St Helens Library

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've had fun framing it our way, making Squishies happen, creating masterpieces while enjoying plenty of popcorn!

The fun continues after the school holidays with Rock and Rhyme on Tuesdays at 10:30 am and Youth Gaming on Thursdays at 3:15 pm for children and young people.

Book here: https://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

Let’s get digital during Get Online Week! 🧑‍💻

Get Online Week is Good Things’ national campaign supporting people to be more confident and feel safer online. Between 19 to 25 October, find free support to help get you online at Libraries Tasmania.

During the week St Helend Library is offering:

📅 Wednesday 21 October 10:00 am

Staff will be hosting a pop-up session to assist clients with any eResources enquiries, including help accessing and using our digital collections and online resources

One lucky Get Online Week participant will receive a free iPad! Find out how to enter in the link below.

Learn more about Libraries Tasmania’s digital resources here: libraries.tas.gov.au/get-online-week

Tasmanians can improve their digital skills for free at local libraries during Get Online Week, 19–25 October.

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.

10/10/2026

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

Children, young people and their families enjoyed making their very own
squish-inspired paper pal to squish and take home to keep.

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

Next week, St Helens Library will be running these two programs:
Frame it your way
Tuesday 13 October 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Ages 8 - 12 years
Bookings via the link below
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2001282313272?aff=oddtdtcreator

Popcorn and paint
Thursday 15 October 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ages 12 - 17 years
Bookings via the link below
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2001283251077?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/10/2026

St Helens and St Marys 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

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

25/09/2026

Rock and Rhyme is now at St Helens Library! 🎶

Join us for a fun and free 30-minute lap-sit session for children 0-5 years and their parents and carers.

Enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in a relaxed and welcoming environment. No singing experience required, just come along and have fun!

📅 Starting Tuesday 29 September
🕥 10:30am
📍 St Helens Library

Everyone is welcome. No bookings required.

24/09/2026

Be the first to know with an expanded digital range of popular newspapers and magazines, free with your Libraries Tasmania membership. 📰

Open ePress in the BorrowBox app for a seamless news-reading experience on your mobile device.

Read local news from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘺, stay up to date with the 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳, and enjoy magazines including 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺.

Visit the BorrowBox website or download the app on Apple or Google Play: https://librariestasmania.borrowbox.com/epress/all

An online membership gives you instant access to the eLibrary. Visit your local library to upgrade to a full membership.

Discover your library and become a member today.

It’s free. Join here: libraries.tas.gov.au/join