one support with everyday technology questions. Whether you need help navigating your device, accessing online services, setting up apps or building your digital confidence, we're here to help.

📍 Glenorchy Library
🕙 10:00am - 12:00pm
Bookings not required!

Upcoming sessions:
📅 14 October
📅 28 October
📅 18 November
📅 2 December
📅 9 December

Drop in and meet Rose from the Tech Yeah program for free one-on-one digital support.

12/10/2026

Volunteering morning tea at Glenorchy library ☕🍰

Join us for a cuppa and discover the many rewarding volunteer opportunities available with Libraries Tasmania. 🍰

We currently have volunteer vacancies at Glenorchy Library and other Southern Region libraries, including digital support, literacy and English conversation support, social inclusion groups, and more.

Come along, enjoy some refreshments, and chat with us about the ways you can get involved in your community. 💙📚

Enjoy a cuppa and cake and find out about the volunteering opportunities at Libraries Tasmania. Refreshments provided.

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.

08/10/2026

Due to a burst water pipe, New Norfolk Library will be closed today (Friday 9 October) and until further notice.

Clients can contact Glenorchy Library or Bridgewater Library for any assistance.

Thank you for your understanding.

04/10/2026

Sing your favourite songs or make up silly ones together!

You can sing anywhere – add actions, use different voices, and have fun together.

Singing is a fun and easy way to build your child’s language skills.

For great nursery rhymes that you can sing along with, visit: greatstart.tas.gov.au

For help with your own reading and writing visit readingwritinghotline.edu.au or call 1300 6 555 06

02/10/2026

Mental Health Week starts tomorrow, running from 3–11 October.🪴

The theme for the week is 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. You might get a moment's peace from borrowing a book or taking time to take part in an activity at the library.

If you like to unwind at home, you may enjoy listening to an eAudiobook or flipping through an eMagazine. Browse the eLibrary collection here: libraries.tas.gov.au/elibrary

What does living your best life mean to you?

Nineteen Tasmanian artists with disability explore this universal question in the travelling exhibition 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. The exhibition is proudly presented by Libraries Tasmania in partnership with the Disability Commissioner Tasmania.

Throughout the year 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 has been to Devonport, Burnie, Queenstown and Launceston Libraries. Now in the south of the state, the exhibition will be at Huonville Library until 28 October and then Rosny Library until 29 November.

Artwork 1: Glow at the Horizon by Holy Denman
Artwork 2: Pieces of Myself by Lisa Rime
Artwork 3: Work in Progress aka Coat of Enby Colours by Quin Thomson

Mental Health Council of Tasmania Disability Commissioner Tasmania

30/09/2026

💻📱Digital Volunteers Needed 💻📱

Are you confident using technology? Do you like helping others?
Join our team and become a Digital Volunteer Mentor.

You can volunteer for as little as 1 hour a week.

Good communication skills, patience and a willingness to help others is all you need!

Sound like you?
Find out more here:
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/about-us/volunteer-with-us/
or come and speak with our Team.