Moreland's libraries
They used to be all about books. But these days, Moreland libraries increasingly resemble multimedia community hubs.
In addition to the regular internet bookings available on desktop computers, all five Moreland libraries now offer free WiFi. Moreland’s Read More program, now in its 11th year, aims to develop a culture of reading and learning.
From the topical and informative to the entertaining and experimental, Read More events include talks by authors, playwrights, poets and filmmakers, both local and international. This year will see extra activities on emerging technologies.
Workshops on offer include creative writing, health and wellbeing, parenting, and tracing the history of your house. Film nights, cultural performances, sporting demonstrations and cookery sessions also continue to be a hit.
Children are catered for on multiple fronts. Free Read More BookStart Kits, containing a board book and advice on developing children’s reading skills, are distributed to the parents of newborns through Council’s Maternal and Child Health Nurses.
Preschool storytime sessions – a mix of stories, songs, rhymes and simple craft activities – have become a small blessing for many parents. Storytime sessions presented in Italian or Greek are held at the Coburg Library. There’s also Rhyme Time, for babies under 18 months, and school holiday activities, for primary school-aged children.
Brunswick Library
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Ph: 9389 8600
Open 7 days
Campbell Turnbull Library
220 Melville Road, Brunswick West
Ph: 9384 9200
Closed Sundays
Coburg Library
Corner of Victoria and Louisa Streets, Coburg
Ph: 9353 4000
Open 7 days
Fawkner Library
7 Jukes Road, Fawkner
Ph: 9355 4200
Closed Sundays
Glenroy Library
737 Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy
Ph: 8311 4100
Open 7 days
What else do Moreland’s libraries offer?
- residents with limited mobility can make use of a home delivery service
- loan scheme for pedometers, which help residents stay fit and healthy by tracking their steps
- a wide selection of daily newspapers and popular magazines, as well as CDs and DVDs, and
- a range of free online databases such as ancestry.
