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A Trove of information at National Library of Australia

Search a wealth of historical Australian newspapers, pictures, sound recordings, diaries, letters, maps from the National Library of Australia by entering a search in this box.

For example, this link shows you a Trove of information when you search for "Cottesloe". Enjoy!
EBOOK READER NOW FOR LOAN

The library's Kindle ebook reader is now loaded with 300 books. It is available for 2 hour "test drives" in the library. Please ask at the front desk.



The slides below are from the library session on 10 December all about how to get ebooks and different ebook readers. Click on the arrow to change the slide

Kindle - ing and interest in ebooks: Getting ebooks in Australia

Search CHOICE magazine from home

CHOICE magazine contains product reviews, tests and consumer information.

The library subscribes to this, so all you need is your library card number and you can read all CHOICE articles from wherever you are.

Just type in your search term in the box below and press return, then enter you library card number when asked.

BABY RHYME TIME

Share rhymes, songs and books with your baby. Suitable for babies 6-18 months. Mondays at 10:30am throughout February (ie starting Feb 1, for four weeks).
For more details, contact the library.
  
  
 

STORYTIME ON TUESDAYS
Stories...Rhymes...Activities for pre-schoolers
 
Join us for Storytime at the Library
on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am.
 
Storytime will resume Tuesday 2nd Feb 2010.

$1.5 million funding grant for Library project
 
The new Library project has been granted $1.5 million from the Federal Government's Green Precinct Fund. 

To find out more about grant for the NEW LIBRARY, click here. 
 
 

2009 Literature Prize
Now and Then: the life, the land, the people of Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove, Mosman Park.

 
The winners of the 2009 Literature Prize have been announced. Read the winning entries here.

The Literature Prize provides an opportunity for people of any age to combine their creativity and local knowledge and contribute to the collective history of the Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove and Mosman Park areas.

 
 


What's new
 

Recycle your household batteries at the Library
 
You can now drop off your household batteries at the Library, and help save precious resources and the environment.
Used printer catridges can also be dropped off for recycling.
thecomputerschool.net provides access to hundreds of comprehensive computer training tutorial on topics such as: Computer basics - Email & the Internet - Vista - Word 2007 - Photoshop - Publisher -  Movie Maker - Front Page - Excel ... and much more. 
 
 

Want FREE homework help from professional online tutors?
We are offering library members access to the yourtutor service, for science, English, study skills and assignment research help for year 4-12 students.  Have a question ready - expert tutors are online and waiting to help you.

(Have a look at our Online Databases for more online homework and assignment help).
 

 
Read Popular Magazines online!
The library has recently subscribed to Popular Magazines online database which allows you to read articles from hundreds of different magazines on a wide range of subjects.
 
You can read text articles from Choice, Women's Health, Men Health, Popular Mechanics, Vogue and New Scientist among others.

See our Online Databases page for other online information that the library provides.