Spring School Holidays
Are you looking for some fantastic, interactive activities these school holidays? Then book a place for your child in one of our STEAM themed activities and let the fun begin!
Librarians’ Choice August
The Librarians of Australia have voted and the Top 10 new releases for August are now live! What will you read first?
Family History Month
August is Family History month. Check out the Family History display in Busselton and Dunsborough Library. Ask for help tracing your ancestors - You may find out they were convicts!!
Paint the CAPE REaD
"Reading is fun from day one, did you hear what I said? Paint the CAPE REaD" We would like to thank the whole community [...]
Festival programs, booklets, pamphlets
We don’t just collect books! Our Local Studies Librarian is constantly on the look-out for any type of publication relating to the Busselton and Dunsborough areas, including festival & event programs, booklets, pamphlets and even menus!
Miles Franklin Shortlist Announced
Trustee of the award, Perpetual, alongside Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, announced the six authors – four women and two men – on a shortlist that spans genres, histories and cultures.
New Local Studies Items
Some new local titles are currently being added to the Local Studies Collection. Did you know we have a lending collection in the Busselton [...]
Important Change for BorrowBox
The way you log in to BorrowBox will be changing to make accessing our eResources even easier. From the 9th of July 2018 you will need to use your Library Card Barcode and your PIN Number to log in to BorrowBox.
A New Guide for Writers of Local History
A new Australian title added to the library collection that would be of interest to members of our local history and genealogical societies. [...]
National Simultaneous Storytime
Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for National Simultaneous Storytime at the Busselton and Dunsborough Libraries. Dunsborough had a very special [...]
The Hidden Value of Family Snaps
Local Studies volunteers have been working extremely hard this year, digitising our collection of photographs. You can check the Gallery for new additions. If you have photographs of interest we'd love to hear from you.
Miles Franklin Longlist Announced
Perpetual, the trustee of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, has announced eleven authors will be competing for the rich literary prize of $60,000, arguably the most prestigious literary accolade in Australia.