There’s a wide range of programs and events for adults and children held regularly at our libraries. You can view our current eNewsletter and connect with us on social media to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in our libraries. If you would like to receive our eNewsletter straight to your inbox, you can sign up here. For more information about any of our programs or events please contact your local library branch. If you’ve attended one of our events or programs and would like to provide us with feedback, you can do that here.
School Holidays @ Your Library
Bookings close 1pm the day before the event.
For bookings, please call:
Casino Library – 6660 0250
Evans Head Library – 6660 0374
| Date | Time | Library | Activity | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 17 April | 10am | Evans Head | Make a cup and ball game | 5-12 |
| 10.30am | Casino | Calling all Swifties - Make a beaded friendship bracelet | 8-18 | |
| Thur 18 April | 10.30am | Casino | Make a cup and ball game | 5-12 |
| Wed 24 April | 10am | Evans Head | Kite decorating | 5-12 |
| Fri 26 April | 10am | Casino | Drop-in family movie session. Bring your snacks and watch Ruby Gillman : Teenage Kraken | All ages. This is an unsupervised events and parents/carers are required to stay in the library for the duration of the movie. |
| Every day during the school holidays | Kyogle | Lego, jigsaw puzzles, colouring in, and word puzzle sheets to use in the library | ||
| Free craft kids to take home |
Author Event: J Mary Masters
Tuesday, 30 April
Kyogle Library at 10.30am
Casino Library at 1.30pm
J Mary Masters (Judith) was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia in the 1950s, the youngest of four children and raised on a cattle property. For more than twenty years, she was involved in the magazine publishing industry as a senior executive. Having now given up full time magazine work, Judith is devoting her time to her writing career, with an emphasis on writing for women readers. Her stories feature a mix of town and country settings, drawing heavily on her early country life.
Read more about her latest novels and reserve the titles, First Born Son and Heirs and Successors.
To make a booking at one of the events, call Kyogle Library on 6660 0240, or Casino Library on 6660 0250.
Casino Film Club
Friday, 3 May, 9.30am doors open
Casino Library
This month we’ll be watching The Miracle Club.
Set in 1967, The Miracle Club is a heartwarming film that follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily, Eileen, and Dolly of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, who have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year.
Call the Casino Library on 6660 0250 for bookings.
Author Event: Annika Johansson
Casino Library – Tuesday, 14 May, 10.30am
Kyogle Library – Tuesday, 21 May, 11.30am
Evans Head Library – Thursday, 23 May, 5.30pm
Annika Johansson is a freelance writer living in the rainforests on Bundjalung land, NSW. Born in Brisbane, she studied for a Bachelor of Business Communications and has worked in Sydney, Asia, and the Middle East as a copywriter and Creative Director. She also has a side degree in people-watching. Her short story, The Speed Dater, won first prize in the Romance Writers of Australia Sweet Treats 2023 anthology competition.
This month at our libraries, Annika will be presenting their debut novel, Downstream, a story about forsaken dreams and buried secrets. Please contact your local branch to make a booking.
Casino Library: 6660 0250
Kyogle Library: 6660 0240
Evans Head Library: 6660 0374
Downstream is available to be reserved in our library catalogue.
Ben’s Book Club: Louise Milligan
Tuesday, 28 May, 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Louise Milligan is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist for ABC TV’s Four Corners, the Australian national broadcaster’s flagship current affairs documentary program. She is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books: Cardinal, The Rise and Fall of George Pell and Witness, An Investigation into the Brutal Cost of Seeking Justice. Her books have been awarded multiple prizes.
During this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a bookish discussion. Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club – hosted by Ben Hobson – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app. The Zoom link will be emailed to all attendees upon registering.
‘Pheasants Nest’ is available on Libby to enjoy as an eBook or eAudiobook.
Register for this free online event.
