Toowoomba Region Libraries

18/10/2026

What's on in your local library branch this week?

🎶Seniors Month Series - Cathy Drumond @ Clifton Library, Tuesday 10am.
💵Online Banking Workshop @ Pittsworth Library, Tuesday 10.30am.
💽Digital Legacy Workshop @ Highfields Library, Wednesday 9.30am.
💵Online Banking Workshop @ Oakey Library, Wednesday 10.30am.
🖥️Tech Class: Learn with Be Connected @ Highfields Library, Wednesday 10.30am.
💽Digital Legacy Workshop @ Goombungee Library, Wednesday 11.30am.
🚧Construction Zone @ Highfields Library, Wednesday 3.30pm.
💵Online Banking Workshop @ Clifton Library, Thursday 10.30am.
🫖Cuppa and Chat @ Yarraman Library, Thursday 10.30am.
💽Digital Legacy Workshop @ Yarraman Library, Thursday 10.30am.
💽Digital Legacy Workshop @ Crow's Nest Library, Thursday 2pm.
🎮Stay and Game @ Highfields Library, Thursday 3.30pm.
🖼️Make it Space: Picasso Prints @ Highfields Library, Thursday 3.30pm.
🎶Seniors Month Series with Cathy Drumond @ City Library, Friday 10am.
💵Online Banking Workshop @ Millmerran Library, Friday 10.30am.
🚧Construction Zone @ Highfields Library, Friday 3.30pm.
📔Reading Journal Workshop @ Highfields Library, Saturday 10.30am.
🖥️ Drop-In Tech Help Sessions in branches across the region.
📖 First 5 Forever Talk + Read + Sing + Play sessions in branches and parks across the region.

Check the Toowoomba Region Libraries Eventbrite page for sessions and booking. Find the link to Eventbrite in the comments.

16/10/2026

📸 A glimpse into Crows Nest’s timber history!
Blinco Brothers Sawmill, once located on the corner of Emu Creek Road and Blinco Street, Crow's Nest.

15/10/2026

Toowoomba families - Bluey and Bingo are coming your way!
Bluey and Bingo are joining us for a Live Interactive Experience to welcome our little Queenslanders on Sunday 18 October.

Come along to G’day Little Queenslanders, a free community event at Newtown Park, Newtown for live entertainment, family-friendly activities, community stalls, food trucks and more!

Get in early, the first 200 little Queenslanders at the event will receive a free kids’ bucket hat!
Visit https://brnw.ch/21x6rwg for more information or to register to receive a personalised certificate for your little Queenslander.

15/10/2026

15/10/2026

This Get Online Week , 19 - 25 October, we will be hosting a number of beginner online banking workshops.

If you have wanted to start using online banking but not sure where to start or worried about doing it safely online, then this is the workshop for you.

Spaces are limited so please book your spot via our website in the link below or contact your local branch to reserve your spot.

We look forward to having you join us 💻

14/10/2026

📚Go in the draw to WIN 12 beautiful children's books when you subscribe to First 5 Forever's FREE monthly emails for parents and carers of children aged 0 - 5 years.

To subscribe to win, visit the website:
https://brnw.ch/21x6nV0
The prize includes the following titles:

My People - by Billie-Jean Taylor
Hotel for Bees - by Alison McLennan
Up and Down on a Rainy Day - Written by Kathryn Apel
One Remarkable Reef - by Kellie Byrnes
Is This Your Egg? - by Ella Kris
The Little Queenslanders’ Alphabet book - by Sally Scudamore
The Coloured Echidna - by Eunice Day
The Cow That Swam Out to Sea - by Pamela Rushby
In the Deep End - by Charlie Thomson
Shoosh! - by Simon Howe
Koalas Like To … - by Shae Millward
Once, I Munched a Mango - by Samantha Wheeler

These award-winning books were created to inspire a love of reading in young children and were created exclusively for First 5 Forever by authors and illustrators with a connection to Queensland.

First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.

12/10/2026

Celebrate Clifton Country Week 2026 at Clifton Library!

We'll be joining the community festivities from 9am to 1pm on Saturday October 17, and we'd love to see you there.

Enjoy a walk through the foyer art display, discover something new in our collection, and keep the little ones entertained with fun paper craft activities.

Come in, say hello, and celebrate with us!

12/10/2026

Join former Police Dog handler David Raymond as he shares the remarkable story of Police Dog Vader, a courageous K9 who helped track offenders, find missing persons, and protect communities across North Queensland.

📅 Monday October 26
🕙 10:00 am
📍 Highfields Library

Discover the unforgettable bond between handler and dog in this inspiring author talk about bravery, loyalty, and service.

Find the booking link in the comment section below.

12/10/2026

Our First 5 Forever team will be there sharing ideas and resources to help make Talking, Reading, Singing and Playing part of everyday family life.

11/10/2026

What's on in your local Toowoomba Region Libraries branch this week?

👩‍💻Tech Class: Introduction to Canva @ Toowoomba City Library, Monday 10am.
🚂Steam Ahead @ Millmerran Library, Tuesday 3.30pm.
👨‍💻Tech Class: Be Connected @ Highfields Library, Wednesday 10.30am.
🧱Construction Zone @ Highfields Library, Wednesday 3.30pm.
🎴Stay & Game @ Highfields Library, Thursday 3.30pm.
🎨Make it Space: Picture Book Trivia @ Highfields Library, Thursday 3.30pm.
🖌️Meet, Make, Do: Round the Paper Twist @ Toowoomba City Library, Friday 10am.
🧱Construction Zone @ Highfields Library, Friday 3.30pm.
🖥️ Drop-In Tech Help Sessions in branches across the region.
📖 First 5 Forever Talk + Read + Sing + Play sessions in branches and parks across the region.