Kingston Library

17/10/2026

📰📱 Love reading the news or flicking through magazines? Do it for FREE with your library!

Spots are still available for the session, Get Online with Free Newspapers & Magazines. Discover BorrowBox ePress and get access to a huge range of newspapers and magazines on your computer, tablet or phone.

Learn how to access and enjoy free digital reading anytime, anywhere. See you at the library! 📚✨

📅 Wednesday 21 October
⏰ 3:15pm - 4:15pm
📍 Kingston Library

To book visit www.libraries.tas.gov.au speak to our friendly staff or contact us on 61656208

15/10/2026

📝 Plain English Workshop

Do you write emails, flyers, social posts, procedures, or policies? This free half day workshop is for you!

This free workshop is suitable for anyone.

Join an interactive session focused on using plain English in everyday situations.
Learn skills to communicate clearly with your workers, volunteers, customers and clients.

📆 Tuesday 27 October
⏰ 10:00am - 1:30pm
📍 Kingston Library

To book visit www.libraries.tas.gov.au Chat to one of our friendly staff or call us on 61656208

15/10/2026

📚 Did you know? Kingston Library is more than just a place to study!

As well as offering plenty of comfortable spaces to study, work and relax, Kingston Library also hosts a fantastic range of free programs and activities for young people.

📖 Teen Reading Lounge
Discover new reads, discuss your favourite books, and meet other teens who love reading.
📆 Tuesdays
⏰ 3:30pm - 5:30pm

🎨 Teen Create Crafternoon
Calling all teens! Explore your creativity, try something new, and make new friends.
This month we're holding a choose your own craft session on:
📅 Wednesday 28 October
⏰ 3:30pm - 5:00pm

✨ Explore a range of interesting programs and activities at Kingston Library. Visit www.libraries.tas.gov.au or chat to one of our friendly staff to book into next adventure!

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

We have a wonderful book chat coming up with our friends at Wellways Tasmania.

Books for the Soul is a four week lunch time program, chatting all things books and reading and how it can support your mental health and wellbeing.

Find and share some great reads and rediscover the joy of reading.
Each week we will feature books that support health, healing and hope with positive discussions in a supportive and friendly environment.

You can enrol by clicking on the link below or share this post with someone you think would be interested.

Starts Wednesday 4 November at 1pm.
We would love to see you.

A relaxed opportunity for all adults interested in learning and sharing about the benefits of reading for their mental health and wellbeing.

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.

10/10/2026

📚 Did you know Kingston Library offers more than just a huge range of books and magazines? We also have a fantastic lineup of free programs and activities.

💖 1000 Hearts
Make pocket hearts to be shared with others as a symbol of kindness, courage and connection.
📅 Thursday 15 October | ⏰ 10:30am - 12:00pm

🛡️ Get Online with Scam Self-Defence
Learn how to spot and avoid the latest scams with Kevin O'Flaherty.
📅 Monday 19 October | ⏰ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (note updated time)

📰 Get Online with Free Newspapers and Magazines
Discover ePress and learn how to access newspapers, magazines and more through the BorrowBox app.
📅 Wednesday 21 October | ⏰ 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Book now www.libraries.tas.gov.au
see our staff at Kingston Library or contact us on 61656208

09/10/2026

🎉 What a Week at Kingston Library! 🎉

The first week of our School Holiday Program was a huge success, with fantastic attendance and plenty of smiling faces throughout the week.

Children had the opportunity to learn new skills, get creative, and have lots of fun with activities including holograms with TMOS, scavenger hunt with Aboriginal services, Bee-bots, and flower craft. From exploring technology and problem-solving to creating beautiful craft from book pages and craft material, there was something for everyone to enjoy.

📚 🌸 🤖 ✨ To find out what's on for the second week of the school holidays, head to the library website www.libraries.tas.gov.au Explore free activities and events at libraries around Tasmania, everyone is welcome.

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