library - William Grundt Memorial Library in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at the library!

We are collecting donations for the Kalgoorlie Foodbank, if you have any non perishables you would like to donate you can bring them into the library and give them to one of our friendly library officers at the counter.

Have you heard about the Propel Youth Arts WA Sketchbook Project? Any young person aged 12-26 across WA are welcomed to participate! All you have to do is register, they will send you a blank sketchbook and then filling it out is all up to you. You can cut up the paper, stick things in, paint, sketch, and stitch, embroider, draw, and write, anything you want. After you're done, you'll send it back to be in an exhibition. Register at the link below before December 13 to avoid missing out! https://bit.ly/Sketchbook2021

Registrations are opening on the 16th of November for the 2021 Propel Youth Arts WA Sketchbook Project. If you are aged 12-26 this is the perfect project for you! For more information check out the link for some submissions from last year. Keep an eye on our page for more information closer to the date on how to register. https://www.propel.org.au/sketchbook-project

Looking for something to do in this heat? Why not come to the library and pick a book to read!

Thank you to our patrons who joined us as we observed a 1 minute silence for Remembrance Day. Lest We Forget.

Come collect a passport from the library and have an adventure through the city!

What is a book you wish you had read sooner? #booktruths

Today is the 102th anniversary for the end of World War I. Known as Remembrance Day, the Kalgoorlie RSL will be hosting a service at the Railway Memorial on Forrest Street commencing at 10:40am for anyone who wishes to attend.

NAIDOC Week celebrations will be taking place across our City from the 8th-15th of November. Today City staff members, along with Mayor John Bowler, and Council...lors Wilson, Winner & Turner joined the community alongside Naidoc Kalgoorlie Boulder Committee at the 2020 NAIDOC Parade. Our staff members were proudly wearing T-Shirts designed by local artist and CKB staff member Robbie Hansen who also created the featured parade banner with the help of the City staff. Make sure you check out the Naidoc Kalgoorlie Boulder Facebook page for more activities this week.

This month is NaNoWriMo- National Novel Writing Month. Its a non-for profit writing organisation that helps novice and expert authors to write a novel in a month. The program is free, for more information check out their website at https://nanowrimo.org/ or come into the library and check out our display.

As our way of bottling up the stories from our very own City Historian Tim Moore, we launch our own unique podcast series.>> "UNLOCKING SECRET STORIES OF THE PAST" Episode 1: Most Horrific Murders... This podcast will give you a recount on the wacky history, stories and scandals from the past. This podcast is not for the faint of heart, it does discuss true crime and the colourful history of the gold-rush, sometimes gory but always interesting and we do recommend this one for adults only.

What is your favourite quote or scene from a book, post yours in the comments below! #booktruths

We are collecting donations for the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Foodbank to help the community in the run up to Christmas. You can help a local family in need by donating today. The Foodbank appreciate all donations but are in great need of these items: Tuna Tinned Fruit Tea Coffee... Sugar Breakfast Bars Christmas Pudding Custard Spreads Tinned Meat Gravy Powder Christmas Crackers Non-perishable items You can hand any donations to the library officers at the front counter, thank you for donating! See more

In Kalgoorlie, it’s go bold or go home. Here, you forge your own path. In Kal, you live it up your way.

Registrations are now open for the Propel Youth Arts WA Sketchbook project. To register follow this link: https://www.propel.org.au/sketchbook-project , for more information on how the project works you can also check out the image below. The Sketchbook Project is for people aged 12-26, if you'd love to be involved sign up today. The completed Sketchbooks will tour WA libraries and will also feature at the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival. When the tour is finished your sketchbook will be returned to you.

We held a special Story Time this morning, thank you to Bright Tomorrows Start Today and Thrive by Five for joining us and to all the families that came. We had a lot of fun!