December 2022 - January 2023
Summer is a time to unwind, catch up, explore and renew: Coffs Harbour Libraries offer a place where you can do all that.
Drop into your local, air-conditioned library to explore all the free resources you can access with your library card, plus streaming services such as Beamafilm and Freegal Music and ebooks such as ComicsPlus and cloudLibrary.
The kids will love being involved in the Summer Reading Club with the chance to win one of Penelope Pratley’s beautiful books. There will be fun, creative activities for kids to participate in each of the library branches, find the details in this newsletter.
While the kids are busy, select some books, e-books, audiobooks, mags, DVDs or CDs for yourself.
Relax and unwind with Coffs Harbour Libraries!
Header image: Building by Penelope Pratley
All together this summer
Come and build, draw, grow, play and create...
Fun activities inspired by local artist and author Penelope Pratley’s book illustrations.
2-3pm
Woolgoolga - Tues 17 Jan
HBML - Wed 18 Jan
Toormina - Thurs 19 Jan
Pick up your creative journal
The journal has fun activities for kids and some great reading recommendations too.
Available at your local library branch.
Join the Summer Reading Club
Get your card stamped and go into the draw to win one of Penelope Pratley’s books.
Available at your local library branch
Celebrate your Summer Reading
Join Penelope at Harry Bailey
Memorial Library for some
guided creative activities.
2-3pm
Tuesday 24 January
Other program updates
Yarn & Yack will have their last meeting for 2022 at HBML on
6 December at 10.30am and resume 7 February 2023.
Storytime will continue up to the week beginning 12 December. From 13 to 18 Dec there will be a special Storytime Christmas theme at each branch.
Bring Your Own Device courses will wrap up the week of 19 December with the last session at Woolgoolga library on 22 December.
New ebooks and audio books now available with your Library membership!
You can now borrow even more e-Book & e-Audiobook titles with your library membership through cloudLibrary. Featuring a selection of e-Book & e-Audiobook titles including popular Australian authors, this is a growing collection.
All you need is your library card and password to access this resource. Visit the website to learn more, download the app and get instant access.
Keep the kids reading this summer
Comics Plus is a large online library of graphic novel titles that will keep the kids interested in their reading this summer. Visit the website and sign them up. All you need is a current library membership.
Grab yourself a magazine for some summer inspiration
Whether you’re into gardening, fishing, cooking or travelling, there is a magazine to fit everyone’s interests. Here are just a few.
Staff faves...
Staff here at the library have been reading some great books and can recommend them to you as great summer reads.
Maybe you would like to add them to your summer reading list!
Summer Reading Guide is here!
The new issue is loaded with some great summer reading inspiration, you'll need two summers to get through them all.
See this image of Santa's holiday house and more of Woolgoolga Adventure Village on Coffs Collections.
Image courtesy of
Coffs Collections
Did you or someone you know visit Woolgoolga Adventure Village?
If you haven’t yet discovered the Coffs Coast Heritage blog, now is a great time to check it out. Local studies librarian, Debbie Campbell, regularly updates the blog with interesting stories on the history of the Coffs Harbour region, just like this one about Woolgoolga Adventure Village.
Heading into the summer tourist season we thought this story might bring some childhood nostalgia for some of our readers.
You can also see more of the images including Santa’s holiday house on Coffs Collections
Rapid Reviews
Thank you to all library members who have submitted reviews for the Rapid Reads, it's wonderful to receive these and to find out what our members think. Keep them coming, we will begin sharing some of your reviews in the library and on the Library Facebook page.
If you don't already follow the Library Facebook page, head on over and follow to stay in touch.
Christmas Opening Hours
All Coffs Harbour Libraries will be closed on the following day/public holidays:
- Friday 23 December
- Saturday 24 December
- Monday 26 December
- Tuesday 27 December
- Monday 2 January
- Thursday 26 January
All Coffs Harbour Libraries will be open, but operating on reduced hours on the following days:
Harry Bailey Memorial Library
- 10am – 3pm Wednesday 28 December
- 10am – 3pm Thursday 29 December
- 10am – 3pm Friday 30 December
- 10am – 2pm Saturday 31 December
Toormina and Woolgoolga Libraries
- 10am – 3pm Wednesday 28 December
- 10am – 3pm Thursday 29 December
- 10am – 3pm Friday 30 December
- 10am – 12pm Saturday 31 December
Remember the library has a great list of eResources you can borrow even if the library is closed. This includes eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines as well as streaming movies and music. For more information, visit the library website.
Harry Bailey
Memorial Library
Cnr Coff & Duke Streets
Coffs Harbour
NSW 2450
Tel: (02) 6648 4900
Fax: (02) 6648 4906
Monday to Friday
10.00am to 6.00pm
Saturday
10.00am to 2.00pm
Toormina Library
Minorie Drive
Toormina NSW 2452
Tel: (02) 6648 4925
Fax: (02) 6658 2913
Monday to Friday
10.00am to 5.00pm
Saturday
10.00am to 12noon
Woolgoolga Library
Ganderton Street
Woolgoolga NSW 2456
Tel: (02) 6648 4902
Monday to Friday
10.00am to 5.00pm
Saturday
10.00am to 12noon
