Adelaide City Libraries

Hey kids! What do you want to do this school holidays? Don’t get stuck just hanging around like these guys… If you haven’t heard Adelaide City Libraries have loads of cool stuff happening & it’s all FREE. Check out our website for all the info: tinyurl.com/2j6fswke

Did you know your Adelaide City Libraries membership lets you borrow from our Library of Things? We've got some super cool stuff you can take home for free, like these 3Doodler pens. Find out more: tinyurl.com/25xymrfe

Come behind the scenes at the City Library & check out our new sorter in action. This nifty gadget is up & running in our check-in room. It’s going to make things a lot faster & it frees up our friendly team to help with questions, show you around, or suggest your next book.

Join us this Saturday 10 August at City Library from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm for our third workshop in our STEMM series for girls & gender diverse youth! Explore your inner engineer in this hands-on workshop where you’ll make & test out paper planes: tinyurl.com/3pfchduc

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for #Firstival during July, whether it was your first or your 1000th visit. We love having you at the #AdelaideCityLibraries & we hope you had a blast. We got to try so much cool stuff for the first time, & we hope you did too. 🥳

Did you know that our City Library has a piano? 🎹 It’s part of our Library of Things where you can use and borrow cool stuff for FREE! Want to test out our Electric Piano? Just visit the link below or pop in and have a chat to our friendly staff: tinyurl.com/25xymrfe

Come to the City Library this month to experience an exhibition featuring a visual snapshot of the Kaurna Voices Cultural Mapping Project. Head to the link below to find out more about this incredible exhibition: tinyurl.com/ycyd7zuc #NAIDOC2024 #NAIDOCWeek #BlakLoudProud

We still have a few spots available for our free school holiday event tomorrow, The Children’s First Orchestra! To find out more, visit: tinyurl.com/bdff5ej4 Photo by Nat Rogers #SchoolHolidays #Music #UNESCOCityOfMusic #Libraries #AdelaideCityLibraries #WhatsOn

It’s Flashback Friday. Who remembers Shimmer? This cute seal appeared on our special kid’s library cards over ten years ago. Does anyone still have Shimmers Lane cards at home? Sign your kids up to your local library this school holidays. #Shimmer #Libraries #LibraryCard

Hey there! It’s the last week of Storytime for Term 2. We’d love to have you join us for lots of stories, songs, music & crafts. Swing by on Tuesday at Hutt Street, Wednesday at North Adelaide, or Thursday at City Library from 10:30am. Let’s shoo those storm clouds away!

Firstival starts next Monday!! This July, come along to a huge range of free events at Adelaide City Libraries, as we encourage everyone to try something new for the first time ❤️🧡💛💚💙 tinyurl.com/yfd9h9z8 #Firstival #FreeEvents #Libraries #AdelaideCityLibraries #WhatsOn

Did you know that we have just added a bunch of bookable one-on-one sessions to try Virtual Reality in our Innovation Lab? Head to our website to check out session times and terms and conditions: tinyurl.com/uvz7cjrx #VR #VirtualReality #STEM #Libraries #AdelaideCityLibraries

This weekend is our Big Winter Booksale and stock up on cosy reads for the cold weather! Bring your own bag and fill it for $5, or you can buy one of our bags for $6 and fill it for free! ☃️📚❄️📚🧣 tinyurl.com/4t9rw3fd #booksale #adelaideciylibraries #libraries #whatson

👯✨👯‍♀️🌈 Join us this Thursday afternoon at City Library for the final instalment of our community information sessions with Relationships Australia SA: Life – It’s Not Meant to Be a Solo Journey 👯✨👯‍♀️🌈 tinyurl.com/mry9xh8p #RelationshipsAustraliaSA #Libraries

Next Monday June 17 and Friday June 21 Adelaide City Libraries will be hosting an Easy Air-Dry Clay Crafternoon 🤩♥️🥰 There are still a few spaces left and bookings are essential, head to the link below to book now! tinyurl.com/2axa3uke #Crafternoon #AirDryClay #Ceramics

Never be bored at Adelaide City Libraries! . . . #BoardGames #BoardGaming #AdelaideCityLibraries Video description: staff showcasing board games cupboard

Why read with your baby? 📚 To learn more, please visit wordsgrowminds.org.au #WordsGrowMinds #EarlyLiteracy #EarlyLearning #PictureBooks #PublicLibraries #AdelaideCityLibraries

Last week at our North Adelaide Library and Community Centre we had a very special visitor!! Thank you for dropping in and visiting our starstruck staff 📷📷📷 #TheWiggles #PublicLibraries #AdelaideCityLibraries

Parents are a child’s first teacher and there is so much that children can do at home to have fun and learn new skills! A teddy’s picnic, brunch with dolls, or dinner with the Potato Heads will provide an early understanding of communication in a fun, safe space.

Looking for something to do to close out South Australia’s History Festival? 🍻🍺 Come on down to the City Library and check out our exhibition ‘Cheers! Celebrating the Old Pubs of North Adelaide’ #SAHistoryFestival #LocalHistory #HistoryOfPubs #WhatsOn #AdelaideCityLibraries